Clinton County vs Madison County

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

Clinton County and Madison 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 67,572 in Madison County). Madison County has the higher median household income ($73,141 vs $69,208 in Clinton County). Madison County has the higher median home value ($176,800 vs $175,100 in Clinton County).

Population, income & housing

	Clinton County	Madison County
Population	78,961	67,572
Median age	41.5 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$69,208	$73,141
Median home value	$175,100	$176,800
Median gross rent	$956	$891
Housing units	37,461	30,676
Homeownership rate	68.9%	78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.8%	28.0%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clinton County	Madison County
Population	80,583 → 78,961 (-2.0%)	71,205 → 67,572 (-5.1%)
Median household income	$56,365 → $69,208 (+22.8%)	$61,633 → $73,141 (+18.7%)
Median home value	$134,100 → $175,100 (+30.6%)	$136,800 → $176,800 (+29.2%)
Median gross rent	$810 → $956 (+18.0%)	$783 → $891 (+13.8%)

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

Madison County

Population

71,20567,572

Median household income

$61,633$73,141

Median home value

$136,800$176,800

Median gross rent

$783$891

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clinton County	Madison County
Under 5	4.5%	4.6%
5 to 17	13.7%	14.0%
18 to 24	12.3%	13.2%
25 to 34	12.1%	10.3%
35 to 44	12.2%	10.7%
45 to 54	12.2%	11.8%
55 to 64	14.8%	15.6%
65 to 74	11.1%	12.0%
75 and over	7.2%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clinton County	Madison County
White (non-Hispanic)	89.1%	90.6%
Black or African American	2.9%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.3%
Asian	1.4%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.4%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clinton County	Madison County
No high school diploma	11.8%	6.7%
High school graduate	32.5%	33.8%
Some college or associate's	28.9%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	15.3%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	11.5%	13.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clinton County	Madison County
Drove alone	77.3%	76.6%
Carpooled	9.6%	6.5%
Public transit	0.2%	0.4%
Walked	4.7%	5.7%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.2%
Worked from home	7.2%	9.7%
Other means	0.7%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clinton County	Madison County
1-unit, detached	61.5%	72.7%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	12.3%	10.5%
5 to 19 units	7.8%	5.3%
20 or more units	3.5%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	12.8%	7.3%

Poverty & households

	Clinton County	Madison County
Poverty rate	13.8%	9.7%
Average household size	2.19	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	20	24
Median year structure built	1974	1964