Moving to Clarks Grove, Minnesota

Population: 734. Estimated population in July 2024: 721 (-1.8% change)
Males: 374 (51.0%), Females: 360 (49.0%)

Freeborn County

Zip code: 56016

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.7 years
Median household income: $40,179
Median house value: $63,000

Population by Race

Races in Clarks Grove:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.4%)
  • Hispanic (5.3%)
  • Other race (1.0%)

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

Ancestries: Norwegian (32.4%), German (28.3%), Danish (11.0%), Irish (9.7%), English (7.8%), Dutch (4.5%).

Elevation: 1310 feet

Land area: 0.4 square miles

Map of Clarks Grove, MN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Clarks Grove

  • High school or higher: 82.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
  • Unemployed: 7.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Clarks Grove city

  • Never married: 27.5%
  • Now married: 56.3%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 5.5%
  • Divorced: 9.8%

2.6% Foreign born (2.2% Latin America, 0.4% North America).

Population change in the 1990s: +59 (+8.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Clarks Grove:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Clarks Grove:

  • MASON CITY MUNI (about 43 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Abbreviation: MCW)
  • ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 60 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; Abbreviation: RST)
  • MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 77 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Abbreviation: MSP)

Other public-use airports nearest to Clarks Grove:

  • ALBERT LEA MUNI (about 8 miles; ALBERT LEA, MN; Abbreviation: AEL)
  • NORTHWOOD MUNI (about 25 miles; NORTHWOOD, IA; Abbreviation: 5D2)
  • OWATONNA DEGNER RGNL (about 25 miles; OWATONNA, MN; Abbreviation: OWA)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Clarks Grove:

  • NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,161)
  • SAINT OLAF COLLEGE (about 50 miles; NORTHFIELD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,968)
  • MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 54 miles; MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 11,210)
  • SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 58 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
  • GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 61 miles; ST PETER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,355)
  • ROCHESTER COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 65 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,368)
  • NORMANDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 74 miles; BLOOMINGTON, MN; Full-time enrollment: 4,636)