Benton County vs Clinton County

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

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

Clinton County has the higher population (21,259 vs 19,887 in Benton County). Clinton County has the higher median household income ($70,625 vs $52,200 in Benton County). Clinton County has the higher median home value ($204,300 vs $164,700 in Benton County).

Population, income & housing

	Benton County	Clinton County
Population	19,887	21,259
Median age	54.4 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$52,200	$70,625
Median home value	$164,700	$204,300
Median gross rent	$823	$985
Housing units	13,579	9,019
Homeownership rate	83.7%	76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.2%	22.7%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benton County	Clinton County
Population	19,107 → 19,887 (+4.1%)	20,500 → 21,259 (+3.7%)
Median household income	$40,249 → $52,200 (+29.7%)	$62,701 → $70,625 (+12.6%)
Median home value	$117,500 → $164,700 (+40.2%)	$159,700 → $204,300 (+27.9%)
Median gross rent	$638 → $823 (+29.0%)	$855 → $985 (+15.2%)

Benton County

Population

19,10719,887

Median household income

$40,249$52,200

Median home value

$117,500$164,700

Median gross rent

$638$823

Clinton County

Population

20,50021,259

Median household income

$62,701$70,625

Median home value

$159,700$204,300

Median gross rent

$855$985

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benton County	Clinton County
Under 5	4.1%	5.4%
5 to 17	13.1%	17.6%
18 to 24	5.5%	7.4%
25 to 34	8.1%	11.4%
35 to 44	8.6%	12.0%
45 to 54	11.8%	12.8%
55 to 64	17.8%	15.0%
65 to 74	18.6%	10.5%
75 and over	12.5%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benton County	Clinton County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	92.2%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.1%
Asian	0.1%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.6%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.4%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benton County	Clinton County
No high school diploma	10.9%	6.3%
High school graduate	43.2%	41.8%
Some college or associate's	30.7%	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	8.2%	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benton County	Clinton County
Drove alone	79.8%	80.1%
Carpooled	10.9%	8.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	2.5%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	9.4%
Other means	1.7%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benton County	Clinton County
1-unit, detached	72.4%	82.5%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	8.3%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	2.7%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	23.0%	3.6%

Poverty & households

	Benton County	Clinton County
Poverty rate	16.7%	12.8%
Average household size	2.40	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	31	29
Median year structure built	1984	1978