Clinton County vs Whitley County

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

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

Whitley County has the higher population (34,388 vs 32,967 in Clinton County). Whitley County has the higher median household income ($75,790 vs $63,690 in Clinton County). Whitley County has the higher median home value ($205,200 vs $157,300 in Clinton County).

Population, income & housing

	Clinton County	Whitley County
Population	32,967	34,388
Median age	36.5 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$63,690	$75,790
Median home value	$157,300	$205,200
Median gross rent	$915	$867
Housing units	13,496	14,940
Homeownership rate	73.8%	80.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.7%	22.8%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clinton County	Whitley County
Population	32,273 → 32,967 (+2.2%)	33,730 → 34,388 (+2.0%)
Median household income	$54,286 → $63,690 (+17.3%)	$61,741 → $75,790 (+22.8%)
Median home value	$111,500 → $157,300 (+41.1%)	$143,100 → $205,200 (+43.4%)
Median gross rent	$726 → $915 (+26.0%)	$722 → $867 (+20.1%)

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

Whitley County

Population

33,73034,388

Median household income

$61,741$75,790

Median home value

$143,100$205,200

Median gross rent

$722$867

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clinton County	Whitley County
Under 5	6.9%	6.1%
5 to 17	20.2%	16.9%
18 to 24	8.4%	7.3%
25 to 34	11.9%	12.1%
35 to 44	11.9%	11.9%
45 to 54	11.8%	12.8%
55 to 64	12.7%	14.2%
65 to 74	9.4%	11.6%
75 and over	6.9%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clinton County	Whitley County
White (non-Hispanic)	78.4%	92.7%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.5%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.5%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	19.0%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clinton County	Whitley County
No high school diploma	13.6%	7.9%
High school graduate	43.6%	36.5%
Some college or associate's	26.0%	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	11.2%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clinton County	Whitley County
Drove alone	82.0%	82.8%
Carpooled	9.9%	7.3%
Public transit	0.1%	0.1%
Walked	1.5%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.7%	7.3%
Other means	0.8%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clinton County	Whitley County
1-unit, detached	84.2%	83.0%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	4.9%
20 or more units	2.1%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	5.8%

Poverty & households

	Clinton County	Whitley County
Poverty rate	8.5%	10.7%
Average household size	2.61	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	20	23
Median year structure built	1958	1981