Clinton County vs Fulton County

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

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

Fulton County has the higher population (42,434 vs 42,014 in Clinton County). Fulton County has the higher median household income ($72,866 vs $68,125 in Clinton County). Clinton County has the higher median home value ($192,800 vs $176,000 in Fulton County).

Population, income & housing

	Clinton County	Fulton County
Population	42,014	42,434
Median age	41.0 yrs	41.6 yrs
Median household income	$68,125	$72,866
Median home value	$192,800	$176,000
Median gross rent	$893	$832
Housing units	17,966	17,708
Homeownership rate	70.5%	81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.1%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clinton County	Fulton County
Population	41,957 → 42,014 (+0.1%)	42,253 → 42,434 (+0.4%)
Median household income	$52,815 → $68,125 (+29.0%)	$63,092 → $72,866 (+15.5%)
Median home value	$128,400 → $192,800 (+50.2%)	$138,200 → $176,000 (+27.4%)
Median gross rent	$755 → $893 (+18.3%)	$729 → $832 (+14.1%)

Clinton County

Population

41,95742,014

Median household income

$52,815$68,125

Median home value

$128,400$192,800

Median gross rent

$755$893

Fulton County

Population

42,25342,434

Median household income

$63,092$72,866

Median home value

$138,200$176,000

Median gross rent

$729$832

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clinton County	Fulton County
Under 5	5.8%	5.7%
5 to 17	17.0%	17.5%
18 to 24	9.9%	7.7%
25 to 34	11.3%	11.0%
35 to 44	11.8%	12.5%
45 to 54	12.1%	12.3%
55 to 64	14.0%	14.4%
65 to 74	11.0%	11.6%
75 and over	7.1%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clinton County	Fulton County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.1%	87.7%
Black or African American	1.8%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.0%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	9.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clinton County	Fulton County
No high school diploma	8.4%	5.2%
High school graduate	40.3%	42.3%
Some college or associate's	31.2%	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clinton County	Fulton County
Drove alone	81.2%	88.9%
Carpooled	7.0%	4.5%
Public transit	0.3%	0.2%
Walked	2.7%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.1%
Worked from home	7.5%	4.0%
Other means	1.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clinton County	Fulton County
1-unit, detached	77.2%	82.1%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	6.5%	2.7%
20 or more units	2.0%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	6.8%	5.5%

Poverty & households

	Clinton County	Fulton County
Poverty rate	14.8%	8.7%
Average household size	2.47	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	25	24
Median year structure built	1976	1970