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.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 (13.47%), computer science and math (10.66%), and management occupations (10.19%). 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 is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Clinton, the average commute to work is 37.83 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the town, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. 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 2022 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.
