Clinton is a medium-sized town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 15,740 people and four associated neighborhoods, Clinton is the 133rd largest community in Massachusetts. Much of the housing stock in Clinton was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Clinton is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Clinton is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Clinton who work in office and administrative support (10.80%), management occupations (10.71%), and sales jobs (9.03%). 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. A relatively large number of people in Clinton telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.79% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. Overall, Clinton’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern. One downside of living in Clinton, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.32 minutes every day commuting to work. Being a small town, Clinton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of Clinton is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 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.
