Clifton is a very small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 3,532 people and two associated neighborhoods, Clifton is the 480th largest community in Texas.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.21% 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.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.91 minutes getting to work every day.

Being a small city, Clifton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The overall education level of Clifton is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 25.93% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Clifton in 2022 was $30,043, which is middle income relative to Texas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $120,172 for a family of four. However, Clifton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Clifton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Clifton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Clifton residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Clifton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 38.03% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Clifton include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and Scandinavian.

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