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Clinton, IA population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Clinton, Iowa (Clinton, IA — Census place “Clinton city”) is 24,425 residents, ranking #21 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $57,493, the median home is worth $115,400 and median gross rent runs $751 a month. Looking for the Clinton Iowa ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Clinton, IA: 52732.
- Population
- 24,425Clinton city residents
- Median household income
- $57,493Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $115,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $751Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 42.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 66.9%Owner-occupied households
Clinton ZIP codes (Iowa)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Clinton.
The Clinton IA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Clinton city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Clinton city median would spend about 15.7% 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 2.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 18.2% of residents and 66.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Clinton city, IA in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Clinton city is a mid-size town in Iowa, with 24,425 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #21 of 1,026 ranked by population — larger than 98% of them. The median age here is 42.8 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Clinton city earn a median of $57,493 a year, 26.8% below the national figure of $78,538 and 15% below the $67,791 median for the 290 Iowa cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 18.2% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Clinton city is valued at $115,400, 62% below the national figure and 26% below the $156,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $751 a month, 46.6% below the national figure, or roughly $9,012 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 15.7% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 66.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Iowa.
- Johnston city 24,196
- Fort Dodge city 24,788
- Burlington city 23,800
- Ottumwa city 25,352
- Muscatine city 23,567
- Waukee city 26,974
- Coralville city 22,846
- Mason City city 27,135
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Clinton city?
- Clinton city has 24,425 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #21 of 1,026 in Iowa.
- What is the median household income in Clinton city?
- Median household income in Clinton city is $57,493 a year, 26.8% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Clinton city?
- Median gross rent is $751 a month and the median home value is $115,400, so rent absorbs about 15.7% of median household income.
- Is Clinton city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Clinton city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 15.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Clinton city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.