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Clarke County, IA

Demographic and economic profile of Clarke County, IA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Clarke County is a small rural Iowa county of 9,690 residents that grew 4.4% over five years, with an economy producing $47,612 in GDP per capita against median worker earnings of $40,363. The workforce of roughly 62.1% labor force participation skews toward non-college credentials—only 16.0% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—keeping labor costs modest relative to output. Housing remains affordable at a $160,200 median home value and $836 median monthly rent, with a 72.3% homeownership rate and a 4.1% unemployment rate.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

9,690

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$71,641

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

37.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+4.4% since 2018

Clarke County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone7,781 (80.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,022 (10.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race377 (3.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races326 (3.4%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone97 (1.0%)
  • Asian Alone54 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish960
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic143
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island58
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic8
  5. 5.Other Indo-European8

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

25.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

54.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

6.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

482

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$47,612

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$35,360

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,059
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)782
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)552
  4. 4.Construction (Group)417
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities412

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,367
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,208
  3. 3.Service Occupations864
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations606
  5. 5.Sales & Office Occupations567

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.59×)182
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.98×)869
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.41×)429
  4. 4.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.19×)350
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 1.18×)245

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$160,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$836/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

72.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999409 (13.9%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999311 (10.6%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999254 (8.6%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999253 (8.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999229 (7.8%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999204 (6.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

86.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

62.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,363

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

11.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,634 (80.1%)
  • Carpooled434 (9.6%)
  • Worked At Home404 (8.9%)
  • Other47 (1.0%)
  • Walked18 (0.4%)
  • Public Transit1 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.