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Town Hall · Clive

How is Clive run?

Clive’s city government spent $28.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $1,511 per resident. Water and other utilities ($4 million) are counted separately.

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Day-to-day spending, 2024
$28.6M
year to June 30, 2024
Per resident, 2024
$1,511
In 2022: $1,453, less than 56% of 23 similar cities
Long-term debt
$44.4M
end of FY2024, reported
City staff, 2025
141
full-time · 55 part-time · March payroll $1.1M
Typical tax bill
$5,944
1.48% of home value · IA 1.39%

What stands out about how Clive is run

Read from the city’s budget, meetings and official records.

Agendas posted online6 upcoming meetings posted, with agendas.Runs its own water & sewer24% of day-to-day spending goes to water, sewer and trash (2024).A shared school districtShares West Des Moines Community School District with 2 other towns.Split between districts2 State House districts cover Clive; your street decides yours.
★ What stands out · Meetings

6 upcoming meetings at town hall

From Clive’s own agenda portal, checked daily. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check before you go.

Recent meetings

Go in person

Most meetings are open to the public, and many have a public comment period at the start.

Agenda portal ↗
Your share of the 2024 budget

About $1,511 per resident a year, or $4.14 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: parks & libraries, at 18%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 40%Fees & charges 17%Sales taxes 13%Utility sales 12%Interest, fines & other 8%From the state 6%From the federal government 2%Other taxes & licenses 2%From other local governments <1%
Not in the receipt.Building projects $2.2 million; interest on debt $1.3 million; payments to other governments $3.3 million. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $39.3 million.
Compared with similar places

$1,453 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities

Clive’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,453 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 23 Iowa cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,463, and the middle half spent $1,179–$1,838. Clive spent less than 56% of them.

Middle half of the group, $1,179–$1,838Median $1,463Clive

Includes sewer and trash ($3.6 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →

The group
23

Iowa cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Clive itself left out).

Over the years

Day-to-day spending is up 13% since 2022

Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Clive reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.

Day-to-day spending by fiscal year

2022$25.3 million
2023$28.1 million
2024$28.6 million

Per resident: 2022: $1,453 · 2023: $1,493 · 2024: $1,511. Per resident it went from $1,453 to $1,511 (up 4%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 17,444 to 18,908.

City staff
141

full-time in March 2025, up from 126 in 2022.

Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $5,944 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.48% of the home’s value, vs 1.39% across Iowa.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Clive$5,944
Urbandale$5,563
Waukee$5,475
Windsor Heights$4,732
West Des Moines$4,711
Iowa$2,897
$5,944
typical bill a year
1.48%
effective rate
$401,100
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Clive’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Tax bills are one input to Clive’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Clive →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Clive

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

See cityofclive.com for Clive’s current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Clive yet.cityofclive.com ↗
Who works for Clive

One full-time city employee for every 134 residents

On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (18,908).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025

Parks & libraries25 + 30 pt
Police32 + 3 pt
Fire21 + 22 pt
Administration & buildings21
Roads & transportation19
Housing & development8
Sewer & trash8
Water & other utilities5
Other2
141
full-time
55
part-time
$1.1M
payroll for March 2025
$13.7M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$89,300
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
29
sworn police officers
18
full-time firefighters
Compared, 2022.Clive had 7.2 full-time staff per 1,000 residents in March 2022. The median for the 21 of the 23 Iowa cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools that reported 2022 staff was 7.3: Clive had fewer than 52% of them. Same group and year as the budget comparison.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

The school district

West Des Moines Community School District

Clive’s K–12 school district, shared with West Des Moines, Windsor Heights. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Clive →
$14,690
per pupil · IA $13,713
9,170
students
$112.9 million
long-term debt

Of the $14,690 per pupil, $9,229 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 54%State 40%Federal 7%

Iowa districts overall: 43% local, 49% state, 8% federal.

Also serving Clive

Waukee Community School District · $12,482 per pupil

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Elections · 2024 general election

How Clive voted in 2024

Official results for Clive’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the state beside them.

President11,191 votes · results as certified
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat52.4%5,865 votes
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican46.3%5,185 votes

Others: 1.3% (141 votes).

Most votes in Clive: Kamala D Harris

Iowa: Trump 55.7%, Harris 42.5%

Turnout
88%

of Clive’s 12,661 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Iowa: 70%.

Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).

U.S. House · Iowa’s 3rd District411,708 votes
Zach NunnRepublican51.9%
Lanon BaccamDemocrat48.1%

Most votes in the district: Zach Nunn

Whole-district result

President, 2024: Clive, the state

HarrisTrumpOthersVotes
Clive52.4%46.3%1.3%11,191
Iowa42.5%55.7%1.8%1,663,506

Clive is two counties, so there is no single county to set beside it; its result is theirs combined.

DemocratRepublicanLibertarianIndependent / other

Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.

Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.

Who represents Clive

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Clive.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Officials: cityofclive.com ↗
  2. 2
    Iowa HouseClive is split between 2 districts
    Jennifer KonfrstKenan Judge
  3. 3
    Iowa SenateState senator
    Renee HardmanSarah Garriott
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
    Kim Reynolds
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
    Zachary Nunn
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Iowa
    Chuck GrassleyJoni Ernst
Find your state legislators by address ↗

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Next door

How Clive compares with the towns next door

Clive spent $1,453 per resident in 2022; the 4 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $990 to $2,310. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.

Waukee: $2,310 per resident (2022)Windsor Heights: $1,119 per resident (2022)West Des Moines: $1,386 per resident (2022)Urbandale: $990 per resident (2022)WaukeeWindsor HeightsWest Des MoinesUrbandaleClive
Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Urbandale$990$5,563
Windsor Heights$1,119$4,732
West Des Moines$1,386$4,711
Waukee$2,310$5,475
Clive$1,453$5,944

Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).

Reach Clive’s government

The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.

The Handbook →
Official websitecityofclive.com ↗

Questions about Clive’s government

How much does Clive spend per resident?

About $1,511 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,453 was less than 56% of 23 Iowa cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.

What is the property tax rate in Clive?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $5,944 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.48% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.39% across Iowa. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofclive.com.

Who runs Clive’s government?

See cityofclive.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Clive yet.

How did Clive vote in 2024?

For president, Kamala D Harris 52.4%, Donald J Trump 46.3% (11,191 votes, official results). Iowa: Trump 55.7%, Harris 42.5%.

How many people work for Clive?

141 full-time and 55 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $1.1M (about $13.7M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Clive in the state legislature?

Clive is split among 2 State House districts and 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Iowa Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

When is the next public meeting in Clive?

The next posted meeting is Planning and Zoning Commission on Tuesday, November 3, at 5:30 pm in Council Chambers, 1900 NW 114th Street, from the city’s own agenda portal.

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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →