Clayton County vs Iowa County

A side-by-side comparison of Clayton County and Iowa County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Clayton County has the higher population (17,069 vs 16,547 in Iowa County). Iowa County has the higher median household income ($72,185 vs $62,326 in Clayton County). Iowa County has the higher median home value ($189,800 vs $155,700 in Clayton County).

Population, income & housing

	Clayton County	Iowa County
Population	17,069	16,547
Median age	46.4 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$62,326	$72,185
Median home value	$155,700	$189,800
Median gross rent	$764	$722
Housing units	8,791	7,355
Homeownership rate	76.6%	76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.7%	24.2%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clayton County	Iowa County
Population	17,625 → 17,069 (-3.2%)	16,189 → 16,547 (+2.2%)
Median household income	$53,152 → $62,326 (+17.3%)	$61,443 → $72,185 (+17.5%)
Median home value	$121,700 → $155,700 (+27.9%)	$152,500 → $189,800 (+24.5%)
Median gross rent	$648 → $764 (+17.9%)	$580 → $722 (+24.5%)

Clayton County

Population

17,62517,069

Median household income

$53,152$62,326

Median home value

$121,700$155,700

Median gross rent

$648$764

Iowa County

Population

16,18916,547

Median household income

$61,443$72,185

Median home value

$152,500$189,800

Median gross rent

$580$722

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clayton County	Iowa County
Under 5	5.9%	5.4%
5 to 17	15.8%	18.1%
18 to 24	6.7%	6.4%
25 to 34	10.0%	11.1%
35 to 44	10.5%	12.4%
45 to 54	10.8%	11.5%
55 to 64	16.0%	15.6%
65 to 74	13.9%	11.1%
75 and over	10.5%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clayton County	Iowa County
White (non-Hispanic)	95.2%	93.4%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.3%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.5%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clayton County	Iowa County
No high school diploma	9.2%	5.3%
High school graduate	43.8%	34.7%
Some college or associate's	31.2%	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	17.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clayton County	Iowa County
Drove alone	77.0%	79.7%
Carpooled	6.5%	7.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	3.8%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.7%	8.2%
Other means	3.9%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clayton County	Iowa County
1-unit, detached	81.5%	78.1%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	8.7%
5 to 19 units	5.0%	4.1%
20 or more units	1.4%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Clayton County	Iowa County
Poverty rate	13.6%	9.2%
Average household size	2.27	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	24	22
Median year structure built	1962	1971