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Clarkfield, Minnesota: commercial real estate data.
Clarkfield is a Census city of 913 people across 1.13 square miles of land, in Yellow Medicine County. Median household income is $63,359, 78.7 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Clarkfield
What Clarkfield is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.13 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land807
- County holding the largest share of its areaYellow Medicine County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Clarkfield
How many people live in Clarkfield
- Population913
- Median age31.9
- Population under 18240
- Share under 1826.3 percent
- Population 65 and over195 plus or minus 45
- Share 65 and over21.4 percent
- Households367
- Family households240
- Share of households that are families65.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Clarkfield
Income and work in Clarkfield
- Median household income$63,359
- Per capita income$33,161
- Civilian labor force444
- Employed427
- Unemployed17 plus or minus 18
- Unemployment rate3.8 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Adults 25 and over572
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.3 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.1 percent plus or minus 2.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Clarkfield
Housing in Clarkfield
- Housing units406
- Occupied units367
- Vacant units39 plus or minus 23
- Vacancy rate9.6 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Owner occupied289
- Renter occupied78 plus or minus 28
- Ownership rate78.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$95,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$833
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.8 percent
- Single family units363
- Share single family89.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more43 plus or minus 25
- Share in buildings of two or more10.6 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1958
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Clarkfield
How Clarkfield gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute405
- Commuting under 15 minutes92 plus or minus 21
- Share commuting under 15 minutes22.7 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more116 plus or minus 36
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more28.6 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Drove alone85.8 percent
- Carpooled5.7 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.1 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Worked from home4.3 percent plus or minus 3.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Clarkfield
Flood risk in Clarkfield
- NFIP communityCity of Clarkfield
- NFIP community number270764
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The City of Clarkfield participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 270764 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Yellow Medicine County, not Clarkfield
Yellow Medicine County context, not Clarkfield figures
- Establishments in Yellow Medicine County324
- Covered employment, Yellow Medicine County3,621
- Average annual pay, Yellow Medicine County$49,625
- Housing units permitted, Yellow Medicine County39
Every figure in this section is published for Yellow Medicine County as a whole and is not a measurement of Clarkfield.
All Yellow Medicine County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Clarkfield questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Clarkfield, Minnesota?
913, in 367 households. Clarkfield city covers 1.13 square miles of land, which is 807 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Clarkfield in?
Yellow Medicine County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Clarkfield?
$63,359. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $95,600. Median gross rent is $833 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Clarkfield in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Clarkfield appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Clarkfield, city of, community 270764, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Clarkfield figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Yellow Medicine County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Clarkfield.
Is zoning published for Clarkfield?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.