Editing Clinton County, Iowa (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1840= 821
|1850= 2822
|1860= 18938
|1870= 35357
|1880= 36763
|1890= 41199
|1900= 43832
|1910= 45394
|1920= 43371
|1930= 44377
|1940= 44722
|1950= 49664
|1960= 55060
|1970= 56749
|1980= 57122
|1990= 51040
|2000= 50149
|2010= 49116
|2020= 46460
|estyear=2023
|estimate=46158
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 2, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 14, 2014}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=July 14, 2014|archive-date=August 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811110448/http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|url-status=dead}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ia190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 14, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 14, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2018<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/19/19045.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151228021445/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/19/19045.html|archive-date=December 28, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}
[[File:ClintonCountyIowaPop2020.png|thumb|right|Population of Clinton County from US census data]]

===2020 census===
[[File:ClintonCountyIA2022PopPyr.png|thumb|left|2022 US Census [[population pyramid]] for Clinton County from [[American Community Survey|ACS]] 5-year estimates]]
The 2020 census recorded a population of 46,460 in the county, with a population density of {{Pop density|46460|694.983378|sqmi|km2}}. 94.95% of the population reported being of one race. There were 21,517 housing units of which 19,483 were occupied.<ref name=cen2020/>

{| class="wikitable"
|+Clinton County Racial Composition<ref>{{Cite web|title =P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Clinton County, Iowa|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Clinton%20County,%20Iowa&t=Race%20and%20Ethnicity&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (NH)
|41,226
|88.73%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (NH)
|1,392
|3%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] (NH)
|103
|0.22%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] (NH)
|252
|0.54%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|10
|0.02%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]] (NH)
|1,938
|4.2%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|1,539
|3.31%
|}

===2010 census===
The 2010 census recorded a population of 49,116 in the county, with a population density of {{Pop density|49116|695|sqmi|km2}}. There were 21,733 housing units, of which 20,223 were occupied.<ref name="USCB">{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST05&prodType=table|title=Population and Housing Occupancy Status: 2010 - State &ndash; County|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] American FactFinder|access-date=March 12, 2011}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 50,149 people, 20,105 households, and 13,671 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|72|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 21,585 housing units at an average density of {{convert|31|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the county was 95.87% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 1.89% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.24% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.56% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.34% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.08% from two or more races. 1.25% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 20,105 households, out of which 31.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.60% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.00% were non-families. 27.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.60% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 27.00% from 25 to 44, 23.30% from 45 to 64, and 15.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 94.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,423, and the median income for a family was $46,450. Males had a median income of $35,049 versus $21,333 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $17,724. About 7.70% of families and 10.20% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.70% of those under age 18 and 7.80% of those age 65 or over.