Clifton is a tiny town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 183 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Clifton is the 389th largest community in Virginia. Much of the housing stock in Clifton was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Clifton is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 87.10% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Clifton is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Clifton who work in management occupations (16.13%), office and administrative support jobs (16.13%), and sales jobs (12.10%).

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

Of important note, Clifton is also a town of artists. Clifton has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Clifton's character.

In addition, Clifton is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Because of many things, Clifton is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Clifton 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 has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Clifton's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Clifton is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Clifton, the average commute to work is 34.62 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Being a small town, Clifton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Clifton Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Clifton is a pretty powerful place. 55.04% of the adults in Clifton have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Clifton in 2000 was $47,459, which is wealthy relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $189,836 for a family of four. However, Clifton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Clifton also has one of the lowest poverty rates in America, with just 0% of the people in Clifton living in poverty.

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 African-American. Important ancestries of people in Clifton include English, Irish, German, Scotch-Irish, Italian, Scottish, and French.

The most common language spoken in Clifton is English.