COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Clinton County

Illinois · 33,944 residents · 474 sq mi

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Clinton County is a county of 33,944 people in Illinois. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median home value sits at $55,000. Median rent is $330 a month. Poverty is uncommon here, at 10.2% of people here.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 10%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

33,944

−4%vs 2000

vs 35,535 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.9

−10%vs 2000

vs 36.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

474 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202437K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(2,352)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.8%(2,654)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148%(2,716)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(2,345)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.8%(2,314)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.4%(5,893)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.1%(4,790)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.3%(3,173)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649%(3,055)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.8%(2,654)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.3%(1,462)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(536)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$29,890

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $44,618 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,422

−40%vs 2000

vs $19,109 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.2%

+3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$55,000

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $80,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$330

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $430 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.5%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.2% in 2000

20.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.5%(33,220)

Black3.9%(1,389)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(570)

Asian0.3%(115)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.1%(32,619)

Black3.2%(1,077)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(314)

Asian0.1%(48)

Other0.6%(200)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.7%(1,013)

Central American0.5%(193)

Puerto Rican0.4%(138)

Guatemalan0.3%(95)

Honduran0.2%(90)

Dominican0.1%(34)

Spaniard0.1%(28)

Cuban0%(17)

Panamanian0%(8)

South American0%(2)

Ecuadorian0%(2)

Asian origin

Filipino0.2%(77)

Pakistani0.1%(54)

Korean0.1%(52)

Chinese0.1%(26)

Cambodian0%(8)

Thai0%(4)

Vietnamese0%(3)

Japanese0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.1%(19)

Ancestry

German44%(16,263)

English6.9%(2,547)

Irish6.5%(2,412)

American6%(2,223)

French2.9%(1,057)

Polish1.8%(661)

Italian1.5%(553)

Scotch-Irish1.3%(470)

Scottish1.2%(456)

Dutch0.6%(226)

Swedish0.3%(123)

Hungarian0.3%(102)

+ 27 more ancestry groups with data

Danish0.3%(94)

Welsh0.3%(93)

British0.2%(73)

Greek0.2%(61)

Swiss0.1%(51)

French Canadian0.1%(50)

Norwegian0.1%(44)

Czech0.1%(36)

Slovak0.1%(30)

Russian0.1%(28)

Austrian0.1%(26)

Ukrainian0.1%(25)

Iranian0.1%(23)

Lithuanian0.1%(21)

Belgian0%(18)

Canadian0%(18)

Bulgarian0%(14)

Croatian0%(14)

Finnish0%(11)

Israeli0%(9)

Portuguese0%(5)

West Indian0%(4)

Jamaican0%(4)

Arab0%(1)

Lebanese0%(1)

Slovene0%(1)

Turkish0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest French population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.2%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

67.2%

−10.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.9%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.8 min

+33%vs 2000

vs 19.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married33.8%(5,342)

Married55%(8,678)

Widowed2.6%(403)

Divorced8.7%(1,367)

Women 15+

Never married20.9%(3,042)

Married58.7%(8,557)

Widowed9.7%(1,421)

Divorced10.7%(1,565)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.8%

−2.2 ptssince 2013

from 7.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

65.1%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 63.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.0%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 14.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.2%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 19.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.1%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 14.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.4%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

78.2%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 78.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

32.4%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 32.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)28.3%(707)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)32.2%(803)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.6%(863)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.2%(106)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,497 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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