CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Clarks Grove

Minnesota · 669 residents · 0.60 sq mi

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With 669 people, Clarks Grove is a city in Minnesota. Owners hold 87% of the housing stock. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $41,800. That trails the Minnesota median by roughly 26%. Median rent is $267 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

669

−9%vs 2000

vs 734 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.7

−6%vs 2000

vs 34.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.60 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024636

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.2%(48)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 912.4%(83)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.6%(51)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.2%(28)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.8%(32)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.2%(122)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413%(87)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.6%(71)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.2%(48)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.4%(63)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.5%(30)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(6)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,768

−25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,179 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,715

−41%vs 2000

vs $16,491 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.4%

+3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$41,800

+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $47,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$267

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $433 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

86.7%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.3% in 2000

13.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.4%(693)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino5.3%(39)

Asian0.3%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.7%(667)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(1)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.3%(2)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.9%(12)

Asian origin

Burmese25.3%(161)

Laotian0.3%(2)

Ancestry

German27.4%(174)

Norwegian18.6%(118)

Irish6.4%(41)

Danish5.7%(36)

English4.2%(27)

American3.8%(24)

Polish3.1%(20)

Swedish2.4%(15)

Dutch2%(13)

Scottish2%(13)

French1.4%(9)

Russian1.3%(8)

+ 5 more ancestry groups with data

Czech0.3%(2)

French Canadian0.3%(2)

Romanian0.3%(2)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(2)

Welsh0.2%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Burmese population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest Irish population · Largest Danish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.7%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.7%

−11.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.6%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.3 min

+68%vs 2000

vs 12.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married34.8%(97)

Married53.8%(150)

Widowed1.4%(4)

Divorced10%(28)

Women 15+

Never married23.1%(55)

Married64.3%(153)

Widowed8%(19)

Divorced4.6%(11)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.4%

−2.7 ptssince 2013

from 10.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

45.4%

−4.9 ptssince 2020

from 50.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.8%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 11.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.3%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 13.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

30.0%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 30.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.1%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 4.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.4%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 61.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.9%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 43.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)9.5%(2)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era47.6%(10)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II9.5%(2)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 21 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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