Clarion, IA Demographic Data
Clarion, IA Summary
Clarion is located in Wright County in Iowa
- Population: 2,819
- Area: 3.26 sq. miles
- Land Area: 3.26 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 865.52 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,167.98 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Clarion, IA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,451
52%
50.8
Male
1,332
48%
49.2
Total Population
2,783
323,128,000
Clarion, IA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
263
9.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
166
6.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
156
5.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
170
6.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
218
7.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
285
10.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
350
12.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
291
10.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
161
5.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
153
5.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
238
8.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
163
5.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
169
6.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
2,074
74.5%
77.2
Female
1,087
52.4%
51.3
Male
987
47.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,982
71.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
645
23.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
570
20.5%
15.2
Female
310
54.4%
55.8
Male
260
45.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
38
0.0%
0.0
Clarion, IA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
2,727
98.0%
96.8
White
2,267
81.5%
72.6
Black or African American
24
0.9%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
49
1.8%
5.4
Asian Indian
46
1.7%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
3
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
387
13.9%
5.1
Two or More Races
56
2.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
532
19.1%
17.8
Mexican
412
14.8%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
120
4.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
2,251
80.9%
82.2
Clarion, IA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
105
5.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
146
8.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
619
34.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
387
21.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
217
12.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
272
15.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
64
3.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
251
13.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,559
86.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
336
18.5%
31.2
Clarion, IA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
609
27.7%
33.7%
Now Married
1,032
47.0%
47.5
Divorced
297
13.5%
11.0%
Separated
44
2.0%
2.0
Widowed
216
9.8
5.8%
Clarion, IA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
2,137
84.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
383
15.2%
21.6%
Spanish
345
13.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
32
1.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
6
0.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Clarion, IA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
113
9.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
89
7.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
133
11.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
170
14.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
188
16.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
181
15.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
91
7.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
119
10.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
28
2.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
35
3.1%
6.4
Median household income
38,694
57,617
Per capita income
24,547
31,128
Clarion, IA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
88
7.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
73
6.2%
9.8
Construction
51
4.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
346
29.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
60
5.1%
6.6
Information
7
0.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
188
15.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
29
2.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
68
5.7%
11.4
Public administration
29
2.5%
4.6
Retail trade
119
10.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
39
3.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
86
7.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
135
11.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
360
30.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
224
18.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
243
20.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
221
18.7%
18.1%
Clarion, IA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,152
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
815
70.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
156
13.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
7
0.6%
5.1
Walked
61
5.3%
2.7
Other means
23
2.0%
1.8
Worked at home
90
7.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
12.5
26.6
Clarion, IA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
103
9.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
458
39.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
423
36.9%
37.1
3 or more
163
14.2%
21.0
Clarion, IA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,147
89.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
739
64.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
408
35.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
138
10.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Clarion, IA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,285
1 room
9
0.7%
2.4
2 rooms
36
2.8%
2.7
3 rooms
151
11.8%
9.1
4 rooms
193
15.0%
16.5
5 rooms
210
16.3%
19.8
6 rooms
212
16.5%
17.8
7 rooms
192
14.9%
12.0
8 rooms
97
7.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
185
14.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Clarion, IA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,285
1-unit, detached
1,006
78.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
19
1.5%
5.9
2-units
30
2.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
96
7.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
59
4.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
17
1.3%
4.4
20 or more units
58
4.5%
9.0
Mobile home
0
0.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Clarion, IA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
559
43.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
67
5.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
215
16.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
87
6.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
170
13.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
70
5.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
84
6.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
28
2.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
5
0.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Clarion, IA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
798
69.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
0
0.0%
4.7
Electricity
344
30.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
5
0.4%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Clarion, IA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
466
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
10
2.1%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
14
3.0%
20.1%
Less than $500
48
10.3%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
174
37.3%
28.8%
$500 to $999
220
47.2%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
261
58.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
32
7.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
50
11.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
22
5.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
79
17.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
22
0.0%
0.0%
Clarion, IA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
393
41,631,300
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
4
1.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
4
1.0%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
9
2.3%
1.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
50
12.7%
28.3%
Less than $500
104
26.5%
10.7%
$500 to $999
222
56.5%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
15
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
657
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
78
21.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
54
14.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
33
9.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
36
9.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
29
7.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
138
37.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
40
0.0%
0.0%
Clarion, IA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
739
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
207
28.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
292
39.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
92
12.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
103
13.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
28
3.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
17
2.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
73,600
205,000