About Clinton

Clinton is a tiny coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Washington. With a population of 789 people and just one neighborhood, Clinton is the 262nd largest community in Washington.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Clinton is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Clinton is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Clinton who work in office and administrative support jobs (26.92%), sales jobs (14.20%), and management occupations (10.95%).

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.

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Clinton are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. This is certainly the case with Clinton, which has a vibrant tourist economy.

In Clinton, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.20 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Clinton 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.

Clinton Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Clinton citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.58% of adults in Clinton have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Clinton in 2000 was $25,671, which is upper middle income relative to Washington, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $102,684 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 Norwegian, German, English, Scottish, Irish, Scotch-Irish, Danish, Italian, French, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Clinton is English.