Clive, IA

Census Place

2024 Population

19,012

US Senator

Chuck Grassley

Republican Party

US Senator

Joni Ernst

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

37.4

2.09% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

7.34%

53.6% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$132,121

0.793% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$401,100

Population & Diversity

Clive, IA is home to a population of 19k people, from which 91.7% are citizens.

As of 2024, 14% of Clive, IA residents were born outside of the country (2.67k people).

In 2024, there were 15.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (14.9k people) in Clive, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 938 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 816 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

91.7%

2024 Citizenship

91.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 91.7% of Clive, IA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Clive, IA was 91.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Clive, IA

White (Non-Hispanic)
14.9k ± 634
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
938 ± 393
Other (Hispanic)
816 ± 453

12.8%

Hispanic Population

2.43k people

12.8% of the people in Clive, IA are hispanic (2.43k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Clive, 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

14%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

2.67k people

14.4%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.7k people

As of 2024, 14% of Clive, IA residents (2.67k 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 Clive, IA was 14.4%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
204 ± 91
Gulf War (2001-)
159 ± 104
Gulf War (1990s)
131 ± 86

Clive, IA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.28 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Clive, IA employs 9.9k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Clive, IA were Finance & Insurance (1,898 people), Educational Services (1,135 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,125 people), and the highest paying industries were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($189,821), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($189,821), and Utilities ($140,962).

Employment

Occupations

9.9k

2024 Value

± 885

0.938%

1 Year growth

± 12.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Clive, IA grew at a rate of 0.938%, from 9.81k employees to 9.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Clive, IA, are Management Occupations (1,655 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,209 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (1,050 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Clive, 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

9.9k

2024 Value

± 885

0.938%

1 Year growth

± 12.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Clive, IA grew at a rate of 0.938%, from 9.81k employees to 9.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Clive, IA, are Finance & Insurance (1,898 people), Educational Services (1,135 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,125 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Clive, IA, though some of these residents may live in Clive, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$74,875

Median earning men ± $11,564

$58,214

Median earning women ± $11,911

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($189,821), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($125,214), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($102,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Construction ($247,551), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($92,250), and Public Administration ($91,944).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Clive, IA was $401,100 in 2024, which is 1.21 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $379,000 to $401,100, a 5.83% increase. The homeownership rate in Clive, IA is 75.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Clive, IA have an average commute time of 20.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Clive, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$401,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$18,253

$5,318

Median Property Taxes

±$435

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

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

Rent vs Own

75.4%

Homeownership

2024

65.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 75.4% of the housing units in Clive, IA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 73.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Clive, 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.

$132,121

Median Household Income

± $9,130

7.05k

Number of Households

± 651

In 2024, the median household income of the 7.05k households in Clive, IA grew to $132,121 from the previous year's value of $131,082.

The following chart displays the households in Clive, 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Clive, 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 (60.3%)
Worked At Home (27.8%)
Carpooled (9.26%)

In 2024, 60.3% of workers in Clive, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (27.8%) and those who carpooled to work (9.26%).

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

20.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Clive, IA have a shorter commute time (20.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.944% of the workforce in Clive, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.34% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Clive, IA (1.39k out of 18.9k 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 Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Males 25 - 34.

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

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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