Clinton is a somewhat small city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 10,245 people and six associated neighborhoods, Clinton is the 65th largest community in Tennessee.Unlike some cities, Clinton isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Clinton are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Clinton is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Clinton who work in healthcare (12.52%), office and administrative support (11.92%), and sales jobs (10.12%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.24% 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. It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Clinton has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Clinton has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Clinton than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Clinton may be for you. Clinton is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.In terms of college education, Clinton is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.53% of adults 25 and older in Clinton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Clinton in 2022 was $32,680, which is upper middle income relative to Tennessee, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $130,720 for a family of four. However, Clinton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. 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 White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Clinton include English, Irish, German, Scots-Irish, and European. The most common language spoken in Clinton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
