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.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Clinton spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 15.22 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Clinton rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.04% of adults 25 and older in Clinton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Clinton in 2022 was $27,433, which is middle income relative to Missouri, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $109,732 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 German, Irish, English, French, and European.
The most common language spoken in Clinton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.
