Klemme

Population: 540
Median household income: $57,031
Median home value: $83,300

Klemme is a community in Hancock County, Iowa, home to 540 residents. The median household income of $57,031 is below the Hancock County median ($70,212).

From 2019 to 2023, Klemme's population declined 23.1% from 702 to 540, while its median home value rose 43.4% from $58,100 to $83,300.

The median resident is 35.0 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 540
Median age: 35.0 yrs
Median household income: $57,031
Median home value: $83,300
Median gross rent: $629
Housing units: 252
Homeownership rate: 72.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

702540

Median household income

$44,375$57,031

Median home value

$58,100$83,300

Median gross rent

$609$629

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	702	$44,375	$58,100	$609
2020	652	$51,250	$64,500	$614
2021	675	$55,500	$73,300	$597
2022	694	$49,375	$86,600	$642
2023	540	$57,031	$83,300	$629

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

Age distribution

Under 58.7%

5 to 1717.8%

18 to 2410.2%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 549.8%

55 to 6415.4%

65 to 746.7%

75 and over5.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	47	8.7%
5 to 17	96	17.8%
18 to 24	55	10.2%
25 to 34	72	13.3%
35 to 44	71	13.1%
45 to 54	53	9.8%
55 to 64	83	15.4%
65 to 74	36	6.7%
75 and over	27	5.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	514	95.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	3	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	23	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.6%

High school graduate44.7%

Some college or associate's37.4%

Bachelor's degree4.4%

Graduate or professional degree3.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	33	9.6%
High school graduate	153	44.7%
Some college or associate's	128	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	15	4.4%
Graduate or professional degree	13	3.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone90.3%

Carpooled4.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.1%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	241	90.3%
Carpooled	12	4.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	11	4.1%
Other means	1	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	42	16.4%
15 to 29 min	144	56.3%
30 to 44 min	39	15.2%
45 to 59 min	12	4.7%
60+ min	19	7.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 9.6% (52 of 540)

	Count	Share
Family households	146	62.4%
Nonfamily households	88	37.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	234	92.9%
Vacant	18	7.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	170	72.6%
Renter-occupied	64	27.4%

1-unit, detached92.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units5.2%

5 to 19 units0.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	234	92.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13	5.2%
5 to 19 units	1	0.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4	1.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1941655
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.5 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 43.0096, -93.6013