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.Clinton is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-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. In Clinton, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 37.83 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. Like elsewhere in America, most people in Clinton use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Clinton‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the subway. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.The education level of Clinton citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.82% of adults in Clinton have at least a bachelor's 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.
