Cattaraugus County vs Clinton County

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

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

Clinton County has the higher population (78,961 vs 76,479 in Cattaraugus County). Clinton County has the higher median household income ($69,208 vs $58,248 in Cattaraugus County). Clinton County has the higher median home value ($175,100 vs $109,400 in Cattaraugus County).

Population, income & housing

	Cattaraugus County	Clinton County
Population	76,479	78,961
Median age	42.5 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$58,248	$69,208
Median home value	$109,400	$175,100
Median gross rent	$759	$956
Housing units	40,279	37,461
Homeownership rate	74.6%	68.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.7%	26.8%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cattaraugus County	Clinton County
Population	77,121 → 76,479 (-0.8%)	80,583 → 78,961 (-2.0%)
Median household income	$48,703 → $58,248 (+19.6%)	$56,365 → $69,208 (+22.8%)
Median home value	$88,100 → $109,400 (+24.2%)	$134,100 → $175,100 (+30.6%)
Median gross rent	$655 → $759 (+15.9%)	$810 → $956 (+18.0%)

Cattaraugus County

Population

77,12176,479

Median household income

$48,703$58,248

Median home value

$88,100$109,400

Median gross rent

$655$759

Clinton County

Population

80,58378,961

Median household income

$56,365$69,208

Median home value

$134,100$175,100

Median gross rent

$810$956

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cattaraugus County	Clinton County
Under 5	5.5%	4.5%
5 to 17	16.5%	13.7%
18 to 24	8.8%	12.3%
25 to 34	10.9%	12.1%
35 to 44	11.1%	12.2%
45 to 54	12.0%	12.2%
55 to 64	14.9%	14.8%
65 to 74	12.3%	11.1%
75 and over	7.9%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cattaraugus County	Clinton County
White (non-Hispanic)	88.4%	89.1%
Black or African American	1.4%	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.5%	0.3%
Asian	0.7%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.4%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cattaraugus County	Clinton County
No high school diploma	10.8%	11.8%
High school graduate	40.1%	32.5%
Some college or associate's	28.4%	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.4%	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9.2%	11.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cattaraugus County	Clinton County
Drove alone	76.7%	77.3%
Carpooled	8.7%	9.6%
Public transit	0.4%	0.2%
Walked	4.9%	4.7%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.3%
Worked from home	7.6%	7.2%
Other means	1.4%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cattaraugus County	Clinton County
1-unit, detached	69.5%	61.5%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	10.9%	12.3%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	7.8%
20 or more units	2.0%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	11.5%	12.8%

Poverty & households

	Cattaraugus County	Clinton County
Poverty rate	17.6%	13.8%
Average household size	2.31	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	23	20
Median year structure built	1961	1974