Clifton Park is a medium-sized town located in the state of New York. With a population of 39,002 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Clifton Park is the 28th largest community in New York.

Clifton Park is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 86.62% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Clifton Park is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Clifton Park who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.03%), management occupations (12.83%), and sales jobs (11.87%).

Also of interest is that Clifton Park has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Clifton Park, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the town.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Clifton Park is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates." While both of these categories describe educated professionals, urban sophisticates are quite a different demographic. Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Because of many things, Clifton Park is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Clifton Park a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Clifton Park has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Clifton Park's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

"If you live in Clifton Park, you are going to have to drive to get to work," say area residents. At least that is what most Clifton Park residents do (97.5%). Clifton Park is primarily built for cars, and driving around town will bare this out. Shopping centers, parking lots, strip malls, and wide streets are what you'll find. Sidewalks? Sure. But not everywhere, and walking to most places can be downright scary.

Clifton Park Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Clifton Park. 46.01% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 14.96%.

The per capita income in Clifton Park in 2000 was $29,611, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $118,444 for a family of four. However, Clifton Park contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Clifton Park home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Clifton Park is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Clifton Park include Irish, Italian, German, English, Polish, French, and French Canadian.

The most common language spoken in Clifton Park is English.