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Clinton County, MO

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

AI Overview

Clinton County, MO is a small rural county of 21,259 residents that has grown 3.8% over five years, with a 76.1% homeownership rate and median home value of $204,300 pointing to a predominantly owner-occupied, affordable housing market. The labor force participation rate of 60.6% yields a modest workforce, with median worker earnings of $44,307 and 22.7% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, while the 93.7% high school attainment rate reflects a broadly credentialed base. A median household income of $70,627 sits alongside a GDP per capita of $19,273, and the 29.1-minute mean commute suggests the county functions partly as a bedroom community to nearby larger centers.

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

Population

21,259

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$70,627

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+3.8% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone19,862 (92.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races780 (3.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race327 (1.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone207 (1.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone178 (0.8%)
  • Asian Alone35 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish289
  2. 2.Other Indo-European35
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island30
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)28
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic24

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,373

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$19,273

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$36,216

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,220
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,569
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,407
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities847
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services785

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,282
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,140
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,050
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,487
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,054

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.72×)269
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.66×)1,624
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.24×)712
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.20×)1,289
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.99×)2,283

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$204,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$985/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

75.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999997 (15.8%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999844 (13.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999708 (11.2%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999520 (8.2%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999509 (8.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999497 (7.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

22.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

60.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$44,307

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone7,568 (80.1%)
  • Worked At Home946 (10.0%)
  • Carpooled771 (8.2%)
  • Walked103 (1.1%)
  • Other52 (0.6%)
  • Motorcycle14 (0.1%)

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.