Clear Lake

Population: 7,603
Median household income: $70,278
Median home value: $235,100

Clear Lake is a community in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, home to 7,603 residents. The median household income of $70,278 is above the Cerro Gordo County median ($65,537).

Between 2019 and 2023, Clear Lake's population held roughly steady from 7,597 to 7,603, while its median home value rose 50.7% from $156,000 to $235,100.

Owners occupy 74.9% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 49.2 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,603
Median age: 49.2 yrs
Median household income: $70,278
Median home value: $235,100
Median gross rent: $755
Housing units: 4,499
Homeownership rate: 74.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.7%
Unemployment rate: 2.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,5977,603

Median household income

$57,841$70,278

Median home value

$156,000$235,100

Median gross rent

$623$755

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,597	$57,841	$156,000	$623
2020	7,594	$61,338	$178,000	$636
2021	7,673	$61,036	$191,000	$676
2022	7,642	$66,900	$216,400	$728
2023	7,603	$70,278	$235,100	$755

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1713.9%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 347.7%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6417.2%

65 to 7417.3%

75 and over9.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	317	4.2%
5 to 17	1,056	13.9%
18 to 24	571	7.5%
25 to 34	582	7.7%
35 to 44	923	12.1%
45 to 54	814	10.7%
55 to 64	1,311	17.2%
65 to 74	1,315	17.3%
75 and over	714	9.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,064	92.9%
Black or African American	19	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	174	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	2	0.0%
Two or more races	73	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	271	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.5%

High school graduate32.2%

Some college or associate's34.7%

Bachelor's degree18.8%

Graduate or professional degree10.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	196	3.5%
High school graduate	1,822	32.2%
Some college or associate's	1,962	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,065	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	614	10.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone79.2%

Carpooled6.1%

Public transit0.6%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home11.0%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,963	79.2%
Carpooled	227	6.1%
Public transit	24	0.6%
Walked	72	1.9%
Bicycle	13	0.3%
Worked from home	412	11.0%
Other means	32	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,267	38.0%
15 to 29 min	1,274	38.2%
30 to 44 min	571	17.1%
45 to 59 min	154	4.6%
60+ min	65	2.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.16
Poverty rate: 7.3% (551 of 7,538)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,946	56.9%
Nonfamily households	1,476	43.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,422	76.1%
Vacant	1,077	23.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,562	74.9%
Renter-occupied	860	25.1%

1-unit, detached60.1%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units5.6%

5 to 19 units16.2%

20 or more units7.6%

Mobile home & other9.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,705	60.1%
1-unit, attached	61	1.4%
2 to 4 units	251	5.6%
5 to 19 units	731	16.2%
20 or more units	341	7.6%
Mobile home & other	410	9.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1914025
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 2.59 sq mi
Center point: 43.1351, -93.3737