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Clinton County

New York · 78,138 residents (2025 est.) · 1,038 sq mi
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Clinton County is home to 78,493 people in New York. Few US counties rank higher on income. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $180,600. The foreign-born share is 5%. 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Households here earn about 17% less than in New York as a whole.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
28% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 28%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
78,493
−2%since 2000
from 79,894 in 2000
78,138 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
76 / sq mi
−4%since 2009
from 79 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
41.9
+17%since 2000
from 35.7 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
1,038 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
78K80K82K84K87K19902000201020202024Clinton County
202478K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.3%(3,381)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95%(3,907)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.5%(4,320)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.8%(5,351)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 248.5%(6,700)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3411.9%(9,364)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.4%(9,751)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412%(9,400)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6414.5%(11,406)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7411.5%(9,010)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.6%(4,418)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.9%(1,485)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$71,224
+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $37,028 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$38,591
+115%since 2000
from $17,946 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
47.8%
+20.0 ptssince 2009
from 27.8% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
13.7%
−0.2 ptssince 2000
from 13.9% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.448
+7%since 2010
from 0.419 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade12.3%
US avg: 9.9%
Information12%
US avg: 10.8%
Finance & insurance5.9%
US avg: 5.9%
Wholesale trade5.5%
US avg: 6.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5.1%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services3.8%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration2.8%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing1.5%
US avg: 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.4%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction1.2%
US avg: 1.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.1%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.8%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$180,600
+28%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $77,400 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,003
+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $479 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
69.4%
+0.8 ptssince 2000
from 68.5% in 2000
30.6% rent
Vacancy rate
10.9%
−1.4 ptssince 2009
from 12.3% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.16 people
−12%since 2009
from 2.45 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
17.1%
−6.1 ptssince 2009
from 23.3% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
42.3%
−1.5 ptssince 2009
from 43.8% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
2.5
+8%since 2009
from 2.4 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
40
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic92.3%(73,729)
Black3.4%(2,694)
Hispanic / Latino2.5%(1,964)
Asian0.7%(527)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic88.2%(69,233)
Black2.9%(2,274)
Hispanic / Latino3.5%(2,758)
Asian1.5%(1,212)
Other3.8%(3,016)
Diversity Score
27
+39%since 2009
from 20 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
25
−41%since 2020
from 43 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican0.8%(603)
Mexican0.8%(600)
Dominican0.6%(447)
Cuban0.1%(101)
Salvadoran0.1%(98)
Spaniard0.1%(84)
Panamanian0.1%(67)
Ecuadorian0.1%(65)
Guatemalan0.1%(54)
Colombian0%(37)
+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data
Honduran0%(32)
Chilean0%(19)
Asian origin
Filipino0.5%(406)
Chinese0.4%(276)
Asian Indian0.3%(204)
Korean0.2%(121)
Japanese0.1%(80)
Vietnamese0.1%(41)
Nepalese0%(39)
Taiwanese0%(31)
Thai0%(15)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(12)
Ancestry
Irish15.3%(12,040)
French15%(11,756)
English12%(9,440)
German8.8%(6,893)
French Canadian7.7%(6,007)
Italian6.5%(5,065)
American6.1%(4,785)
Scottish2.5%(1,994)
Polish2.2%(1,704)
Canadian1.2%(981)
Dutch1%(766)
Welsh0.8%(625)
+ 42 more ancestry groups with data
Norwegian0.7%(576)
Scotch-Irish0.5%(363)
Swedish0.5%(356)
Arab0.4%(321)
West Indian0.4%(290)
Portuguese0.3%(274)
Lebanese0.3%(254)
Lithuanian0.3%(226)
Swiss0.3%(216)
British0.3%(215)
Russian0.2%(178)
Nigerian0.2%(169)
Hungarian0.2%(135)
Jamaican0.2%(135)
Greek0.1%(105)
Czech0.1%(99)
Danish0.1%(87)
Austrian0.1%(82)
Slovak0.1%(71)
Finnish0.1%(68)
Croatian0.1%(46)
Ukrainian0.1%(41)
Syrian0.1%(40)
Ghanaian0%(36)
Haitian0%(34)
Ethiopian0%(31)
Armenian0%(27)
Israeli0%(20)
Latvian0%(15)
Moroccan0%(13)
Romanian0%(11)
Kenyan0%(11)
Barbadian0%(11)
Slovene0%(9)
Iranian0%(7)
Serbian0%(4)
Turkish0%(2)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
27.6%
+9.8 ptssince 2000
from 17.8% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
88.1%
+11.7 ptssince 2000
from 76.4% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
11.7%
+3.7 ptssince 2000
from 8.0% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
20.4 min
+47%since 2000
from 13.9 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
76.5%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 76.7% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
9.7%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 10.6% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.1%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 0.9% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
7.6%
+3.1 ptssince 2009
from 4.5% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
4.8%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 4.1% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
10.4%
+1.2 ptssince 2009
from 9.1% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.1%
−3.8 ptssince 2011
from 7.9% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
57.7%
−1.1 ptssince 2011
from 58.8% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
74.6%
+2.8 ptssince 2020
from 71.8% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
18.1%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 17.9% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
36.3%
+4.9 ptssince 2009
from 31.5% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.8%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 51.1% in 2009
Female
49.2%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 48.9% in 2009
Foreign born
4.8%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 4.6% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.8%
−3.4 ptssince 2009
from 11.1% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
17.7%
+3.9 ptssince 2012
from 13.8% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
3.1%
−4.0 ptssince 2013
from 7.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
88.0%
+12.0 ptssince 2017
from 76.0% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
93.8%
+3.9 ptssince 2020
from 89.9% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
88.5%
+4.3 ptssince 2020
from 84.2% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
94.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2016
from 94.5% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
1.8%
−0.1 ptssince 2016
from 1.9% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married35.5%(12,070)
Married51.6%(17,521)
Widowed2.6%(877)
Divorced10.3%(3,498)
Women 15+
Never married31.6%(10,386)
Married48.2%(15,881)
Widowed8.1%(2,673)
Divorced12.1%(3,979)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
3.1%
−4.0 ptssince 2013
from 7.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
60.6%
−1.7 ptssince 2020
from 62.3% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
15.5%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 13.9% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
21.9%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 20.4% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
24.4%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 23.3% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.8%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 3.2% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
72.7%
−1.1 ptssince 2020
from 73.8% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
42.5%
+2.3 ptssince 2020
from 40.2% 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)22.3%(1,111)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)28.2%(1,410)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.8%(1,687)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.3%(167)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.3%(14)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 4,993 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Clinton County, New York?

Clinton County, New York has about 78,493 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Clinton County, New York?

The typical household in Clinton County, New York earns about $71,224 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Clinton County, New York expensive?

In Clinton County, New York, the median home is worth about $180,600, and the typical rent is about $1,003 a month.

How educated are people in Clinton County, New York?

About 27.6% of adults age 25 and over in Clinton County, New York hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Clinton County, New York?

About 13.7% of people in Clinton County, New York live below the federal poverty line.

Has Clinton County, New York grown since 1990?

Yes, Clinton County, New York has shrunk since 1990. The population has lost about 7,476 residents, a change of about -9 percent over that period.

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