Clinton County, IA

Welcome to Clinton County.

Clinton County has a population of 46.5 thousand and a total area (land and water combined) of 710.2 square miles.

Total GDP for the county increased 19%, in the five years ending in 2022, to reach $2.8 billion.

Between 2000 and 2024 presidential elections, Clinton County voted five out of six times for Democrats and only once for a Republican candidate.

Clinton County comprises Clinton, IA micropolitan area.

The largest city in the county is Clinton.

🔵 Democrat 🔴 Republican

Election Year Candidates (Party)*	Votes (% Total)		Landslide Scale**
	🔵	🔴
2000 🔴George W. Bush 🔵Al Gore	55.35%	41.61%	+
2004 🔴George W. Bush 🔵John Kerry	55.96%	43.21%	+
2008 🔵Barack Obama 🔴John McCain	60.75%	37.72%	++
2012 🔵Barack Obama 🔴Mitt Romney	60.56%	37.73%	++
2016 🔴Donald Trump 🔵Hillary Clinton	43.76%	48.88%	+
2020 🔵Joe Biden 🔴Donald Trump	43.8%	54.32%	+
2024 🔴Donald Trump 🔵Kamala Harris
Notes: Presidential Tickets 2000 (R) George W. Bush & Dick Cheney; (D) Al Gore & Joe Lieberman 2004 (R) George W. Bush & Dick Cheney; (D)John Kerry & John Edwards 2008 (D) Barack Obama & Joe Biden; (R) John McCain & Sarah Palin 2012 (D) Barack Obama & Joe Biden; (R) Mitt Romney & Paul Ryan 2016 (R) Donald Trump & Mike Pence; (D) Hillary Clinton & Tim Kaine 2020 (D) Joe Biden & Kamala Harris; (R) Donald Trump & Mike Pence 2024 (R) Donald Trump & JD Vance; (D) Kamala Harris & Tim Waltz *Landslide Scale (county) + Victory margin was less than 20 percent ++ Victory margin was between 20 to 49 percentage points of more votes +++ Victory margin was more than half but below three quarters ++++ Victory margin was three quarters or more

Key Industry	As % County GDP	GDP Growth*
County GDP¹	100%	19%

Government Enterprises	8%	11%
Private Industries	92%	20%
Agriculture	3%	838%
Mining	1%	42%
Utilities	2%	14%
Construction	3%	-3%
Manufacturing	33%	7%
– Durable	5%	0%
– Nondurable	28%	9%
Trade	9%	18%
– Wholesale	3%	13%
– Retail	6%	20%
Transportation	6%	72%
Information	2%	28%
Finance & Insurance	5%	0%
Real Estate	10%	-2%
Professional & Business Services	4%	23%
Educational Services	1%	-35%
Healthcare & Social Services	8%	6%
Arts, Recreation & Entertainment	<1%	17%
Accommodation & Food Services	3%	49%
Other Services²	2%	24%
Notes: *Growth rates are based on most recent five-year value available and are updated dynamically ^1. All industry total. ^2. Includes various repairs, maintenance, personal care, religious organizations, social and professional organizations etc.

	Total*	Vibrancy Indicator (1-100)**
🚙 Automobile Dealers	9	45
🪑 Furniture & Home Furnishings	9	42
📺 Electronics & Appliance	4	25
🛒 Grocery Stores	11	47
🍾 Beer, Wine & Liquor Stores	3	15
⚕️ Health & Personal Care	11	47
⛽ Gasoline Stations	24	59
👕 Clothing Stores	6	30
👠 Shoe Stores	3	14
🧳 Luggage, Leather Goods & Jewelry	3	15
🏸 Sporting Goods	3	15
📚 Book Stores & News Dealers
🏬 Department Stores	14	54
💐 Florists
🎁 Gift, Novelty & Souvenir Shops	3	18
🐕 Pet & Pet Supplies
🍺 Bars & Taverns	25	76
🍽️ Full-service restaurants	32	60
🍔 Limited-service restaurants	34	59
🏠 Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers	17	53
🛏️ Traveler Accommodation	13	56
Notes: * Total counts of establishments are places of business. ** Vibrancy score is based on comparisons of relevant establishments per square mile of land area among all counties and county equivalents in the United States; A score of 100 means the county is in the top one percentile.

Household Income by Distribution
	As % County’s Total Household Income	Average Household Income	Maximum Household Income
Top 5%¹	21%	$325,700	N/A
Top 20%	47%	$186,300	$183,700
Next highest 20%	24%	$94,100	$112,100
Middle 20%	15%	$61,200	$76,500
Second lowest 20%	10%	$38,600	$47,900
Bottom 20%	4%	$16,600	$28,400
Notes: ^1. Households with aggregate income above 95% of all households in the county

		% Total Households	Average Household Income*
Wages & Salaries		69%	$73,300
Self-Employment		17%	$41,700
Investment Income¹		29%	$25,000
Social Security		38%	$20,600
Supplemental Security		5%	$12,100
Public Assistance		2%	Below $10,000
Retirement		24%	$20,100
Notes: * Calculation based on households claim to have specific source of income; Households may have more than one source of income ¹Includes interest, dividends, and net rental income

	Under 25*	Age 25 to 49*	Age 50 to 64*	Age 65 & Older*
Below $25K	1%	2%	5%	8%
$25K – $49K	2%	7%	7%	9%
$50K – $99K	1%	9%	13%	9%
$100K – $199K	<1%	8%	10%	4%
$200K & more	<1%	1%	3%	1%
Notes: * Age of heads of households

Median Earnings by Worker Characteristics

Race/Ethnicity	Male	Female
Non-Hispanic White	$47,600	$30,800
African-American	$33,800
Hispanic	$43,500	$19,900
Asian		$29,000

Level of Education	Male	Female
Below Highschool	$42,600	$24,100
Highschool & GED	$48,000	$28,800
Some College to Associate’s	$54,700	$34,200
College/Bachelor’s Degree	$81,300	$41,600
Graduate Degree	$51,300	$65,500

Occupation	Male	Female
White-Collar¹	$66,500	$43,600
STEM²	$66,400	$51,300
Gray-Collar³	$66,700	$36,500
Pink-Collar⁴		$17,000
Sales⁵	$47,300	$30,500
Blue-Collar⁶	$44,900	$30,200
Notes: ^1. Management, business, science, and arts occupations ^2. Computer, engineering, and science occupations ^3. Protective service occupations including firefighters and law enforcement ^4. Personal care and service occupations ^5. Sales and sales related ^6.Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

Disaster Category	Natural Hazard Risk Rating	Annual Loss Per Capita
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Coastal Flooding
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Drought	+++	$
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Hail	+	$
Heat Waves	++	$
Hurricane	+
Ice Storm	+	$
Landslide	+
Lightning	+	$
Riverine Flooding	+	$
Strong Wind	+++	$
Tornado	+	$
Tsunami
Volcanic Activity
Wildfires	+
Winter Weather	+	$
Notes: Locations with insufficient data or not rated are left blank. +: Very low to Relatively low risk ratings ++: Relatively moderate +++: Relatively high ++++: Very high $: Expected per capita annual loss from the natural disaster is below $100 $$: $100-499 $$$: $500-999 $$$$: $1,000 and more

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