Clinton County vs Warren County

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

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

Warren County has the higher population (53,484 vs 46,383 in Clinton County). Warren County has the higher median household income ($92,990 vs $65,177 in Clinton County). Warren County has the higher median home value ($252,800 vs $153,800 in Clinton County).

Population, income & housing

	Clinton County	Warren County
Population	46,383	53,484
Median age	42.5 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$65,177	$92,990
Median home value	$153,800	$252,800
Median gross rent	$825	$975
Housing units	21,590	21,473
Homeownership rate	73.1%	83.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.1%	32.7%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clinton County	Warren County
Population	46,909 → 46,383 (-1.1%)	50,076 → 53,484 (+6.8%)
Median household income	$51,688 → $65,177 (+26.1%)	$77,048 → $92,990 (+20.7%)
Median home value	$118,100 → $153,800 (+30.2%)	$187,200 → $252,800 (+35.0%)
Median gross rent	$683 → $825 (+20.8%)	$807 → $975 (+20.8%)

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

Warren County

Population

50,07653,484

Median household income

$77,048$92,990

Median home value

$187,200$252,800

Median gross rent

$807$975

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clinton County	Warren County
Under 5	5.7%	5.8%
5 to 17	17.0%	18.9%
18 to 24	7.8%	8.9%
25 to 34	11.1%	11.3%
35 to 44	11.3%	13.9%
45 to 54	12.0%	12.1%
55 to 64	14.9%	12.6%
65 to 74	11.7%	9.7%
75 and over	8.4%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clinton County	Warren County
White (non-Hispanic)	89.5%	92.5%
Black or African American	2.9%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.2%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clinton County	Warren County
No high school diploma	7.3%	3.3%
High school graduate	36.2%	29.0%
Some college or associate's	34.4%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	22.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	10.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clinton County	Warren County
Drove alone	82.6%	76.7%
Carpooled	7.1%	6.0%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.1%
Worked from home	6.0%	13.6%
Other means	1.8%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clinton County	Warren County
1-unit, detached	77.4%	76.8%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	6.0%
2 to 4 units	7.5%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	6.1%
20 or more units	4.6%	4.1%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Clinton County	Warren County
Poverty rate	13.1%	5.4%
Average household size	2.35	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	21	24
Median year structure built	1958	1984