Clinton is a city of 24,322 people in Iowa. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 21% of adults. The typical home is worth $118,200, having more than doubled since 2000. The median age is 44.0, about 5 years above the US median. 3% of residents were born outside the United States. Renters pay $791 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $60,230, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Clinton
What changed most since 1990
Population29,201 → 24,322(−17%)US over the same years: +35%
Adults with a bachelor's degree14.4% → 20.8%(+6.4 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share96.4% → 85.6%(−10.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Clinton's population equals 53% of Clinton County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 74% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 75% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)17.7%(293)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.1%(300)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40.6%(671)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.4%(122)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.8%(14)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,653 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Clinton, decade by decade
Clinton population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
29,201
$56,550
$87,843
14.4%
8.8
2000
27,772
$62,226
$112,032
14.9%
17.0
2010
26,885
$58,049
$130,047
15.3%
24.9
2020
24,469
$55,834
$122,174
18.7%
35.1
2024
24,322
$60,230
$118,200
20.8%
32.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
