Clinton County vs Ottawa County

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

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

Clinton County has the higher population (42,014 vs 40,161 in Ottawa County). Ottawa County has the higher median household income ($75,728 vs $68,125 in Clinton County). Ottawa County has the higher median home value ($200,700 vs $192,800 in Clinton County).

Population, income & housing

	Clinton County	Ottawa County
Population	42,014	40,161
Median age	41.0 yrs	50.3 yrs
Median household income	$68,125	$75,728
Median home value	$192,800	$200,700
Median gross rent	$893	$909
Housing units	17,966	28,762
Homeownership rate	70.5%	83.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.1%	28.5%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clinton County	Ottawa County
Population	41,957 → 42,014 (+0.1%)	40,632 → 40,161 (-1.2%)
Median household income	$52,815 → $68,125 (+29.0%)	$59,099 → $75,728 (+28.1%)
Median home value	$128,400 → $192,800 (+50.2%)	$152,000 → $200,700 (+32.0%)
Median gross rent	$755 → $893 (+18.3%)	$724 → $909 (+25.6%)

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

Ottawa County

Population

40,63240,161

Median household income

$59,099$75,728

Median home value

$152,000$200,700

Median gross rent

$724$909

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clinton County	Ottawa County
Under 5	5.8%	3.9%
5 to 17	17.0%	13.8%
18 to 24	9.9%	6.2%
25 to 34	11.3%	10.0%
35 to 44	11.8%	10.2%
45 to 54	12.1%	11.9%
55 to 64	14.0%	16.9%
65 to 74	11.0%	15.9%
75 and over	7.1%	11.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clinton County	Ottawa County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.1%	90.9%
Black or African American	1.8%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.7%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.0%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clinton County	Ottawa County
No high school diploma	8.4%	5.9%
High school graduate	40.3%	35.2%
Some college or associate's	31.2%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	17.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	10.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clinton County	Ottawa County
Drove alone	81.2%	83.8%
Carpooled	7.0%	5.2%
Public transit	0.3%	0.4%
Walked	2.7%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.1%
Worked from home	7.5%	6.9%
Other means	1.0%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clinton County	Ottawa County
1-unit, detached	77.2%	73.0%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	4.9%
5 to 19 units	6.5%	4.3%
20 or more units	2.0%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	6.8%	11.3%

Poverty & households

	Clinton County	Ottawa County
Poverty rate	14.8%	8.4%
Average household size	2.47	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	25	24
Median year structure built	1976	1974