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Population: 2,968. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,873 (-3.2% change)
Males: 1,407 (47.4%), Females: 1,561 (52.6%)

Wright County

Zip codes: 50525.

Demographics

Median resident age: 41.8 years
Median household income: $37,026
Median house value: $57,900

Population by Race

Races in Clarion:

  • White Non-Hispanic (89.4%)
  • Hispanic (9.8%)
  • Other race (5.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (32.1%), Norwegian (13.2%), English (10.8%), United States (8.6%), Irish (7.6%), French (6.1%).

Land area: 2.7 square miles

 

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Clarion

  • High school or higher: 83.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
  • Unemployed: 2.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 14.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Clarion city

  • Never married: 18.6%
  • Now married: 61.1%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 12.4%
  • Divorced: 7.1%

6.6% Foreign born (6.1% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +253 (+9.3%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Clarion:

  • WRIGHT MEDICAL CENTER (1316 SOUTH MAIN STREET)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Clarion:

  • BELMOND MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; BELMOND, IA)
  • HAMILTON COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; WEBSTER CITY, IA)
  • HANCOCK COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; BRITT, IA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Clarion:

  • FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 34 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; Abbreviation: FOD)
  • MASON CITY MUNI (about 41 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Abbreviation: MCW)
  • DES MOINES INTL (about 83 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Abbreviation: DSM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Clarion:

  • CLARION MUNI (about 2 miles; CLARION, IA; Abbreviation: CAV)
  • EAGLE GROVE MUNI (about 12 miles; EAGLE GROVE, IA; Abbreviation: EAG)
  • BELMOND MUNI (about 14 miles; BELMOND, IA; Abbreviation: Y48)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Clarion:

  • IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
  • NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,161)
  • IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; AMES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,473)
  • DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 70 miles; ANKENY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 6,959)
  • DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,227)
  • HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 97 miles; WATERLOO, IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,292)
  • MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 100 miles; MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 11,210)

Schools

Public high school in Clarion:

  • CLARION-GOLDFIELD HS (Students: 301; Location: 1111 WILLOW DR; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Clarion:

  • CLARION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 308; Location: 319 3RD AVE NE; Grades: PK – 05)
  • CLARION-GOLDFIELD MS (Students: 234; Location: 300 3RD AVE NE; Grades: 06 – 08)

Libraries

Library in Clarion:

  • CLARION PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $126,902; Location: 302 N MAIN ST; 18,939 books; 342 audio materials; 800 video materials; 45 serial subscriptions)

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