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Clinton, NY
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Clinton profile


Living in Clinton



Clinton is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 1,644 people and two associated neighborhoods, Clinton is the 645th largest community in New York. Clinton has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.

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: 14.17% 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.

One of the benefits of Clinton is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 19.08 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

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

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Clinton, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Clinton is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 56.17% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Clinton in 2022 was $54,054, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $216,216 for a family of four.

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. Important ancestries of people in Clinton include Italian, German, Irish, English, and Polish.

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