Clinton is a medium-sized city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 26,996 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Clinton is the tenth largest community in Mississippi.
Clinton real estate is some of the most expensive in Mississippi, although Clinton house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
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: 9.49% 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.
Being a small city, Clinton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Clinton ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Clinton, 47.16% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.
The per capita income in Clinton in 2022 was $35,936, which is wealthy relative to Mississippi, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $143,744 for a family of four. However, Clinton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Clinton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. 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 Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Clinton include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and European.
The most common language spoken in Clinton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Spanish.