Clinton County, Michigan

12 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 79,419
Median household income: $85,928
Median home value: $243,700

Clinton County is a county in Michigan with a population of 79,419. 12 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $85,928 runs above the Michigan figure of $71,149.

Between 2019 and 2023, Clinton County's population grew 1.3% from 78,389 to 79,419, while its median household income rose 22.1% from $70,390 to $85,928.

The median resident is 41.8 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 79,419
Median age: 41.8 yrs
Median household income: $85,928
Median home value: $243,700
Median gross rent: $1,039
Housing units: 33,123
Homeownership rate: 82.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

78,38979,419

Median household income

$70,390$85,928

Median home value

$172,800$243,700

Median gross rent

$839$1,039

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	78,389	$70,390	$172,800	$839
2020	78,957	$72,490	$185,500	$846
2021	78,895	$76,161	$197,400	$906
2022	79,249	$82,594	$226,000	$1,022
2023	79,419	$85,928	$243,700	$1,039

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1716.5%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3411.8%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,143	5.2%
5 to 17	13,104	16.5%
18 to 24	6,478	8.2%
25 to 34	9,402	11.8%
35 to 44	10,125	12.7%
45 to 54	10,361	13.0%
55 to 64	11,377	14.3%
65 to 74	8,793	11.1%
75 and over	5,636	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	69,833	87.9%
Black or African American	1,265	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	139	0.2%
Asian	1,107	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	8	0.0%
Some other race	339	0.4%
Two or more races	2,686	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,042	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.5%

High school graduate24.5%

Some college or associate's36.7%

Bachelor's degree21.1%

Graduate or professional degree13.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,497	4.5%
High school graduate	13,672	24.5%
Some college or associate's	20,458	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	11,766	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7,301	13.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone77.9%

Carpooled5.1%

Public transit0.5%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.2%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	30,625	77.9%
Carpooled	1,998	5.1%
Public transit	198	0.5%
Walked	585	1.5%
Bicycle	8	0.0%
Worked from home	5,577	14.2%
Other means	315	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,317	24.7%
15 to 29 min	15,686	46.5%
30 to 44 min	6,175	18.3%
45 to 59 min	1,512	4.5%
60+ min	2,039	6.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.51
Poverty rate: 9.4% (7,344 of 78,493)

	Count	Share
Family households	21,266	67.9%
Nonfamily households	10,048	32.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	31,314	94.5%
Vacant	1,809	5.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	25,927	82.8%
Renter-occupied	5,387	17.2%

1-unit, detached77.8%

1-unit, attached3.2%

2 to 4 units3.0%

5 to 19 units7.7%

20 or more units2.4%

Mobile home & other5.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	25,762	77.8%
1-unit, attached	1,052	3.2%
2 to 4 units	985	3.0%
5 to 19 units	2,558	7.7%
20 or more units	805	2.4%
Mobile home & other	1,961	5.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 26037
State: Michigan
Land area: 567 sq mi
Water area: 7.22 sq mi
Center point: 42.9505, -84.5917