Clinton is a medium-sized town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 15,530 people and four associated neighborhoods, Clinton is the 133rd largest community in Massachusetts. Clinton has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns.
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.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.79% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Clinton’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
In Clinton, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.32 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small town, Clinton doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Clinton are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 35.08% of adults in Clinton have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Clinton in 2022 was $45,652, which is lower middle income relative to Massachusetts, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $182,608 for a family of four. However, Clinton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Clinton is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Clinton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Clinton residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Clinton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.50% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Clinton include Irish, Italian, English, German, and Polish.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Clinton's cultural character, accounting for 17.26% of the town’s population.
The most common language spoken in Clinton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.