Clarissa vs Staples

A side-by-side comparison of Clarissa and Staples: population, income, housing, and more.

Clarissa and Staples are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Staples has the higher population (2,359 vs 700 in Clarissa). Staples has the higher median household income ($51,506 vs $45,500 in Clarissa). Staples has the higher median home value ($119,300 vs $104,000 in Clarissa).

Population, income & housing

	Clarissa	Staples
Population	700	2,359
Median age	48.6 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$45,500	$51,506
Median home value	$104,000	$119,300
Median gross rent	$716	$856
Housing units	333	1,137
Homeownership rate	72.9%	66.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.5%	22.3%
Unemployment rate	12.4%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clarissa	Staples
Population	694 → 700 (+0.9%)	3,093 → 2,359 (-23.7%)
Median household income	$49,000 → $45,500 (-7.1%)	$45,152 → $51,506 (+14.1%)
Median home value	$93,200 → $104,000 (+11.6%)	$90,500 → $119,300 (+31.8%)
Median gross rent	$575 → $716 (+24.5%)	$740 → $856 (+15.7%)

Clarissa

Population

694700

Median household income

$49,000$45,500

Median home value

$93,200$104,000

Median gross rent

$575$716

Staples

Population

3,0932,359

Median household income

$45,152$51,506

Median home value

$90,500$119,300

Median gross rent

$740$856

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clarissa	Staples
Under 5	0.6%	8.8%
5 to 17	17.1%	18.7%
18 to 24	10.3%	7.2%
25 to 34	5.3%	9.4%
35 to 44	10.7%	9.3%
45 to 54	11.4%	6.9%
55 to 64	9.1%	12.8%
65 to 74	12.7%	12.0%
75 and over	22.7%	14.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clarissa	Staples
White (non-Hispanic)	75.3%	91.0%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	1.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	18.7%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clarissa	Staples
No high school diploma	4.6%	6.8%
High school graduate	61.5%	38.0%
Some college or associate's	26.4%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	5.8%	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	10.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clarissa	Staples
Drove alone	80.8%	73.5%
Carpooled	8.4%	17.4%
Public transit	0.0%	1.8%
Walked	0.8%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.0%	5.5%
Other means	2.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clarissa	Staples
1-unit, detached	79.0%	67.4%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	12.3%	5.3%
20 or more units	0.6%	12.9%
Mobile home & other	5.7%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Clarissa	Staples
Poverty rate	14.9%	17.8%
Average household size	2.05	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	22	18
Median year structure built	1957	1962