Clinton County vs Jefferson County

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

Clinton County and Jefferson County are counties in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Jefferson County has the higher population (33,074 vs 32,967 in Clinton County). Clinton County has the higher median household income ($63,690 vs $59,987 in Jefferson County). Jefferson County has the higher median home value ($180,600 vs $157,300 in Clinton County).

Population, income & housing

	Clinton County	Jefferson County
Population	32,967	33,074
Median age	36.5 yrs	41.6 yrs
Median household income	$63,690	$59,987
Median home value	$157,300	$180,600
Median gross rent	$915	$865
Housing units	13,496	14,446
Homeownership rate	73.8%	69.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.7%	18.1%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clinton County	Jefferson County
Population	32,273 → 32,967 (+2.2%)	32,201 → 33,074 (+2.7%)
Median household income	$54,286 → $63,690 (+17.3%)	$52,718 → $59,987 (+13.8%)
Median home value	$111,500 → $157,300 (+41.1%)	$132,900 → $180,600 (+35.9%)
Median gross rent	$726 → $915 (+26.0%)	$742 → $865 (+16.6%)

Clinton County

Population

32,27332,967

Median household income

$54,286$63,690

Median home value

$111,500$157,300

Median gross rent

$726$915

Jefferson County

Population

32,20133,074

Median household income

$52,718$59,987

Median home value

$132,900$180,600

Median gross rent

$742$865

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clinton County	Jefferson County
Under 5	6.9%	5.4%
5 to 17	20.2%	14.7%
18 to 24	8.4%	9.7%
25 to 34	11.9%	12.3%
35 to 44	11.9%	12.3%
45 to 54	11.8%	12.3%
55 to 64	12.7%	14.5%
65 to 74	9.4%	11.6%
75 and over	6.9%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clinton County	Jefferson County
White (non-Hispanic)	78.4%	91.7%
Black or African American	0.6%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.5%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.5%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	19.0%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clinton County	Jefferson County
No high school diploma	13.6%	11.4%
High school graduate	43.6%	38.8%
Some college or associate's	26.0%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	11.2%	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clinton County	Jefferson County
Drove alone	82.0%	84.4%
Carpooled	9.9%	6.8%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	5.7%	4.9%
Other means	0.8%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clinton County	Jefferson County
1-unit, detached	84.2%	70.7%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	4.3%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	4.6%
20 or more units	2.1%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	11.6%

Poverty & households

	Clinton County	Jefferson County
Poverty rate	8.5%	11.2%
Average household size	2.61	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	20	22
Median year structure built	1958	1972