Clive, Iowa demographics

Clive, IA demographics: median age 37.4; 61.0% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Clive city, Iowa · Incorporated city · GEOID 1914520. The survey estimates a population of 19,012 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Clive is 37.4 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.0 years. There are 7,053 households (±350). 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	37.4 ±2.0	38.6 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 19,012
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Under 18	5,247 ±577	27.6% ±3.0 pp	22.9%	22.0%
18–34	3,225 ±517	17.0% ±2.7 pp	22.5%	22.8%
35–64	7,514 ±694	39.5% ±3.6 pp	36.5%	38.0%
65 and older	3,026 ±346	15.9% ±1.8 pp	18.1%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 19,012
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Male	9,604 ±364	50.5% ±1.9 pp	50.2%	49.5%
Female	9,408 ±361	49.5% ±1.9 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: 19,012
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
White alone	15,268 ±647	80.3% ±3.4 pp	84.1%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	587 ±338 · low precision	3.1% ±1.8 pp · low precision	3.9%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	246 ±321 · low precision	1.3% ±1.7 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.9%
Asian alone	813 ±350	4.3% ±1.8 pp	2.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	27 ±43 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.2%
Some other race alone	822 ±456 · low precision	4.3% ±2.4 pp · low precision	2.4%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,249 ±416	6.6% ±2.2 pp	6.6%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 19,012
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	16,581 ±546	87.2% ±2.9 pp	92.7%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2,431 ±549	12.8% ±2.9 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: 7,053
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Married-couple family	4,470 ±353	63.4% ±3.9 pp	48.3%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	289 ±150 · low precision	4.1% ±2.1 pp · low precision	4.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	475 ±220	6.7% ±3.1 pp	9.0%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,443 ±306	20.5% ±4.2 pp	30.9%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	376 ±209 · low precision	5.3% ±3.0 pp · low precision	7.6%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,053
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,662 ±217	37.7% ±2.4 pp	28.5%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	4,391 ±447	62.3% ±5.5 pp	71.5%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,053
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,443 ±306	20.5% ±4.2 pp	30.9%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,672 ±370	37.9% ±4.9 pp	36.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	849 ±240	12.0% ±3.4 pp	12.9%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,263 ±258	17.9% ±3.5 pp	11.4%	12.6%
Five-person households	545 ±170	7.7% ±2.4 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	269 ±156 · low precision	3.8% ±2.2 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	12 ±23 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 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: 19,012
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Native	16,304 ±576	85.8% ±3.0 pp	94.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	2,708 ±576	14.2% ±3.0 pp	5.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 17,970
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
English only	14,586 ±630	81.2% ±3.3 pp	90.9%	77.7%
Spanish	1,739 ±531	9.7% ±3.0 pp	4.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	50 ±60 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	8 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	616 ±435 · low precision	3.4% ±2.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	218 ±183 · low precision	1.2% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.6%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	237 ±216 · low precision	1.3% ±1.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	1.1%
Vietnamese	5 ±11 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	14 ±22 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	192 ±130 · low precision	1.1% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.0%	1.1%
Arabic	166 ±234 · low precision	0.9% ±1.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	139 ±110 · low precision	0.8% ±0.6 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: 12,885
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	655 ±241	5.1% ±1.9 pp	6.7%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,562 ±352	12.1% ±2.7 pp	30.0%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,876 ±329	14.6% ±2.5 pp	19.7%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	937 ±235	7.3% ±1.8 pp	12.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	4,508 ±480	35.0% ±3.5 pp	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3,347 ±545	26.0% ±4.1 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: 18,949
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Same house	17,353 ±551	91.6% ±2.9 pp	87.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	685 ±369 · low precision	3.6% ±1.9 pp · low precision	6.7%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	375 ±202 · low precision	2.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision	3.7%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	338 ±164	1.8% ±0.9 pp	2.2%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	198 ±263 · low precision	1.0% ±1.4 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

6.3% of Clive residents (±2.1 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.0% in Iowa and 8.4% nationally. 92.9% 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	Clive	Iowa	U.S.	Compared with Iowa
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	6.3% ±2.1 pp	5.0%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	92.9% ±3.2 pp	88.9%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.3% ±1.3 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 Clive . 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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