Clinton County vs Elk County

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

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

Clinton County has the higher population (37,707 vs 30,703 in Elk County). Elk County has the higher median household income ($64,103 vs $58,842 in Clinton County). Clinton County has the higher median home value ($179,100 vs $128,600 in Elk County).

Population, income & housing

	Clinton County	Elk County
Population	37,707	30,703
Median age	39.8 yrs	48.5 yrs
Median household income	$58,842	$64,103
Median home value	$179,100	$128,600
Median gross rent	$815	$720
Housing units	18,640	16,876
Homeownership rate	71.6%	78.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.3%	19.9%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clinton County	Elk County
Population	38,915 → 37,707 (-3.1%)	30,340 → 30,703 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$50,923 → $58,842 (+15.6%)	$53,440 → $64,103 (+20.0%)
Median home value	$136,600 → $179,100 (+31.1%)	$103,200 → $128,600 (+24.6%)
Median gross rent	$736 → $815 (+10.7%)	$591 → $720 (+21.8%)

Clinton County

Population

38,91537,707

Median household income

$50,923$58,842

Median home value

$136,600$179,100

Median gross rent

$736$815

Elk County

Population

30,34030,703

Median household income

$53,440$64,103

Median home value

$103,200$128,600

Median gross rent

$591$720

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clinton County	Elk County
Under 5	5.3%	4.5%
5 to 17	14.9%	14.5%
18 to 24	13.5%	6.9%
25 to 34	11.4%	10.0%
35 to 44	10.5%	10.6%
45 to 54	11.4%	13.3%
55 to 64	13.3%	16.8%
65 to 74	11.3%	13.5%
75 and over	8.3%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clinton County	Elk County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.9%	94.7%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clinton County	Elk County
No high school diploma	10.3%	6.5%
High school graduate	45.8%	48.6%
Some college or associate's	22.6%	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clinton County	Elk County
Drove alone	76.1%	82.8%
Carpooled	10.2%	9.1%
Public transit	0.4%	0.4%
Walked	4.3%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.3%
Worked from home	7.5%	2.8%
Other means	1.3%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clinton County	Elk County
1-unit, detached	70.4%	81.1%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	10.7%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	2.1%
20 or more units	3.1%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	8.4%	6.4%

Poverty & households

	Clinton County	Elk County
Poverty rate	14.2%	9.1%
Average household size	2.36	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	23	18
Median year structure built	1968	1961