Clinton County, New York

Clinton County has a population of 78,493 and has shrunk 2.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $180,600, about 2.5 times the county's median household income of $71,224.

Home price
$180,600
Income
$71,224
Population
78,493
Unemployment
4.1%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$180,600county
Median gross rent$1,003county
Median year homes here were built1974county
Share of homes built before 198057.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile12.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant10.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented30.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use5.7%county
Typical monthly rent$2,875(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,246county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$980county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,494county
Home insurance / yr$1,683(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living125.1(statewide)
Median household income$71,224county
Family health premium / yr$27,188(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$17,361(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.166(statewide)
Poverty rate13.7%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home7.6%county
Unemployment rate4.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force57.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.5%county
Share of workers employed by government22.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry27.7%county
Economic output per resident$62,793county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate2.00%county
Top state income tax10.90%(statewide)
Capital gains tax10.90%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.54%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time20.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service6.6 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport92960county
Miles to nearest general aviation field26 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network2county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station5.3 micounty
Households without a vehicle10.4%county
Traffic deaths11.5county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher27.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher88.1%county
Public schools in the county28county
Public school enrollment10729county
Students per full-time teacher10.5county
Free lunch eligible49.6%county
Elementary schools13county
Middle schools6county
High schools6county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions2county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution5.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians80county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter6.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance3.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year13.9%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year12.8%county
Frequent mental distress18.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.4%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population78,493county
Land area in square miles1,038county
People per square mile of land75.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores12county
Convenience stores10county
Share living far from a food store7.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract3.6%county
Population change since 2020-2.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age41.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1818.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.0%county
Share of households that are one person31.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.8%county
Second languages5.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls42.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents81county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents5county
Households that moved in1,168county
Households that moved away1,293county
Average income of arriving households$58,151county
Average income of departing households$57,667county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes5county
Housing units authorised in the latest year189county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings40.2%county
Violent crime rate380(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature43.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation35.2 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.68 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F5 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing162 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days155 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 7county
Average first fall frostOct 9county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$110county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh17.2¢county
Household electricity use723 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.71(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity34.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas12.3%county
Homes heated by propane8.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil37.3%county
Homes heated by wood5.9%county
Households with broadband88.0%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk82.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk64.9county
Hail risk14.9county
Earthquake risk83.5county
Tornado risk26.3county
Tropical cyclone risk61.2county
Extreme heat risk47.2county
Winter weather risk82.2county
Strong wind risk54.2county
Wildfire risk24.2county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Clinton County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the New York figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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