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Clinton, MD
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Clinton profile


Living in Clinton



Clinton is a medium-sized town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 38,760 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Clinton is the 24th largest community in Maryland.

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: 13.87% 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.

One downside of living in Clinton, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 37.83 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.

For the size of the town, public transportation in Clinton is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the subway. For Clinton, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

In terms of college education, Clinton is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 32.82% of adults in Clinton have a college degree.

The per capita income in Clinton in 2018 was $48,945, which is middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $195,780 for a family of four.

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 Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Clinton include German, Irish, Jamaican, English, and African.

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