Clinton vs Columbus

A side-by-side comparison of Clinton and Columbus: population, income, housing, and more.

Clinton and Columbus are places in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Clinton has the higher population (1,246 vs 120 in Columbus). Clinton has the higher median household income ($32,991 vs $31,875 in Columbus). Columbus has the higher median home value ($49,000 vs $48,700 in Clinton).

Population, income & housing

	Clinton	Columbus
Population	1,246	120
Median age	53.8 yrs	58.6 yrs
Median household income	$32,991	$31,875
Median home value	$48,700	$49,000
Median gross rent	$656	—
Housing units	610	88
Homeownership rate	59.0%	93.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.1%	0.9%
Unemployment rate	9.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clinton	Columbus
Population	1,294 → 1,246 (-3.7%)	232 → 120 (-48.3%)
Median household income	$25,972 → $32,991 (+27.0%)	$37,500 → $31,875 (-15.0%)
Median home value	$52,900 → $48,700 (-7.9%)	$56,900 → $49,000 (-13.9%)
Median gross rent	$447 → $656 (+46.8%)	$582 → $535 (-8.1%)

Clinton

Population

1,2941,246

Median household income

$25,972$32,991

Median home value

$52,900$48,700

Median gross rent

$447$656

Columbus

Population

232120

Median household income

$37,500$31,875

Median home value

$56,900$49,000

Median gross rent

$582$535

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clinton	Columbus
Under 5	3.9%	1.7%
5 to 17	11.9%	8.3%
18 to 24	10.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	7.1%	8.3%
35 to 44	9.3%	20.8%
45 to 54	8.1%	2.5%
55 to 64	17.9%	30.8%
65 to 74	20.6%	14.2%
75 and over	11.2%	13.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clinton	Columbus
White (non-Hispanic)	63.8%	90.8%
Black or African American	32.9%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clinton	Columbus
No high school diploma	20.6%	12.0%
High school graduate	39.8%	53.7%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	4.0%	0.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clinton	Columbus
Drove alone	85.8%	94.1%
Carpooled	9.3%	3.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	3.2%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clinton	Columbus
1-unit, detached	74.9%	86.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	1.1%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.1%	12.5%

Poverty & households

	Clinton	Columbus
Poverty rate	35.0%	14.2%
Average household size	2.32	1.90
Mean commute (minutes)	23	16
Median year structure built	1969	1965