Clinton is a somewhat small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 13,094 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Clinton is the 81st largest community in Connecticut.

Clinton is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Clinton is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Clinton who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.31%), sales jobs (13.35%), and management occupations (8.20%).

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

In addition, Clinton is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Because of many things, Clinton is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Clinton really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Clinton perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

One of the nice things about Clinton is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the town are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

As is often the case in a small town, Clinton doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Clinton Information and Demographics

The education level of Clinton citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 33.27% of adults in Clinton have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Clinton in 2000 was $26,080, which is lower middle income relative to Connecticut, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $104,320 for a family of four.

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

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