Clarion vs Eagle Grove

A side-by-side comparison of Clarion and Eagle Grove: population, income, housing, and more.

Clarion and Eagle Grove are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Eagle Grove has the higher population (3,588 vs 2,775 in Clarion). Clarion has the higher median household income ($58,702 vs $58,458 in Eagle Grove). Clarion has the higher median home value ($107,600 vs $95,100 in Eagle Grove).

Population, income & housing

	Clarion	Eagle Grove
Population	2,775	3,588
Median age	38.3 yrs	33.6 yrs
Median household income	$58,702	$58,458
Median home value	$107,600	$95,100
Median gross rent	$764	$991
Housing units	1,508	1,488
Homeownership rate	66.1%	65.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.4%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clarion	Eagle Grove
Population	2,754 → 2,775 (+0.8%)	3,429 → 3,588 (+4.6%)
Median household income	$41,712 → $58,702 (+40.7%)	$50,694 → $58,458 (+15.3%)
Median home value	$86,400 → $107,600 (+24.5%)	$82,900 → $95,100 (+14.7%)
Median gross rent	$673 → $764 (+13.5%)	$606 → $991 (+63.5%)

Clarion

Population

2,7542,775

Median household income

$41,712$58,702

Median home value

$86,400$107,600

Median gross rent

$673$764

Eagle Grove

Population

3,4293,588

Median household income

$50,694$58,458

Median home value

$82,900$95,100

Median gross rent

$606$991

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clarion	Eagle Grove
Under 5	8.5%	7.0%
5 to 17	12.4%	24.8%
18 to 24	11.6%	6.5%
25 to 34	13.4%	14.3%
35 to 44	7.5%	11.8%
45 to 54	11.8%	8.1%
55 to 64	16.3%	10.1%
65 to 74	9.0%	10.4%
75 and over	9.5%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clarion	Eagle Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	76.0%	57.5%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.0%	1.6%
Two or more races	1.0%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	19.9%	35.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clarion	Eagle Grove
No high school diploma	9.6%	11.1%
High school graduate	27.4%	46.9%
Some college or associate's	37.7%	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	15.8%	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9.6%	2.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clarion	Eagle Grove
Drove alone	83.5%	68.5%
Carpooled	7.4%	9.5%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	5.4%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.7%
Worked from home	5.0%	12.9%
Other means	1.2%	3.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clarion	Eagle Grove
1-unit, detached	75.8%	81.3%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	10.7%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	4.4%
20 or more units	4.8%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Clarion	Eagle Grove
Poverty rate	14.3%	22.5%
Average household size	1.99	2.67
Mean commute (minutes)	12	23
Median year structure built	1962	1951