Clawson is a somewhat small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 11,204 people and four associated neighborhoods, Clawson is the 102nd largest community in Michigan.Clawson is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 86.71% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Clawson is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Clawson who work in management occupations (12.30%), office and administrative support (10.45%), and business and financial occupations (10.40%). Also of interest is that Clawson has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Of important note, Clawson is also a city of artists. Clawson has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Clawson’s character. A relatively large number of people in Clawson telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 17.98% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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, Clawson does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.Clawson is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 43.53% of adults in Clawson have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The per capita income in Clawson in 2022 was $50,687, which is wealthy relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $202,748 for a family of four. However, Clawson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Clawson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Clawson residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Clawson include German, Irish, English, Polish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Clawson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
