CLINTON COUNTY – The United Way network and research partner United for ALICE released its latest report in April, giving us our first look at ALICE data since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
ALICE is an acronym for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed — households that earn more than the Federal Poverty Level, but less than the basic cost of living for the county (the ALICE Threshold). Households below the ALICE Threshold — ALICE households plus those in poverty — can’t afford the essentials.
Pre-pandemic, there were 9,192 households in Clinton County below the ALICE Threshold. Just two years later in 2021, that number rose 3 percent to 9,426.
Clinton County and ALICE By the Numbers in 2021
- Population: 79,426
- Households: 30,952 (3% change from 2019)
- Median Household Income: $76,534 (state average: $63,498)
- Labor Force Participation Rate: 61.7% (state average: 60.9%)
- ALICE Households: 22% (state average 26%)
- Households in Poverty: 8% (state average 13%)
To view more Clinton County data, visit the Michigan County Reports page at https://www.unitedforalice.org/county-reports/michigan and choose Clinton in the dropdown menu.
Read the full Michigan report at https://www.unitedforalice.org/state-overview/michigan.
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