Clifton is a very small town located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 2,583 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Clifton is the 103rd largest community in Arizona.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Clifton is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 52.9% of the Clifton workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Clifton is a town of construction workers and builders, transportation and shipping workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Clifton who work in office and administrative support jobs (7.98%), sales jobs (6.09%), and architecture and engineering (5.49%).

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Clifton spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 14.05 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.

Clifton is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Clifton, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 97% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

Clifton is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Clifton Information and Demographics

In Clifton, just 9.22% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 14.96%.

The per capita income in Clifton in 2000 was $15,313, which is middle income relative to Arizona, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $61,252 for a family of four.

Clifton is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Clifton home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Clifton is White, followed by Native American. Clifton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 60.20% of the town's residents. Important ancestries of people in Clifton include Irish, German, and English.

The most common language spoken in Clifton is English. Some people also speak Spanish.