Clinton County vs McLean County

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

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

Clinton County has the higher population (9,240 vs 9,127 in McLean County). McLean County has the higher median household income ($70,549 vs $42,168 in Clinton County). McLean County has the higher median home value ($145,600 vs $114,000 in Clinton County).

Population, income & housing

	Clinton County	McLean County
Population	9,240	9,127
Median age	42.5 yrs	43.2 yrs
Median household income	$42,168	$70,549
Median home value	$114,000	$145,600
Median gross rent	$629	$602
Housing units	4,864	4,171
Homeownership rate	72.5%	81.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.5%	18.4%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clinton County	McLean County
Population	10,193 → 9,240 (-9.3%)	9,283 → 9,127 (-1.7%)
Median household income	$32,184 → $42,168 (+31.0%)	$51,861 → $70,549 (+36.0%)
Median home value	$72,800 → $114,000 (+56.6%)	$104,700 → $145,600 (+39.1%)
Median gross rent	$472 → $629 (+33.3%)	$520 → $602 (+15.8%)

Clinton County

Population

10,1939,240

Median household income

$32,184$42,168

Median home value

$72,800$114,000

Median gross rent

$472$629

McLean County

Population

9,2839,127

Median household income

$51,861$70,549

Median home value

$104,700$145,600

Median gross rent

$520$602

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clinton County	McLean County
Under 5	5.7%	5.4%
5 to 17	15.8%	17.8%
18 to 24	7.4%	7.3%
25 to 34	11.6%	10.5%
35 to 44	11.9%	11.8%
45 to 54	12.9%	13.1%
55 to 64	14.6%	14.4%
65 to 74	12.0%	11.3%
75 and over	8.2%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clinton County	McLean County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.8%	94.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.2%
Asian	0.2%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clinton County	McLean County
No high school diploma	20.8%	7.9%
High school graduate	38.7%	40.9%
Some college or associate's	24.1%	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	8.9%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clinton County	McLean County
Drove alone	83.7%	85.8%
Carpooled	8.8%	6.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.0%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	4.7%
Other means	0.8%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clinton County	McLean County
1-unit, detached	70.2%	74.2%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.1%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	4.2%
20 or more units	1.9%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	24.5%	17.6%

Poverty & households

	Clinton County	McLean County
Poverty rate	18.4%	9.3%
Average household size	2.42	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	19	29
Median year structure built	1982	1976