Iowa · Census place 13620
Clarion city, IA
Quick answer
Clarion city has 2,775 residents, ranking #132 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $58,702, the median home is worth $107,600 and median gross rent runs $764 a month.
- Population
- 2,775Clarion city residents
- Median household income
- $58,702Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $107,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $764Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 66.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Clarion city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Clarion city median would spend about 15.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.3% of residents and 66.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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