Clive

Population: 18,776
Median household income: $131,082
Median home value: $379,000

Clive is a community in Polk County, Iowa, home to 18,776 residents. The median household income of $131,082 is above the Polk County median ($81,621).

Between 2019 and 2023, Clive's population grew 9.4% from 17,167 to 18,776, while its median home value rose 43.4% from $264,300 to $379,000.

Owners occupy 73.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 38.2 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,776
Median age: 38.2 yrs
Median household income: $131,082
Median home value: $379,000
Median gross rent: $1,099
Housing units: 7,455
Homeownership rate: 73.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 59.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,16718,776

Median household income

$104,839$131,082

Median home value

$264,300$379,000

Median gross rent

$984$1,099

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,167	$104,839	$264,300	$984
2020	17,246	$107,268	$284,800	$923
2021	18,323	$114,905	$309,700	$1,007
2022	18,576	$124,908	$359,300	$1,089
2023	18,776	$131,082	$379,000	$1,099

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1721.4%

18 to 244.7%

25 to 3411.8%

35 to 4416.5%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6411.0%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,066	5.7%
5 to 17	4,023	21.4%
18 to 24	887	4.7%
25 to 34	2,208	11.8%
35 to 44	3,089	16.5%
45 to 54	2,438	13.0%
55 to 64	2,059	11.0%
65 to 74	1,677	8.9%
75 and over	1,329	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14,277	76.0%
Black or African American	940	5.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	19	0.1%
Asian	914	4.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	11	0.1%
Two or more races	293	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,322	12.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.7%

High school graduate12.4%

Some college or associate's23.4%

Bachelor's degree34.7%

Graduate or professional degree24.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	605	4.7%
High school graduate	1,583	12.4%
Some college or associate's	2,995	23.4%
Bachelor's degree	4,439	34.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3,178	24.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone62.3%

Carpooled8.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home26.2%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,983	62.3%
Carpooled	838	8.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	42	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2,514	26.2%
Other means	219	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,066	29.2%
15 to 29 min	3,614	51.0%
30 to 44 min	818	11.6%
45 to 59 min	284	4.0%
60+ min	300	4.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.64
Poverty rate: 4.8% (891 of 18,650)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,062	71.3%
Nonfamily households	2,039	28.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,101	95.3%
Vacant	354	4.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,241	73.8%
Renter-occupied	1,860	26.2%

1-unit, detached64.5%

1-unit, attached10.1%

2 to 4 units1.4%

5 to 19 units14.7%

20 or more units9.3%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,809	64.5%
1-unit, attached	750	10.1%
2 to 4 units	102	1.4%
5 to 19 units	1,097	14.7%
20 or more units	697	9.3%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1914520
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.65 sq mi
Water area: 0.09 sq mi
Center point: 41.6132, -93.7979