Chemung County vs Clinton County

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

Chemung 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.

Chemung County has the higher population (82,805 vs 78,961 in Clinton County). Clinton County has the higher median household income ($69,208 vs $63,469 in Chemung County). Clinton County has the higher median home value ($175,100 vs $132,100 in Chemung County).

Population, income & housing

	Chemung County	Clinton County
Population	82,805	78,961
Median age	41.9 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$63,469	$69,208
Median home value	$132,100	$175,100
Median gross rent	$1,020	$956
Housing units	39,143	37,461
Homeownership rate	69.8%	68.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.9%	26.8%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chemung County	Clinton County
Population	84,895 → 82,805 (-2.5%)	80,583 → 78,961 (-2.0%)
Median household income	$54,940 → $63,469 (+15.5%)	$56,365 → $69,208 (+22.8%)
Median home value	$105,800 → $132,100 (+24.9%)	$134,100 → $175,100 (+30.6%)
Median gross rent	$813 → $1,020 (+25.5%)	$810 → $956 (+18.0%)

Chemung County

Population

84,89582,805

Median household income

$54,940$63,469

Median home value

$105,800$132,100

Median gross rent

$813$1,020

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)

	Chemung County	Clinton County
Under 5	5.2%	4.5%
5 to 17	15.9%	13.7%
18 to 24	8.2%	12.3%
25 to 34	12.2%	12.1%
35 to 44	12.0%	12.2%
45 to 54	12.1%	12.2%
55 to 64	14.4%	14.8%
65 to 74	11.7%	11.1%
75 and over	8.2%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chemung County	Clinton County
White (non-Hispanic)	84.5%	89.1%
Black or African American	5.8%	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	1.5%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.1%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chemung County	Clinton County
No high school diploma	9.1%	11.8%
High school graduate	32.9%	32.5%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	11.9%	11.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chemung County	Clinton County
Drove alone	79.4%	77.3%
Carpooled	7.7%	9.6%
Public transit	1.5%	0.2%
Walked	2.5%	4.7%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.3%
Worked from home	7.1%	7.2%
Other means	1.6%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chemung County	Clinton County
1-unit, detached	67.8%	61.5%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	15.9%	12.3%
5 to 19 units	5.8%	7.8%
20 or more units	3.7%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	4.6%	12.8%

Poverty & households

	Chemung County	Clinton County
Poverty rate	15.8%	13.8%
Average household size	2.27	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	20	20
Median year structure built	1955	1974