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Clinton County, KY

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

AI Overview

Clinton County is a small rural Kentucky county of 9,240 residents with a labor force participation rate of just 55.0% and an unemployment rate of 5.6%, reflecting a constrained available workforce where only 16.5% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median worker earnings stand at $28,566 against a median household income of $44,844, with a poverty rate of 18.4% and a per capita income of $23,829 pointing to a low-cost, low-wage labor market. The county has shed 9.5% of its population over five years, though housing costs remain among the lowest measurable—median home value at $114,000 and median gross rent at $629 per month—and the average commute is 20.4 minutes.

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

Population

9,240

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$44,844

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-9.5% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone8,666 (94.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races186 (2.0%)
  • Asian Alone173 (1.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race79 (0.9%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone50 (0.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone33 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish108
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island13
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic5

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

596

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$36,769

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$23,829

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

18.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance981
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)641
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services631
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)366
  5. 5.Construction (Group)345

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,314
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations804
  3. 3.Service Occupations774
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations623
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations598

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.89×)180
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 2.13×)828
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.51×)516
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.03×)277
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 0.95×)402

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$114,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$629/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

71.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999309 (11.3%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999296 (10.8%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999263 (9.6%)
  • $60,000 to $69,999247 (9.0%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999222 (8.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999186 (6.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

79.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

55.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$28,566

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

20.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,308 (81.1%)
  • Carpooled453 (11.1%)
  • Worked At Home298 (7.3%)
  • Other19 (0.5%)
  • Walked1 (0.0%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

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.