COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Clinton County

Pennsylvania · 37,914 residents · 890 sq mi

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Clinton County is a county of 37,914 people in Pennsylvania. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Households here earn about 23% less than in Pennsylvania as a whole. Home values have risen by half since 1990, reaching $75,400. 73% of homes are owner-occupied. Renters pay $411 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 37.8

US median: 35.2

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

37,914

+2%since 1990

from 37,182 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.8

+9%since 1990

from 34.8 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

890 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202438K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 55.4%(2,055)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 95.9%(2,238)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.3%(2,389)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 198.3%(3,157)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 249.1%(3,446)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3411.4%(4,332)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4414.1%(5,329)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5412.9%(4,878)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 649.8%(3,727)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 748.8%(3,348)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 846.1%(2,327)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.8%(688)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$31,064

+7%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $22,128 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,750

+53%since 1990

from $10,287 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

14.2%

−1.2 ptssince 1990

from 15.4% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$75,400

+23%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $46,400 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$411

+6%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $295 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

72.9%

+0.1 ptssince 1990

from 72.8% in 1990

27.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

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

Black0.2%(92)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(115)

Asian0.4%(142)

2000

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

Black0.5%(189)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(205)

Asian0.4%(150)

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

13.4%

+1.7 ptssince 1990

from 11.7% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

80.4%

+7.9 ptssince 1990

from 72.5% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

5.0%

+0.7 ptssince 1990

from 4.3% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.5 min

−17%since 1990

from 19.9 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married28.7%(4,249)

Married59.5%(8,826)

Widowed4%(596)

Divorced7.8%(1,154)

Women 15+

Never married25%(4,103)

Married54%(8,861)

Widowed12.1%(1,986)

Divorced8.8%(1,445)

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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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