Clinton County, Iowa

14 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 46,383
Median household income: $65,177
Median home value: $153,800

Clinton County is a county in Iowa with a population of 46,383. 14 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $65,177 is below the Iowa median ($73,147).

From 2019 to 2023, Clinton County's population declined 1.1% from 46,909 to 46,383, while its median household income rose 26.1% from $51,688 to $65,177.

82.6% of workers drive to work alone. 77.4% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 46,383
Median age: 42.5 yrs
Median household income: $65,177
Median home value: $153,800
Median gross rent: $825
Housing units: 21,590
Homeownership rate: 73.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

46,90946,383

Median household income

$51,688$65,177

Median home value

$118,100$153,800

Median gross rent

$683$825

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	46,909	$51,688	$118,100	$683
2020	46,734	$52,221	$120,200	$659
2021	46,589	$56,345	$128,900	$703
2022	46,488	$61,080	$144,900	$795
2023	46,383	$65,177	$153,800	$825

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3411.1%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6414.9%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,630	5.7%
5 to 17	7,902	17.0%
18 to 24	3,624	7.8%
25 to 34	5,156	11.1%
35 to 44	5,254	11.3%
45 to 54	5,582	12.0%
55 to 64	6,934	14.9%
65 to 74	5,428	11.7%
75 and over	3,873	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	41,505	89.5%
Black or African American	1,332	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	31	0.1%
Asian	350	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	50	0.1%
Two or more races	1,493	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,622	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.3%

High school graduate36.2%

Some college or associate's34.4%

Bachelor's degree15.6%

Graduate or professional degree6.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,364	7.3%
High school graduate	11,668	36.2%
Some college or associate's	11,073	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	5,035	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,087	6.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone82.6%

Carpooled7.1%

Public transit0.4%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home6.0%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	17,668	82.6%
Carpooled	1,526	7.1%
Public transit	78	0.4%
Walked	419	2.0%
Bicycle	47	0.2%
Worked from home	1,274	6.0%
Other means	387	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,765	43.6%
15 to 29 min	5,964	29.6%
30 to 44 min	3,013	15.0%
45 to 59 min	1,518	7.5%
60+ min	865	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 13.1% (5,962 of 45,382)

	Count	Share
Family households	12,263	63.1%
Nonfamily households	7,171	36.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	19,434	90.0%
Vacant	2,156	10.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	14,212	73.1%
Renter-occupied	5,222	26.9%

1-unit, detached77.4%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units7.5%

5 to 19 units6.3%

20 or more units4.6%

Mobile home & other1.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	16,713	77.4%
1-unit, attached	652	3.0%
2 to 4 units	1,614	7.5%
5 to 19 units	1,363	6.3%
20 or more units	989	4.6%
Mobile home & other	259	1.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 19045
State: Iowa
Land area: 695 sq mi
Water area: 15 sq mi
Center point: 41.8981, -90.5342