Demographics of Clinton County, New York

Clinton County, New York had 78,138 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,575 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Clinton County, in four figures

78,138
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −2.0%
Change since July 2020: −1,575 people.; 41.9 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $71,224 ±$2,611
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Clinton County, New York's population shrank 2.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Clinton County, New York's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Clinton County, New York's population shrank 2.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Clinton County, New York's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	79,713	100.0	100.0
2021	79,034	99.1	100.2
2022	78,011	97.9	100.7
2023	77,905	97.7	101.6
2024	77,832	97.6	102.5
2025	78,138	98.0	103.1

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Population of Clinton County, New York on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	79,713	−120	−33	0	−95
2021	79,034	−679	−182	+24	−539
2022	78,011	−1,023	−284	+83	−846
2023	77,905	−106	−232	+141	+4
2024	77,832	−73	−229	+175	−12
2025	78,138	+306	−229	+114	+422

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.9 ±0.6: for men 41.5 ±0.7 and for women 42.3 ±0.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Clinton County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New York	United States
Under 5	3,381 ±73	4.3% ±0.1	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	10,784 ±483	13.7% ±0.6	15.0% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	9,494 ±614	12.1% ±0.8	8.9% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	19,115 ±582	24.4% ±0.7	27.1% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	20,806 ±684	26.5% ±0.9	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	14,913 ±626	19.0% ±0.8	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $71,224 ±$2,611, and income per person $38,591 ±$1,647, in 2024 dollars. The median is $85,974 ±$402 in New York and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Clinton County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New York	United States
Under $25,000	5,873 ±583	17.5% ±1.7	16.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	6,056 ±557	18.0% ±1.6	15.1% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	5,584 ±500	16.6% ±1.5	13.6% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	4,392 ±518	13.1% ±1.5	11.4% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	6,698 ±539	20.0% ±1.6	16.7% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,546 ±329	7.6% ±1.0	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,407 ±409	7.2% ±1.2	17.1% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Clinton County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New York	United States
All ages	10,003 ±889	13.7% ±1.2	14.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,402 ±337	17.3% ±2.3	18.3% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	5,740 ±534	14.8% ±1.3	12.8% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,861 ±284	9.1% ±1.4	13.1% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Clinton County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Clinton County	New York	United States
Housing units	37,658 ±101	8,585,241 ±652	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.1% ±1.1	90.0% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.9% ±1.2	10.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	69.4% ±1.4	54.3% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	30.6% ±1.7	45.7% ±0.1	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$180,600 ±$6,729	$423,800 ±$1,627	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,003 ±$37	$1,621 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1974 ±2	1959 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Clinton County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New York	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,758 ±0	3.5% ±<0.1	19.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	69,233 ±468	88.2% ±0.6	52.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,274 ±223	2.9% ±0.3	13.4% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,212 ±136	1.5% ±0.2	9.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	20 to 300	< 0.1% to 0.4%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 83	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	155 to 563	0.2% to 0.7%	1.0% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,459 ±472	3.1% ±0.6	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Clinton County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New York	United States
Born in the state	59,794 ±1,011	76.2% ±1.3	62.4% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	14,040 ±952	17.9% ±1.2	12.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	903 ±232	1.2% ±0.3	2.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3,756 ±401	4.8% ±0.5	22.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,803 ±359	2.3% ±0.5	13.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,953 ±337	2.5% ±0.4	9.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Clinton County among the counties of New York

34th of 62 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the New York page.

Counties of New York near Clinton County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Putnam County	99,028	+1.4%
Steuben County	91,855	−1.6%
Wayne County	91,250	+0.1%
Sullivan County	80,586	+2.7%
Chemung County	80,415	−3.9%
Clinton County	78,138	−2.0%
Cattaraugus County	75,390	−2.1%
Cayuga County	74,365	−2.3%
Madison County	67,120	−1.2%
Warren County	65,020	−0.9%
Livingston County	61,438	−0.2%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026