Clarke County, Iowa

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Key figures

Statistic	Clarke County, Iowa	Iowa	United States	Rank
Total Population	9,662	3,210,507	334,922,499	2514th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$71,641	$75,059	$80,734	1075th of 3,221
Median Age	37.9	38.6	38.9	2597th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	16.0%	31.4%	35.7%	2663rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$161,100	$208,000	$332,700	2004th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$931	$972	$1,413	1272nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.7%	11.1%	12.5%	2492nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.2%	3.6%	5.2%	1783rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	22.4	57.5	n/a	2225th of 3,222
Foreign Born	6.6%	5.9%	14.1%	716th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	74.8	n/a	n/a	1906th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	72.3%	71.7%	65.2%	1967th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	24.3	19.8	26.4	1585th of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.9%	11.3%	15.1%	1500th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.4%	n/a	n/a	2388th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	50.8%	48.3%	46.9%	1290th of 3,222
Broadband Access	81.6%	n/a	n/a	1929th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Clarke County, Iowa

Statistic	Clarke County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	77.5%	82.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	16.8%	7.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	3.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	2.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.9%	3.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.2%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	36.9	31.4	61.4

Age in Clarke County, Iowa

Statistic	Clarke County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Median Age	37.9	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	25.6%	22.9%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.0%	10.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.6%	12.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.2%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.7%	23.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.9%	18.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Clarke County, Iowa

Statistic	Clarke County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Households	4,071	1,315,707	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	66.9%	61.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.0%	28.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	16.1%	13.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	29.5%	30.9%	28.7%
Never Married	20.1%	31.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Clarke County, Iowa

Statistic	Clarke County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Per Capita Income	$37,883	$40,877	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	10.3%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.3%	17.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	22.3%	18.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.9%	8.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.7%	11.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	31.5%	26.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	11.5%	8.8%	n/a

Housing in Clarke County, Iowa

Statistic	Clarke County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Housing Units	4,522	1,437,699	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	70.5%	72.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	8.4%	14.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	10.0%	8.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,975.0	1,972.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	27.7%	28.3%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.7%	27.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,578	$2,897	n/a

Education in Clarke County, Iowa

Statistic	Clarke County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Less than High School	10.7%	6.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	44.0%	30.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.2%	31.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	10.2%	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.8%	10.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Clarke County, Iowa

Statistic	Clarke County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Labour Force Participation	64.8%	66.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	80.1%	76.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.4%	2.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	51.9%	41.8%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	10.4%	4.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	12.5%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Clarke County, Iowa

Statistic	Clarke County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Born in State of Residence	75.3%	69.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	3.9%	2.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.7%	3.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	88.8%	90.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	7.7%	4.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	9.4%	7.8%	16.7%

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