Clarinda

Population: 5,366
Median household income: $50,644
Median home value: $112,200

Located in Page County, Iowa, Clarinda is a community with a population of 5,366. At $50,644, its median household income sits below Page County's $57,752.

From 2019 to 2023, Clarinda's population held roughly steady from 5,388 to 5,366, while its median home value rose 20.3% from $93,300 to $112,200.

13.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 66.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,366
Median age: 40.9 yrs
Median household income: $50,644
Median home value: $112,200
Median gross rent: $653
Housing units: 2,261
Homeownership rate: 66.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.7%
Unemployment rate: 9.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,3885,366

Median household income

$50,013$50,644

Median home value

$93,300$112,200

Median gross rent

$655$653

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,388	$50,013	$93,300	$655
2020	5,371	$48,309	$93,000	$612
2021	5,498	$47,154	$95,100	$645
2022	5,371	$51,413	$112,000	$639
2023	5,366	$50,644	$112,200	$653

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3414.4%

35 to 4415.2%

45 to 5410.2%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 7411.4%

75 and over10.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	221	4.1%
5 to 17	840	15.7%
18 to 24	371	6.9%
25 to 34	771	14.4%
35 to 44	817	15.2%
45 to 54	550	10.2%
55 to 64	613	11.4%
65 to 74	611	11.4%
75 and over	572	10.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,511	84.1%
Black or African American	240	4.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	27	0.5%
Asian	86	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	325	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	177	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.2%

High school graduate42.0%

Some college or associate's35.1%

Bachelor's degree8.7%

Graduate or professional degree5.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	363	9.2%
High school graduate	1,652	42.0%
Some college or associate's	1,380	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	342	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	197	5.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone74.1%

Carpooled12.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.3%

Other means5.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,341	74.1%
Carpooled	227	12.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	53	2.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	95	5.3%
Other means	93	5.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,226	71.5%
15 to 29 min	198	11.6%
30 to 44 min	77	4.5%
45 to 59 min	125	7.3%
60+ min	88	5.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.26
Poverty rate: 11.6% (510 of 4,399)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,066	55.2%
Nonfamily households	864	44.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,930	85.4%
Vacant	331	14.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,278	66.2%
Renter-occupied	652	33.8%

1-unit, detached72.3%

1-unit, attached2.5%

2 to 4 units13.3%

5 to 19 units6.9%

20 or more units2.3%

Mobile home & other2.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,635	72.3%
1-unit, attached	57	2.5%
2 to 4 units	300	13.3%
5 to 19 units	157	6.9%
20 or more units	53	2.3%
Mobile home & other	59	2.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1913575
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.1 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 40.7377, -95.0337