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Clinton County, PA

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

AI Overview

Clinton County, PA has a small workforce of roughly 37,700 residents with a labor force participation rate of 58.4% and a relatively low educational attainment level — only 21.3% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, though 89.7% have a high school diploma. Worker earnings are modest at a median of $36,818, and housing costs remain low, with a median home value of $179,100 and median gross rent of $815 per month. The county has seen a population decline of 3.5% over five years, an unemployment rate of 5.7%, and a poverty rate of 14.2%, with a GDP per capita of $41,675 against a median household income of $60,816.

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

Population

37,707

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$60,816

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-3.5% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone35,538 (94.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races732 (1.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race595 (1.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone391 (1.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone299 (0.8%)
  • Asian Alone224 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic1,801
  2. 2.Spanish269
  3. 3.Other Indo-European142
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic85
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island43

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,416

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$41,675

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$31,762

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

14.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,185
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)2,735
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,864
  4. 4.Construction (Group)1,525
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,511

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations5,102
  2. 2.Service Occupations3,495
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,477
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations3,150
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,944

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.72×)470
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.58×)2,689
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.30×)1,541
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.14×)1,145
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 1.01×)820

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$179,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$815/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

72.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,523 (13.7%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,214 (10.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,088 (9.8%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,043 (9.4%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,036 (9.3%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9991,030 (9.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

21.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

89.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

58.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,818

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

9.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone12,440 (73.9%)
  • Carpooled1,911 (11.3%)
  • Worked At Home1,552 (9.2%)
  • Walked713 (4.2%)
  • Other91 (0.5%)
  • Taxi58 (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.