COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Clinton County

Pennsylvania · 37,182 residents · 890 sq mi

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Clinton County is a county of 37,182 people in Pennsylvania. Median home value sits at $46,400. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Households here earn about 24% less than in Pennsylvania as a whole. 73% of homes are owner-occupied. Renters pay $295 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 19%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

37,182

−2%vs 2000

vs 37,914 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.8

−8%vs 2000

vs 37.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

890 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202438K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.8%(2,169)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.5%(2,434)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.7%(2,502)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.1%(3,373)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.7%(3,219)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.4%(4,997)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.6%(5,067)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.8%(3,639)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.3%(3,838)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.6%(3,551)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.3%(1,970)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(423)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,128

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,064 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,287

−35%vs 2000

vs $15,750 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.4%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$46,400

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $75,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$295

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $411 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.8%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.9% in 2000

27.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.9%(37,125)

Black0.5%(189)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(205)

Asian0.4%(150)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.2%(36,870)

Black0.2%(92)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(115)

Asian0.4%(142)

Other0.2%(78)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican0.9%(331)

Mexican0.5%(205)

Central American0.1%(43)

Honduran0.1%(43)

Spaniard0.1%(40)

Dominican0.1%(37)

South American0%(17)

Argentine0%(10)

Colombian0%(7)

Cuban0%(3)

Asian origin

Korean0.1%(51)

Burmese0.1%(49)

Chinese0.1%(42)

Vietnamese0.1%(40)

Asian Indian0%(18)

Filipino0%(15)

Nepalese0%(7)

Japanese0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(26)

Ancestry

German29.7%(11,216)

Irish12%(4,522)

American8.1%(3,048)

Italian8%(3,032)

English6.9%(2,614)

Dutch2.7%(1,025)

French2%(741)

Polish1.9%(700)

Scottish1.8%(686)

Swedish0.9%(322)

Welsh0.8%(296)

Swiss0.6%(220)

+ 31 more ancestry groups with data

Russian0.4%(168)

Slovak0.4%(166)

British0.3%(129)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(124)

Hungarian0.3%(106)

West Indian0.3%(99)

Lithuanian0.2%(69)

Finnish0.2%(57)

Greek0.1%(50)

Norwegian0.1%(48)

French Canadian0.1%(43)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(43)

Ukrainian0.1%(34)

Arab0.1%(31)

Austrian0.1%(30)

Croatian0.1%(25)

Lebanese0.1%(20)

Jamaican0.1%(19)

Danish0%(16)

Armenian0%(11)

Canadian0%(11)

Haitian0%(10)

Czech0%(9)

Portuguese0%(7)

Egyptian0%(5)

Subsaharan African0%(5)

Australian0%(3)

Bulgarian0%(3)

Latvian0%(3)

Belgian0%(2)

Slovene0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.7%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.5%

−7.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.3%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.9 min

+20%vs 2000

vs 16.5 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 married34.7%(5,427)

Married50.6%(7,913)

Widowed4%(620)

Divorced10.8%(1,682)

Women 15+

Never married29.2%(4,661)

Married49.6%(7,924)

Widowed12%(1,916)

Divorced9.2%(1,474)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.5%

−0.1 ptssince 2013

from 10.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.5%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 53.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.8%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 17.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.8%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 21.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.1%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 20.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.9%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 3.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.2%

−5.4 ptssince 2020

from 69.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.0%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 38.2% 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)31.2%(753)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.5%(472)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era28.4%(686)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.9%(143)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.5%(11)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,416 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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