Clear Lake city, IA

Cerro Gordo County, IA

2022 population: 7,642 ( 135 from 2010 )
Land area: 10.8 square miles
Population density: 709.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	6,869	89.88%	6.7%
Black:	36	0.47%	5.9%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	321	4.20%	248.9%
2+ races:	171	2.24%	61.3%
Hispanic:	245	3.21%	40.8%

Total non-White:	773	10.12%	85.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-492	-7.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	357	5.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
7,777
7,361	94.65%
34	0.44%
7	0.09%
92	1.18%
106	1.36%
174	2.24%
416	5.35%

2000
8,249
7,989	96.85%
10	0.12%
24	0.29%
69	0.84%
37	0.45%
120	1.45%
260	3.15%

1990
8,183
7,958	97.25%
38	0.46%
0	0.00%
139	1.70%
n/a
48	0.59%
225	2.75%

1980
7,458
7,310	98.02%
0	0.00%
5	0.07%
59	0.79%
n/a
58	0.78%
148	1.98%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-628	-7.6
156	1.9

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

31	0.4
35	0.4

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

648	8.7
77	1.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Clear Lake city, IA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
50.4
1,407	18.4%
6,235	81.6%
2,001	26.2%

3,402
2.19

1,974	58.0%
1,661	84.1%
35	1.8%
1,428	42.0%

2010
Number	Percent
46.3
1,609	20.7%
6,168	79.3%
1,569	20.2%

3,507
2.16

2,087	59.5%
1,681	80.5%
193	9.2%
1,420	40.5%

2000
Number	Percent
40.5
1,901	23.0%
6,348	77.0%
1,489	18.1%

3,488
2.29

2,291	65.7%
1,823	79.6%
272	11.9%
1,197	34.3%

1990
Number	Percent
36.1
1,998	24.4%
6,185	75.6%
1,333	16.3%

3,413
2.32

2,278	66.7%
1,933	84.9%
192	8.4%
1,135	33.3%

1980
Number	Percent
33.0
1,895	25.4%
5,563	74.6%
1,056	14.2%

2,966
2.43

2,102	70.9%
1,795	85.4%
167	7.9%
864	29.1%

2022 Housing Data for Clear Lake city, IA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	96	2.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	135	4.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	172	5.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	126	3.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	190	5.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	199	5.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	225	6.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	73	2.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	146	4.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	210	6.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	284	8.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	444	13.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	283	8.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	107	3.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	285	8.4%
$200,000 or more	427	12.6%

Median Household Income	66,900
Per Capita Income	51,027

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	213	6.3%
Public Assistance	59	1.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	295	8.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,391	80.7%
Unemployed	113	2.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	3,504	83.4%
Not in Labor Force	699	16.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		19.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,269	1,021	55.4%
Non-Profit	105	264	28.5%
Self-Employed	375	193	66.0%

Local Government	149	248	37.5%
State Government	41	105	28.1%
Federal Government	9	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	1,644	1,214	57.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	304	617	33.0%
Total	1,948	1,831	51.5%

Pct. Govt.	14.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	509	13.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	879	23.3%
Professional, Technical	1,012	26.8%
Service Occupations	628	16.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	42	1.1%
All others	751	19.9%

White Collar		63.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	582	15.4%
Retail trade	526	13.9%
Manufacturing	517	13.7%
Educational services	369	9.8%
Finance and insurance	267	7.1%
Accommodation and food services	228	6.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	185	4.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	165	4.4%
Wholesale trade	161	4.3%
Transportation and warehousing	157	4.2%
Public administration	134	3.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	104	2.8%
Construction	99	2.6%
Other services	88	2.3%
Utilities	65	1.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	50	1.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	49	1.3%
Information	20	0.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	13	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	88	1.15%
Puerto Rican	113	1.48%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	15	0.20%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	6	0.08%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	9	0.12%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	29	0.38%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Laotian	141	1.85%
Chinese	133	1.74%
Korean	37	0.48%
Vietnamese	8	0.10%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	7,047	96.1%
Spanish	152	2.1%
Other Asian	99	1.3%
German, other Germanic	14	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	14	0.2%
Vietnamese	8	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,713	35.5%
Irish	946	12.4%
Norwegian	902	11.8%
English	634	8.3%
Swedish	232	3.0%
European	219	2.9%
Dutch	211	2.8%
Danish	174	2.3%
American	172	2.3%
French	135	1.8%
Italian	123	1.6%
Czech	119	1.6%
Scottish	81	1.1%
Polish	64	0.8%
Other Arab	63	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	7,600	99.5%
Not a citizen	42	0.5%

Native	7,377	96.5%
Foreign-born	265	3.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
142	2.5%	161	2.9%	1,646	29.2%	1,893	33.6%	1,226	21.7%	574	10.2%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	142	2.5%
9-12 Years	161	2.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,646	29.2%
Some College	1,893	33.6%
Bach. Degree	1,226	21.7%
Grad Degree	574	10.2%
Average years of education: 13.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +243	D +15	D + 2.6%
D +258
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	78%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,740	58.1%	Joe Biden (D)	1,900	40.3%	79	1.7%	4,719	5	11	0.28%
2016	72%	Donald Trump (R)	2,497	56.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,642	37.2%	276	6.3%	4,415	5	11	0.28%

2020 President, Clear Lake city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,900

40.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,740

58.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.9%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

4,719

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 11

2016 President, Clear Lake city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,642

37.2%

Donald Trump (R)

2,497

56.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

169

3.8%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.5%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

4,415

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 11

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Clear Lake city, IA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	77%	Joni Ernst* (R)	2,605	55.7%	Theresa Greenfield (D)	1,975	42.3%	94 [+]	2.0%	4,674	4	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Rick Stewart (Libertarian) 70 (1.5%); Suzanne Herzog (I) 21 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2018	G	61%	Kim Reynolds* (R)	2,127	57.6%	Fred Hubbell (D)	1,493	40.4%	75 [+]	2.0%	3,695	7	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jake Porter (Libertarian) 51 (1.4%); Gary Siegwarth (Clean Water) 24 (0.6%);
2016	S3	72%	Charles Grassley* (R)	2,848	65.2%	Patty Judge (D)	1,344	30.8%	175 [+]	4.0%	4,367	5	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Charles Aldrich (Libertarian) 105 (2.4%); Other (Write-in) 70 (1.6%);
2014	S2	53%	Joni Ernst (R)	1,784	54.8%	Bruce Braley (D)	1,371	42.1%	99 [+]	3.0%	3,254	3	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Rick Stewart (I) 62 (1.9%); Douglas Butzier (Libertarian) 24 (0.7%); Ruth Smith (I) 7 (0.2%); Bob Quast (I) 3 (0.1%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2014	G	53%	Terry Branstad* (R)	2,214	68.2%	Jack Hatch (D)	967	29.8%	67 [+]	2.1%	3,248	9	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Lee Hieb (Libertarian) 35 (1.1%); Jim Hennager (New Independent) 17 (0.5%); Jonathan Narcisse (Iowa) 12 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	4,373
Median Value	$216,400

Occupied	3,402	77.8%
Vacant	971	22.2%

Owned	2,561	75.3%
Rented	841	24.7%
Median Rent	$728

Single-Family Units	2,757	63.0%
Detached	2,673	61.1%
Attached	84	1.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	925	21.2%
Mobile Homes	378	8.6%

Clear Lake city, IA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Clear Lake city, IA

2022 Housing Data for Clear Lake city, IA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Clear Lake city, IA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Clear Lake city, IA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Clear Lake city, IA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Clear Lake city, IA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Clear Lake city, IA