Clarinda, Iowa demographics

Clarinda, IA demographics: median age 40.1; 13.8% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Clarinda city, Iowa · Incorporated city · GEOID 1913575. The survey estimates a population of 5,353 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Clarinda is 40.1 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.9 years. There are 2,023 households (±185). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	40.1 ±1.9	38.6 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,353
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Under 18	1,074 ±167	20.1% ±3.1 pp	22.9%	22.0%
18–34	1,118 ±167	20.9% ±3.1 pp	22.5%	22.8%
35–64	1,934 ±238	36.1% ±4.4 pp	36.5%	38.0%
65 and older	1,227 ±196	22.9% ±3.7 pp	18.1%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,353
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Male	2,992 ±167	55.9% ±3.1 pp	50.2%	49.5%
Female	2,361 ±168	44.1% ±3.1 pp	49.8%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,353
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
White alone	4,573 ±146	85.4% ±2.7 pp	84.1%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	223 ±78	4.2% ±1.5 pp	3.9%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	43 ±42 · low precision	0.8% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.9%
Asian alone	94 ±85 · low precision	1.8% ±1.6 pp · low precision	2.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.2%
Some other race alone	38 ±40 · low precision	0.7% ±0.7 pp · low precision	2.4%	7.1%
Two or more races	382 ±153	7.1% ±2.9 pp	6.6%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,353
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	5,174 ±60	96.7% ±1.1 pp	92.7%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	179 ±58	3.3% ±1.1 pp	7.3%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,023
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Married-couple family	761 ±118	37.6% ±4.7 pp	48.3%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	72 ±50 · low precision	3.6% ±2.5 pp · low precision	4.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	204 ±67	10.1% ±3.2 pp	9.0%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	896 ±183	44.3% ±8.1 pp	30.9%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	90 ±53 · low precision	4.4% ±2.6 pp · low precision	7.6%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,023
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Households with people under 18	461 ±82	22.8% ±3.5 pp	28.5%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	1,562 ±182	77.2% ±5.6 pp	71.5%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,023
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	896 ±183	44.3% ±8.1 pp	30.9%	28.7%
Two-person households	610 ±124	30.2% ±5.5 pp	36.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	169 ±59	8.4% ±2.8 pp	12.9%	15.3%
Four-person households	194 ±65	9.6% ±3.1 pp	11.4%	12.6%
Five-person households	51 ±41 · low precision	2.5% ±2.0 pp · low precision	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	67 ±56 · low precision	3.3% ±2.8 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	36 ±36 · low precision	1.8% ±1.8 pp · low precision	1.0%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,353
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Native	5,229 ±72	97.7% ±1.3 pp	94.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	124 ±74 · low precision	2.3% ±1.4 pp · low precision	5.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 5,185
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
English only	5,027 ±109	97.0% ±1.7 pp	90.9%	77.7%
Spanish	72 ±52 · low precision	1.4% ±1.0 pp · low precision	4.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	8 ±14 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	1.1%
Vietnamese	59 ±75 · low precision	1.1% ±1.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	19 ±14 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.0%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 3,925
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	344 ±124	8.8% ±3.1 pp	6.7%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,757 ±222	44.8% ±5.4 pp	30.0%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	746 ±171	19.0% ±4.3 pp	19.7%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	536 ±113	13.7% ±2.8 pp	12.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	359 ±105	9.1% ±2.6 pp	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	183 ±77	4.7% ±2.0 pp	10.5%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 5,298
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Same house	4,209 ±217	79.4% ±4.0 pp	87.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	368 ±156	6.9% ±2.9 pp	6.7%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	490 ±118	9.2% ±2.2 pp	3.7%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	231 ±111	4.4% ±2.1 pp	2.2%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

3.1% of Clarinda residents (±1.6 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.0% in Iowa and 8.4% nationally. 88.4% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Clarinda	Iowa	U.S.	Compared with Iowa
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	3.1% ±1.6 pp · low precision	5.0%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	88.4% ±11.3 pp	88.9%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	8.0% ±2.7 pp	6.5%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Clarinda . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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