Clinton, IA (Iowa) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 26,407 (Urban population: 24,355 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 2,052 (71 farm, 1,981 nonfarm))

Clinton, Iowa Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 12,421 (11,431 occupied: 7,917 owner occupied, 3,514 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	31%
State:	28%

Housing density: 349 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $130,660.

Median contract rent in 2007: $368 (lower quartile is $314, upper quartile is $471)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $350

Median gross rent in Clinton, IA in 2007: $462

Housing units in Clinton with a mortgage: 4,071 (394 second mortgage, 466 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,179

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $87,167 (it was $61,500 in 2000)

Clinton:	$87,167
Iowa:	$117,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $55,447 - $118,428

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $101,917
Here: $101,917
State: $150,000

Townhouses or other attached units: $128,216
Here: $128,216
State: $158,666

In 2-unit structures: $84,328
Here: $84,328
State: $134,477

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $95,535
Here: $95,535
State: $127,528

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $75,613
Here: $75,613
State: $124,442

Mobile homes: $20,406
Here: $20,406
State: $29,315

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $22,500
Here: $22,500
State: $33,502

Household type by relationship

Households: 27,024

In family households: 22,289 (5,709 male householders, 1,714 female householders)
5,610 spouses, 7,878 children (6,955 natural, 260 adopted, 663 stepchildren), 380 grandchildren, 146 brothers or sisters, 90 parents, 213 other relatives, 549 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,735 (1,852 male householders (1,462 living alone)), 2,164 female householders (1,981 living alone)), 719 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 782 (330 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,500 2-persons, 1,686 3-persons, 1,337 4-persons, 633 5-persons, 177 6-persons, 90 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,443 1-person, 496 2-persons, 53 3-persons, 16 4-persons, 8 5-persons.

4,384 married couples with children.
1,881 single-parent households (403 men, 1,478 women).

96.2% of residents of Clinton speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 28% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 39% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 422 (1.5%)
(41.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.2

Home Value Estimate
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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Clinton, Iowa:
	1 room: 10 2 rooms: 6 3 rooms: 131 4 rooms: 824 5 rooms: 1,827 6 rooms: 1,824 7 rooms: 1,463 8 rooms: 1,083 9 or more rooms: 749

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Clinton, Iowa:
	1 room: 143 2 rooms: 215 3 rooms: 914 4 rooms: 806 5 rooms: 684 6 rooms: 369 7 rooms: 186 8 rooms: 140 9 or more rooms: 57

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 162
1995 to 1998: 202
1990 to 1994: 131
1980 to 1989: 503
1970 to 1979: 1,277
1960 to 1969: 1,377
1950 to 1959: 1,972
1940 to 1949: 1,505
1939 or earlier: 5,292

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Clinton:
	no bedroom: 10 1 bedroom: 212 2 bedrooms: 2,199 3 bedrooms: 3,708 4 bedrooms: 1,569 5 or more bedrooms: 219

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Clinton:
	no bedroom: 175 1 bedroom: 1,251 2 bedrooms: 1,265 3 bedrooms: 643 4 bedrooms: 128 5 or more bedrooms: 52

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Clinton in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 331 1 vehicle: 2,331 2 vehicles: 3,572 3 vehicles: 1,218 4 vehicles: 378 5 or more vehicles: 87

Cars and other vehicles available in Clinton in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 734 1 vehicle: 1,694 2 vehicles: 877 3 vehicles: 134 4 vehicles: 61 5 or more vehicles: 14

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Clinton, IA:

Less than $10,000: 64
$10,000 to $14,999: 38
$15,000 to $19,999: 77
$20,000 to $24,999: 89
$25,000 to $29,999: 112
$30,000 to $34,999: 162
$35,000 to $39,999: 233
$40,000 to $49,999: 635
$50,000 to $59,999: 600
$60,000 to $69,999: 711
$70,000 to $79,999: 577
$80,000 to $89,999: 567
$90,000 to $99,999: 597
$100,000 to $124,999: 1264
$125,000 to $149,999: 663
$150,000 to $174,999: 367
$175,000 to $199,999: 247
$200,000 to $249,999: 282
$250,000 to $299,999: 80
$300,000 to $399,999: 95
$400,000 to $499,999: 27
$500,000 to $749,999: 21
$750,000 to $999,999: 8
$1,000,000 or more: 10

Clinton rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Clinton:

Less than $100: 65 people
$100 to $149: 77
$150 to $199: 124
$200 to $249: 198
$250 to $299: 353
$300 to $349: 582
$350 to $399: 420
$400 to $449: 389
$450 to $499: 361
$500 to $549: 275
$550 to $599: 131
$600 to $649: 51
$650 to $699: 45
$700 to $749: 24
$750 to $799: 10
$800 to $899: 26
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 7
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 174

