Clinton, NC

Census Place

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2024 Population
8,304
US Senator
Thom Tillis
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Budd
Republican Party
2024 Poverty Rate
23.6%
0.328% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$44,953
6.16% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$212,000
14.2% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
3,065
1.16% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Clinton, NC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

90.5% of the residents in Clinton, NC are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Clinton, NC are Sampson Community College (467 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Clinton, NC was $212,000, and the homeownership rate was 48.6%.

Most people in Clinton, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Clinton, NC was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Clinton, NC is home to a population of 8.3k people, from which 90.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 12.4% of Clinton, NC residents were born outside of the country (1.03k people).

In 2024, there were 1.11 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.2k people) in Clinton, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.87k White (Non-Hispanic) and 969 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

90.5%
2024 Citizenship
88.8%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 90.5% of Clinton, NC residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Clinton, NC was 88.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Clinton, NC
  1. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    3.2k ± 392
  2. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.87k ± 307
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    969 ± 271
21.9%
Hispanic Population
1.82k people

In 2024, there were 1.11 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.2k people) in Clinton, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.87k White (Non-Hispanic) and 969 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

21.9% of the people in Clinton, NC are hispanic (1.82k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Clinton, NC as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    224,963 ± 11,520 people
  2. India
    83,219 ± 7,055 people
  3. Honduras
    48,247 ± 5,380 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of North Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 224,963 North Carolina residents, followed by India with 83,219 and Honduras with 48,247.

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Foreign-Born Population

12.4%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
1.03k people
14.8%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
1.23k people

As of 2024, 12.4% of Clinton, NC residents (1.03k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Clinton, NC was 14.8%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    160 ± 75
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    99 ± 82
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    31 ± 31

Clinton, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.62 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Clinton, NC employs 3.07k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Clinton, NC were Health Care & Social Assistance (513 people), Manufacturing (422 people), and Retail Trade (346 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($65,435), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($62,734), and Transportation & Warehousing ($60,000).

Employment

Occupations

3.07k
2024 Value
± 344
−1.16%
1 Year decline
± 15.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Clinton, NC declined at a rate of −1.16%, from 3.1k employees to 3.07k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Clinton, NC, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (328 people), Sales & Related Occupations (327 people), and Production Occupations (281 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Clinton, NC.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

3.07k
2024 Value
± 344
−1.16%
1 Year decline
± 15.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Clinton, NC declined at a rate of −1.16%, from 3.1k employees to 3.07k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Clinton, NC, are Health Care & Social Assistance (513 people), Manufacturing (422 people), and Retail Trade (346 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Clinton, NC, though some of these residents may live in Clinton, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$41,063
Median earning men ± $10,693
$34,715
Median earning women ± $3,519

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($71,818), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($65,707), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($63,516).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($50,100), Public Administration ($39,032), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($38,476).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
3.04%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.86M people employed in North Carolina. This represents a 3.04% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in North Carolina.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Clinton, NC awarded 467 degrees. The student population of Clinton, NC in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 543 male students and 1,137 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Clinton, NC are White (240 and 52.6%), Hispanic or Latino (115 and 25.2%), Black or African American (74 and 16.2%), and Two or More Races (12 and 2.63%).

The largest universities in Clinton, NC by number of degrees awarded are Sampson Community College (467 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Clinton, NC are Liberal Arts & Sciences (108 and 23.1%), General Business Administration & Management (50 and 10.7%), and Registered Nursing (35 and 7.49%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 1,680 students enrolled in Clinton, NC, 32.3% men and 67.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 728 records, of which 64.7% were women and 35.3% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Liberal Arts & Sciences
    108 degrees awarded
  2. Registered Nursing
    35 degrees awarded
  3. General Business Administration & Management
    24 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Clinton, NC was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 108 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Clinton, NC according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Sampson Community College
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
467 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Sampson Community College with 467 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 156 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Clinton, NC, which is 0.502 times less than the 311 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 240 degrees mean that there were 2.09 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 115 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($3,116) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($47) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($2,289) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Clinton, NC was $212,000 in 2024, which is 0.637 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $185,600 to $212,000, a 14.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Clinton, NC is 48.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Clinton, NC have an average commute time of 19.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Clinton, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$212,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$15,520
$1,452
Median Property Taxes
±$187

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Clinton, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Clinton, NC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

48.6%
Homeownership
2024
70.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 48.6% of the housing units in Clinton, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 46.4%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$44,953
Median Household Income
± $4,149
2.99k
Number of Households
± 296

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.99k households in Clinton, NC grew to $44,953 from the previous year's value of $42,344.

The following chart displays the households in Clinton, NC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Clinton, NC is from North Carolina.
0.467
2023 Wage GINI in North Carolina
0.47
2022 Wage GINI in North Carolina

In 2023, the income inequality in North Carolina was 0.467 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.639% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in North Carolina in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (80.9%)
  2. Worked At Home (8%)
  3. Carpooled (7.93%)

In 2024, 80.9% of workers in Clinton, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (8%) and those who carpooled to work (7.93%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

19.5 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Clinton, NC have a shorter commute time (19.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.63% of the workforce in Clinton, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Clinton, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Clinton, NC have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

23.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Clinton, NC (1.77k out of 7.51k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Males 12 - 14 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Clinton, NC is Black, followed by Hispanic and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

86.2% of the population of Clinton, NC has health coverage, with 32.5% on employee plans, 27.1% on Medicaid, 12.3% on Medicare, 12.3% on non-group plans, and 1.88% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in North Carolina see 1,413 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,413 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1634 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 299 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.7% were men and 54.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.5% under 18 years, 19.8% between 18 and 34 years, 30.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 23.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.7% were men and 54.3% were women.

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Uninsured People

13.8%
Uninsured
32.5%
Employer Coverage
27.1%
Medicaid
12.3%
Medicare
12.3%
Non-Group
1.88%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Clinton, NC declined by 1.37% from 14% to 13.8%.

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