ClydeWI
A town of 305, settled in 1854.
Is Clyde a good place to live?
The biggest park or preserve is Lower Wisconsin State Riverway, at 1,006 acres. Clyde has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
305 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Clyde: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Clyde, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Clyde.
The average trip to work in Clyde is longer than in most of Wisconsin or the rest of the country
Clyde: 1.9% of working residents work locally. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Clyde dropped by 130, to 23. 17% of residents live below the poverty line here, above both Wisconsin’s towns (6.4%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). In Clyde, the income of the median household is $70,000.
| Clyde | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.9% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $70,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Clyde skews older than Wisconsin
305 people lived in Clyde by the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate, 4.8% more than in 2020. People 65 and older are 31% of residents (19% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 11% of residents (22% statewide). Its age of the median resident stands at 51.1 years, above both the Wisconsin town median (42.1 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). The share of adults 25 and older in Clyde who hold a bachelor’s degree or more: 38%.
| Clyde | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51.1 years | 42.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 38% | 32% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 43% and 68% women
The Census survey reached too few of Clyde’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±12.3 points. Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Clyde | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.4% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.4% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.7% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.7% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 5% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 23% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 26.9% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.3% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.1% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 13.4% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.1% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 11.5% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 26.6% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 300, single groups can be off by several points
Clyde has snowy winters and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 10° and about 41 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards: high risk in Clyde, mostly inland flooding
Federal aid has come to Clyde households in 4 declared disasters; the latest was in 2013. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 63% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 58% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 15% to cold waves.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Clyde is
Just over two in five adults have obesity in Clyde. In Clyde, nearly a third of adults get no exercise outside work.
| Clyde | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 26% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Clyde | WI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 8.1% | 6.5% |
| More smokers | 16.6% | 13.6% |
| More adults who get no exercise | 32% | 26.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Clyde, 1.2% of the land is conserved
3.5 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The concentration of trails in Clyde is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Clyde | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.2% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lower Wisconsin State Riverway | — | 1,006 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Clyde
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Clyde; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Clyde residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
98% of working residents leave Clyde for work
Where Clyde’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Clyde
Town in Wisconsin, United States
Clyde is a town in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 292 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated community of Clyde is located in the town. The town was named by Seth Champion, a director of the Kewaunee, Green Bay & Western railroad in the 1890s, for his son Clyde.
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- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 748 ft
- Area code
- 608
Questions about Clyde
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Clyde, WI a good place to live?
Clyde has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.