Clinton County vs Muscatine County

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

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

Clinton County has the higher population (46,383 vs 42,735 in Muscatine County). Muscatine County has the higher median household income ($69,512 vs $65,177 in Clinton County). Muscatine County has the higher median home value ($172,400 vs $153,800 in Clinton County).

Population, income & housing

	Clinton County	Muscatine County
Population	46,383	42,735
Median age	42.5 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$65,177	$69,512
Median home value	$153,800	$172,400
Median gross rent	$825	$966
Housing units	21,590	18,429
Homeownership rate	73.1%	74.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.1%	22.7%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clinton County	Muscatine County
Population	46,909 → 46,383 (-1.1%)	42,889 → 42,735 (-0.4%)
Median household income	$51,688 → $65,177 (+26.1%)	$58,453 → $69,512 (+18.9%)
Median home value	$118,100 → $153,800 (+30.2%)	$130,500 → $172,400 (+32.1%)
Median gross rent	$683 → $825 (+20.8%)	$831 → $966 (+16.2%)

Clinton County

Population

46,90946,383

Median household income

$51,688$65,177

Median home value

$118,100$153,800

Median gross rent

$683$825

Muscatine County

Population

42,88942,735

Median household income

$58,453$69,512

Median home value

$130,500$172,400

Median gross rent

$831$966

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clinton County	Muscatine County
Under 5	5.7%	5.9%
5 to 17	17.0%	18.3%
18 to 24	7.8%	8.3%
25 to 34	11.1%	11.7%
35 to 44	11.3%	12.6%
45 to 54	12.0%	12.1%
55 to 64	14.9%	13.5%
65 to 74	11.7%	10.8%
75 and over	8.4%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clinton County	Muscatine County
White (non-Hispanic)	89.5%	75.3%
Black or African American	2.9%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.8%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.2%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	18.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clinton County	Muscatine County
No high school diploma	7.3%	9.5%
High school graduate	36.2%	35.2%
Some college or associate's	34.4%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clinton County	Muscatine County
Drove alone	82.6%	81.3%
Carpooled	7.1%	9.4%
Public transit	0.4%	0.4%
Walked	2.0%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	5.9%
Other means	1.8%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clinton County	Muscatine County
1-unit, detached	77.4%	74.5%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	7.5%	8.1%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	4.6%
20 or more units	4.6%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	6.7%

Poverty & households

	Clinton County	Muscatine County
Poverty rate	13.1%	11.6%
Average household size	2.35	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	21	19
Median year structure built	1958	1969