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Clinton County, IL

Demographic and economic profile of Clinton County, IL, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Clinton County, IL is a small rural county of 36,899 residents with a median household income of $86,588 and a poverty rate of just 7.5%, suggesting a relatively stable working- and middle-class economic base. The workforce is modest in size, with a 62.8% labor participation rate, 24.4% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings of $47,498, pointing to a largely trade- and industry-oriented labor pool rather than a professional one. Housing costs are low—median home value of $180,500 and median gross rent of $934/month—with an 80.3% homeownership rate, though the county's population declined 1.9% over the past five years.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

36,899

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$86,588

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.9% since 2018

Clinton County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone33,584 (90.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,164 (3.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races897 (2.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race698 (1.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone303 (0.8%)
  • Asian Alone231 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish921
  2. 2.Other Indo-European150
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic117
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic58
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)55

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,497

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$29,631

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$41,334

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

7.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,595
  2. 2.Construction (Group)1,864
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,773
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)1,653
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)1,395

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations7,629
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations3,052
  3. 3.Service Occupations2,913
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,393
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,184

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.26×)652
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.53×)1,310
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.42×)1,781
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.06×)4,465
  5. 5.Manufacturing (LQ 1.01×)1,815

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$180,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$934/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

80.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,741 (14.9%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,479 (12.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,248 (10.7%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,180 (10.1%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9991,121 (9.6%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,019 (8.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

24.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

62.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$47,498

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone13,672 (76.3%)
  • Worked At Home2,258 (12.6%)
  • Carpooled1,356 (7.6%)
  • Walked457 (2.6%)
  • Other108 (0.6%)
  • Public Transit56 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.