Clarinda, IA

Census Place

2024 Population

5,353

US Senator

Chuck Grassley

Republican Party

US Senator

Joni Ernst

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

40.1

1.96% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

12.1%

4.48% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$46,348

8.48% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$114,200

Population & Diversity

Clarinda, IA is home to a population of 5.35k people, from which 99.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.32% of Clarinda, IA residents were born outside of the country (124 people).

In 2024, there were 14.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.5k people) in Clarinda, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 307 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 223 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.6%

2024 Citizenship

99.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.6% of Clarinda, IA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Clarinda, IA was 99.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Clarinda, IA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Clarinda, IA

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.5k ± 155
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
307 ± 142
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
223 ± 78

3.34%

Hispanic Population

179 people

3.34% of the people in Clarinda, IA are hispanic (179 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Clarinda, IA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Iowa.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
44,333 ± 5,134 people
India
11,889 ± 2,672 people
Guatemala
8,189 ± 2,219 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Iowa was Mexico, the natal country of 44,333 Iowa residents, followed by India with 11,889 and Guatemala with 8,189.

Foreign-Born Population

2.32%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

124 people

2.76%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

148 people

As of 2024, 2.32% of Clarinda, IA residents (124 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Clarinda, IA was 2.76%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Clarinda, IA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
104 ± 57
Gulf War (2001-)
63 ± 50
Gulf War (1990s)
36 ± 37

Clarinda, IA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.65 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Clarinda, IA.

Economy

The economy of Clarinda, IA employs 1.84k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Clarinda, IA were Manufacturing (602 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (354 people), and Retail Trade (203 people), and the highest paying industries were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($100,417), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($100,417), and Public Administration ($58,125).

Employment

Occupations

1.84k

2024 Value

± 246

1.49%

1 Year growth

± 19.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Clarinda, IA grew at a rate of 1.49%, from 1.81k employees to 1.84k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Clarinda, IA, are Production Occupations (371 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (159 people), and Management Occupations (138 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Clarinda, IA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Iowa.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Iowa (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.84k

2024 Value

± 246

1.49%

1 Year growth

± 19.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Clarinda, IA grew at a rate of 1.49%, from 1.81k employees to 1.84k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Clarinda, IA, are Manufacturing (602 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (354 people), and Retail Trade (203 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Clarinda, IA, though some of these residents may live in Clarinda, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$45,000

Median earning men ± $4,700

$37,708

Median earning women ± $5,234

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($100,417), Other Services Except Public Administration ($77,917), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($68,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($58,011), Public Administration ($42,455), and Manufacturing ($41,071).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Clarinda, IA was $114,200 in 2024, which is 0.343 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $112,200 to $114,200, a 1.78% increase. The homeownership rate in Clarinda, IA is 69.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Clarinda, IA have an average commute time of 16.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Clarinda, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$114,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$12,871

$1,404

Median Property Taxes

±$201

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Clarinda, IA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $1,500 - $2k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Clarinda, IA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

69.4%

Homeownership

2024

61.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 69.4% of the housing units in Clarinda, IA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 66.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Clarinda, IA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$46,348

Median Household Income

± $11,042

2.02k

Number of Households

± 259

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.02k households in Clarinda, IA declined from $46,348 from the previous year's value of $50,644.

The following chart displays the households in Clarinda, IA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Clarinda, IA is from Iowa.

0.435

2024 Wage GINI in Iowa

0.441

2023 Wage GINI in Iowa

In 2024, the income inequality in Iowa was 0.435 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.29% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Iowa was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Iowa in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Iowa across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (77.6%)
Carpooled (11.7%)
Worked At Home (5.44%)

In 2024, 77.6% of workers in Clarinda, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.7%) and those who worked at home (5.44%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

16.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Clarinda, IA have a shorter commute time (16.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.06% of the workforce in Clarinda, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Clarinda, IA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Clarinda, IA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Clarinda, IA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Clarinda, IA (532 out of 4.39k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 35 - 44, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Clarinda, IA is White, followed by Other and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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