Clinton County vs Preble County

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

Clinton County and Preble 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 40,802 in Preble County). Preble County has the higher median household income ($71,237 vs $68,125 in Clinton County). Clinton County has the higher median home value ($192,800 vs $171,100 in Preble County).

Population, income & housing

	Clinton County	Preble County
Population	42,014	40,802
Median age	41.0 yrs	43.2 yrs
Median household income	$68,125	$71,237
Median home value	$192,800	$171,100
Median gross rent	$893	$803
Housing units	17,966	18,106
Homeownership rate	70.5%	79.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.1%	17.9%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clinton County	Preble County
Population	41,957 → 42,014 (+0.1%)	41,093 → 40,802 (-0.7%)
Median household income	$52,815 → $68,125 (+29.0%)	$58,957 → $71,237 (+20.8%)
Median home value	$128,400 → $192,800 (+50.2%)	$125,100 → $171,100 (+36.8%)
Median gross rent	$755 → $893 (+18.3%)	$741 → $803 (+8.4%)

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

Preble County

Population

41,09340,802

Median household income

$58,957$71,237

Median home value

$125,100$171,100

Median gross rent

$741$803

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clinton County	Preble County
Under 5	5.8%	5.2%
5 to 17	17.0%	17.1%
18 to 24	9.9%	7.4%
25 to 34	11.3%	11.3%
35 to 44	11.8%	11.6%
45 to 54	12.1%	12.9%
55 to 64	14.0%	14.7%
65 to 74	11.0%	12.1%
75 and over	7.1%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clinton County	Preble County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.1%	95.3%
Black or African American	1.8%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.0%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clinton County	Preble County
No high school diploma	8.4%	7.4%
High school graduate	40.3%	46.1%
Some college or associate's	31.2%	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clinton County	Preble County
Drove alone	81.2%	83.6%
Carpooled	7.0%	7.3%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	6.6%
Other means	1.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clinton County	Preble County
1-unit, detached	77.2%	86.5%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	5.1%
5 to 19 units	6.5%	2.4%
20 or more units	2.0%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	6.8%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Clinton County	Preble County
Poverty rate	14.8%	11.2%
Average household size	2.47	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	25	27
Median year structure built	1976	1972