Clinton, IA

Census Place

2024 Population

24,322

US Senator

Chuck Grassley

Republican Party

US Senator

Joni Ernst

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

2.8% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

18.5%

1.62% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$60,230

4.76% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$118,200

Population & Diversity

Clinton, IA is home to a population of 24.3k people, from which 99.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.53% of Clinton, IA residents were born outside of the country (615 people).

In 2024, there were 16.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (20.8k people) in Clinton, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.29k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 697 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.3%

2024 Citizenship

99.6%

2023 Citizenship

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

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Clinton, IA

White (Non-Hispanic)
20.8k ± 294
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.29k ± 258
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
697 ± 252

4.77%

Hispanic Population

1.16k people

4.77% of the people in Clinton, IA are hispanic (1.16k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Clinton, 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

2.53%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

615 people

1.99%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

486 people

As of 2024, 2.53% of Clinton, IA residents (615 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 Clinton, IA was 1.99%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
671 ± 159
Gulf War (2001-)
293 ± 127
Gulf War (1990s)
205 ± 91

Clinton, IA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.29 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Clinton, IA employs 11.1k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Clinton, IA were Manufacturing (2,410 people), Retail Trade (1,517 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,464 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($114,118), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($66,851), and Manufacturing ($62,444).

Employment

Occupations

11.1k

2024 Value

± 770

1.96%

1 Year growth

± 9.73%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Clinton, IA grew at a rate of 1.96%, from 10.8k employees to 11.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Clinton, IA, are Production Occupations (1,451 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,398 people), and Management Occupations (976 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Clinton, 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

11.1k

2024 Value

± 770

1.96%

1 Year growth

± 9.73%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Clinton, IA grew at a rate of 1.96%, from 10.8k employees to 11.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Clinton, IA, are Manufacturing (2,410 people), Retail Trade (1,517 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,464 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Clinton, IA, though some of these residents may live in Clinton, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$55,217

Median earning men ± $6,013

$31,662

Median earning women ± $2,898

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($71,304), Manufacturing ($68,358), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($65,231).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($48,922), Public Administration ($44,448), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($43,451).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Clinton, IA was $118,200 in 2024, which is 0.355 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $115,400 to $118,200, a 2.43% increase. The homeownership rate in Clinton, IA is 69.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Clinton, IA have an average commute time of 18.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Clinton, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$118,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$7,238

$7,435

Median Property Taxes

±$545

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 Clinton, IA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

69.1%

Homeownership

2024

59.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 69.1% of the housing units in Clinton, IA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 66.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Clinton, 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.

$60,230

Median Household Income

± $5,314

10.8k

Number of Households

± 715

In 2024, the median household income of the 10.8k households in Clinton, IA grew to $60,230 from the previous year's value of $57,493.

The following chart displays the households in Clinton, 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Clinton, 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 (79.6%)
Carpooled (8.27%)
Worked At Home (5.42%)

In 2024, 79.6% of workers in Clinton, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.27%) and those who worked at home (5.42%).

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

18.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Clinton, IA have a shorter commute time (18.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.97% of the workforce in Clinton, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

18.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Clinton, IA (4.38k out of 23.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Clinton, IA is White, followed by Black 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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