Clinton County, Kentucky Demographics

Population trends, housing costs, income, commuting, and health, all on one page.

Clinton County, KY Population Density Map and Area Scores

Area Score

Health, income and education, each graded from F to A+. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

  • D
    Health Well below average
    Less healthy than 92% of counties in Kentucky
  • D
    Income Well below average
    Less wealthy than 82% of counties in Kentucky
  • F
    Education Well below average
    Less educated than 89% of counties in Kentucky

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Clinton County
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Population density, people per sq mi

Population: density and quick facts

Metric Clinton County Kentucky Avg U.S. Average
Population 9,202 4,533,530 337,468,954
Population density (per sq mi) 44.8 112.2 86.4
Population growth (%/yr) -1.21% 0.33% 0.59%
Median age 44.0 37.5 37.3
Households 3,854 1,813,524 130,235,071

Population in Clinton County declined by 2.5% from 2009 to 2024, reaching 9,202 in 2024.

Population Growth 2009–2024

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Race & Ethnicity

Group Share

Age & Sex

The largest generation in Clinton County is Gen X, aged 45–60, at 21.8% of residents. That is 1.7 points above Kentucky as a whole.

Residents by birth cohort, from the 2025 age distribution. The right-hand figure is how far each cohort's share sits above or below Kentucky, in percentage points. Children younger than Gen Z and the generations before the Boomers are counted in the population but not shown here, so these shares do not add up to 100%.

Male and female share

Women are 50.6% of the people living in Clinton County and men 49.4%.

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Economy

Clinton County has a the economy index of D, which means it is barely prosperous.

Metric Clinton County Kentucky Avg U.S. Average
Median household income $44,875 $64,312 $80,455
Income growth (%/yr) 5.33% 4.62% 4.80%
Unemployment rate 5.0% 4.8% 5.2%

The median household income in Clinton County is about 30% lower than in Kentucky.

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Housing

Metric Clinton County Kentucky Avg U.S. Average
Median home price $141,926 $118,017 $248,835
Median rent $617 $967 $1,407
Homeownership rate 71.1% 68.3% 65.2%

The median home price in Clinton County is about 19.2 years' worth of rent — buying at the median price costs roughly as much as paying the median rent of $617 per month for that long.

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Commute Time & Mobility

Commuters in Clinton County spend about 33 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 140 hours, about 5.8 full days, spent commuting.

Metric Clinton County Kentucky Avg U.S. Average
One-way commute (min) 16.7 20.8 22.4
Round-trip commute (min) 33.5 41.6 44.8
Yearly time spent (hours) 140 173 187
Estimated yearly cost $4,326 $5,369 $5,790
Work from home 7.3% 10.2% 15.0%
Highway traffic (vehicles/day) 1,399 6,995 8,813
Local road traffic (vehicles/day) 403 832 1,355

Fastest commutes among counties in Kentucky: Calloway County (13.9 min), Owsley County (15.0 min), Taylor County (15.3 min).
Slowest: Owen County (37.7 min), Spencer County (33.3 min), Bracken County (33.2 min).

The average commute time in Clinton County is 17 minutes, shorter than the 21 minutes in Kentucky.

Estimated yearly cost applies a single national wage rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area. Traffic volume figures come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.

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Education & Households

Clinton County has a education index of F, which means it scores poorly in education.

Metric Clinton County Kentucky Avg U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher 13.0% 24.5% 31.6%
Average household size 2.35 2.43 2.53

Highest education index among counties in Kentucky: Fayette County (0.4), Oldham County (0.4), Campbell County (0.3).
Lowest: Leslie County (0.1), Lee County (0.1), Elliott County (0.1).

Health

Clinton County has a health index of D, which means it is barely healthy.

Metric Clinton County Kentucky Avg U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years) 73.7 75.0 78.3
Self-rated poor health 28.8% 23.2% 16.3%
Smokers 30.2% 26.0% 19.0%

Highest health index among counties in Kentucky: Oldham County (0.8), Boone County (0.8), Scott County (0.8).
Lowest: Clay County (0.7), Bell County (0.7), McCreary County (0.7).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Clinton County, Kentucky.

How many people live in Clinton County, Kentucky?

About 9,202 people live in Clinton County, Kentucky, in 3,854 households of 2.4 people on average. The median age is 44.0, so residents are older than the U.S. median of 37.3 by about 7 years.

Is Clinton County, Kentucky urban or rural?

Averaged over its land area, Clinton County, Kentucky has 45 people per square mile, a density typical of rural areas. That is about 52% of the U.S. average of 86.

How affordable is housing in Clinton County, Kentucky?

The median home costs 3.2 times the median household income ($141,926 against $44,875), compared with 3.1 times nationally. A ratio of about 3 is traditionally considered affordable. Median rent of $617 a month takes about 16% of the median household's income, below the 30% level at which HUD considers renters cost-burdened.

How educated are people in Clinton County, Kentucky?

13.0% of adults in Clinton County, Kentucky hold a bachelor's degree or higher (about 1 in 8), well below the U.S. share of 31.6%.

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