Clinton County, Iowa

Clinton County has a population of 46,268 and has shrunk 1.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $160,600, about 2.4 times the county's median household income of $66,981.

Home price
$160,600
Income
$66,981
Population
46,268
Unemployment
3.4%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$160,600county
Median gross rent$850county
Median year homes here were built1957county
Share of homes built before 198077.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile1.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant9.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented25.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.1%county
Typical monthly rent$943county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$956county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$729county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,184county
Home insurance / yr$2,902(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living89.7(statewide)
Median household income$66,981county
Family health premium / yr$22,954(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,605(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.721(statewide)
Poverty rate13.2%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home6.8%county
Unemployment rate3.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force61.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.2%county
Share of workers employed by government13.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.0%county
Economic output per resident$63,771county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.53%county
Top state income tax3.80%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.80%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.94%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time21.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service29 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport326888county
Miles to nearest general aviation field1.6 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station47 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.2%county
Traffic deaths64.8county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-3.6(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher22.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.3%county
Public schools in the county18county
Public school enrollment7129county
Students per full-time teacher13.1county
Free lunch eligible41.9%county
Elementary schools9county
Middle schools4county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution22 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians47county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter8.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.9%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year11.6%county
Frequent mental distress15.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.0%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population46,268county
Land area in square miles695county
People per square mile of land66.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores7county
Convenience stores7county
Share living far from a food store27.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract12.9%county
Population change since 2020-1.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age42.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.3%county
Share of households that are one person31.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.0%county
Second languages2.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls48.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents153county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2county
Households that moved in942county
Households that moved away979county
Average income of arriving households$51,986county
Average income of departing households$53,522county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes4county
Housing units authorised in the latest year85county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings56.5%county
Violent crime rate243(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature50.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation32.6 incounty
Annual snowfall23.2 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.92 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F13 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing122 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days179 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 22county
Average first fall frostOct 18county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$128county
Electric utilities serving this county5county
Electricity price per kWh13.6¢county
Household electricity use791 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$14.86(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity16.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas62.9%county
Homes heated by propane17.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.6%county
Homes heated by wood1.3%county
Households with broadband87.2%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk66.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk92.4county
Landslide risk71.6county
Hail risk87.0county
Earthquake risk45.4county
Tornado risk79.0county
Tropical cyclone risk14.0county
Extreme heat risk54.2county
Winter weather risk59.5county
Strong wind risk93.5county
Wildfire risk50.1county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Clinton County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Iowa figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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