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 149 1990 to 1994: 45 1985 to 1989: 55 1980 to 1984: 11 1975 to 1979: 34 1970 to 1974: 20 1970 to 1974: 40 1965 to 1969: 68

Clinton, IA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 85.7%
Number of people working at home: 281 (2.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 629
5 to 9 minutes: 3086
10 to 14 minutes: 3624
15 to 19 minutes: 1972
20 to 24 minutes: 906
25 to 29 minutes: 354
30 to 34 minutes: 472
35 to 39 minutes: 53
40 to 44 minutes: 157
45 to 59 minutes: 371
60 to 89 minutes: 218
90 or more minutes: 293

Clinton mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 10,115 (81%)
Carpooled: 1,428 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 134 (1%)
Ferryboat: 9 (0%)
Motorcycle: 30 (0%)
Bicycle: 40 (0%)
Walked: 332 (3%)
Other means: 47 (0%)
Worked at home: 281 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1206
$10,000 to $14,999: 1045
$15,000 to $19,999: 967
$20,000 to $24,999: 895
$25,000 to $29,999: 846
$30,000 to $34,999: 891
$35,000 to $39,999: 848
$40,000 to $44,999: 678
$45,000 to $49,999: 633
$50,000 to $59,999: 1098
$60,000 to $74,999: 1178
$75,000 to $99,999: 734
$100,000 to $124,999: 180
$125,000 to $149,999: 125
$150,000 to $199,999: 34
$200,000 or more: 81

First ancestries reported:

German: 8033

Irish: 2221

Other groups: 1999

United States or American: 1914

English: 1602

Dutch: 882

Danish: 492

French (except Basque): 446

Swedish: 422

Norwegian: 409

Italian: 355

Scotch-Irish: 318

Scottish: 291

Polish: 282

Swiss: 103

Czech: 76

Belgian: 68

British: 51

French Canadian: 47

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 40

European: 37

Austrian: 37

Greek: 36

Welsh: 36

Northern European: 35

Scandinavian: 30

Subsaharan African:: 30

African: 30

Belizean: 28

Arab:: 27

Canadian: 24

Russian: 23

Pennsylvania German: 22

Egyptian: 22

Hungarian: 22

Yugoslavian: 22

Croatian: 20

Romanian: 16

Lithuanian: 15

Slavic: 13

Portuguese: 12

Bahamian: 12

Bulgarian: 7

Serbian: 6

Luxemburger: 6

Finnish: 5

Slovak: 5

Lebanese: 5

Czechoslovakian: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (25%)
Korea (17%)
Poland (11%)
India (9%)
Other Central America (7%)
Germany (6%)
United Kingdom (5%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 20187
Northeast: 346
Midwest: 4848
South: 1205
West: 680

56% of Clinton residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 31% lived in Iowa.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 20
Nursery to 4th grade: 23
5th and 6th grade: 57
7th and 8th grade: 356
9th grade: 183
10th grade: 156
11th grade: 210
12th grade, no diploma: 196
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,561
Less than 1 year of college: 765
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,094
Associate degree: 586
Bachelor's degree: 892
Master's degree: 217
Professional school degree: 157
Doctorate degree: 44

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 61
Nursery to 4th grade: 37
5th and 6th grade: 32
7th and 8th grade: 393
9th grade: 185
10th grade: 368
11th grade: 310
12th grade, no diploma: 318
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,867
Less than 1 year of college: 860
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,275
Associate degree: 726
Bachelor's degree: 1,016
Master's degree: 288
Professional school degree: 121
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.8%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 14.1%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 14.6%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 21.1%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 38.5%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 5.2%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 15.3%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $41,580
Black householders: $24,125
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $21,639
Asian householders: $138,560
Some other race householders: $27,728
Two or more races householders: $38,885
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $27,288

Clinton household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Clinton household income for Black householders

Clinton household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Clinton household income for Asian householders

Clinton household income for Some other race householders

Clinton household income for Two or more races householders

Clinton household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Clinton marital status for males

Clinton marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $88,460
Black or African American householders: $69,217
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $99,374
Asian householders: $233,358
Some other race householders: $88,891
Two or more races householders: $57,011
Hispanic or Latino householders: $64,622

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 9,074
One, attached: 95
Two: 852
3 or 4: 797
5 to 9: 388
10 to 19: 400
20 to 49: 269
50 or more: 326
Mobile homes: 214
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Median worth of mobile homes: $10,546

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Clinton:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (91%) Electricity (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (73%) Electricity (21%) Other fuel (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 261

Here:	8.2%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 108

Here:	6.7%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 450

Here:	37.3%
Iowa:	25.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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