Clinton is a medium-sized town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 15,484 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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 13.20% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

The overall crime rate in Clinton is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.

The education level of Clinton citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 36.99% of adults in Clinton have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Clinton in 2018 was $45,012, which is lower middle income relative to Massachusetts, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $180,048 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 15.70% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Clinton include Irish, Italian, English, French, and German.

The most common language spoken in Clinton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.