Clive is home to 19,012 people in Iowa. Households here earn about 76% more than in Iowa as a whole. This is an unusually credentialed place: 61% of adults have a four-year degree. Few US cities rank higher on income. 6,157 more people live here than in 2000. Households take in $132,121 a year at the median, 61% more than the country as a whole.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $132,121, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.4
US median: 38.9
More educated
61% 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 Clive
What changed most since 1990
Population7,462 → 19,012(+155%)US over the same years: +35%
Homes owned by their occupants63.4% → 75.4%(+12.0 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Poverty rate2.5% → 7.3%(+4.9 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
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)21.7%(159)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)27.5%(202)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.8%(204)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.9%(36)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.4%(25)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 734 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
Clive, decade by decade
Clive 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
7,462
$110,948
$250,807
45.8%
9.0
2000
12,855
$135,034
$323,708
56.0%
19.3
2010
15,447
$141,534
$332,598
54.4%
33.8
2020
18,601
$130,013
$345,189
58.4%
48.7
2024
19,012
$132,121
$401,100
61.0%
46.2
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.
