Clarke County vs Sac County

A side-by-side comparison of Clarke County and Sac County: population, income, housing, and more.

Clarke County and Sac County are counties in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sac County has the higher population (9,759 vs 9,690 in Clarke County). Sac County has the higher median household income ($70,991 vs $66,821 in Clarke County). Clarke County has the higher median home value ($160,200 vs $138,400 in Sac County).

Population, income & housing

	Clarke County	Sac County
Population	9,690	9,759
Median age	38.4 yrs	45.3 yrs
Median household income	$66,821	$70,991
Median home value	$160,200	$138,400
Median gross rent	$836	$643
Housing units	4,401	5,122
Homeownership rate	69.5%	78.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.0%	21.2%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clarke County	Sac County
Population	9,360 → 9,690 (+3.5%)	9,802 → 9,759 (-0.4%)
Median household income	$54,427 → $66,821 (+22.8%)	$58,232 → $70,991 (+21.9%)
Median home value	$110,300 → $160,200 (+45.2%)	$95,800 → $138,400 (+44.5%)
Median gross rent	$783 → $836 (+6.8%)	$625 → $643 (+2.9%)

Clarke County

Population

9,3609,690

Median household income

$54,427$66,821

Median home value

$110,300$160,200

Median gross rent

$783$836

Sac County

Population

9,8029,759

Median household income

$58,232$70,991

Median home value

$95,800$138,400

Median gross rent

$625$643

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clarke County	Sac County
Under 5	7.0%	6.0%
5 to 17	18.5%	16.2%
18 to 24	8.2%	6.9%
25 to 34	10.5%	10.2%
35 to 44	11.3%	10.4%
45 to 54	12.0%	11.1%
55 to 64	12.8%	15.2%
65 to 74	12.1%	13.5%
75 and over	7.6%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clarke County	Sac County
White (non-Hispanic)	78.0%	93.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.5%
Some other race	0.2%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.9%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	16.3%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clarke County	Sac County
No high school diploma	13.9%	7.8%
High school graduate	42.9%	33.1%
Some college or associate's	27.2%	37.9%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clarke County	Sac County
Drove alone	79.7%	86.7%
Carpooled	9.1%	4.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	2.1%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	8.0%	4.5%
Other means	1.1%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clarke County	Sac County
1-unit, detached	71.5%	85.7%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	2.7%
20 or more units	8.0%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	7.0%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Clarke County	Sac County
Poverty rate	13.8%	7.9%
Average household size	2.38	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	24	20
Median year structure built	1975	1955