Clifton Park is a medium-sized town located in the state of New York. With a population of 38,112 people and 12 associated neighborhoods, Clifton Park is the 27th largest community in New York.Clifton Park is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 91.89% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Clifton Park is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Clifton Park who work in management occupations (16.73%), sales jobs (10.28%), and office and administrative support (9.21%). Also of interest is that Clifton Park has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 15.15% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Because of many things, Clifton Park is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Clifton Park really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Clifton Park perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Clifton Park, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Clifton Park is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 59.35% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. The per capita income in Clifton Park in 2022 was $63,566, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $254,264 for a family of four. Clifton Park is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Clifton Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Clifton Park residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Clifton Park include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Clifton Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Arabic and Chinese.
