Clifton, SC

Census Place

2024 Population

792

US Senator

Lindsey Graham

Republican Party

US Senator

Tim Scott

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

32.2

2.22% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

51.9%

13.4% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$51,364

6.22% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$105,200

Economy

The economy of Clifton, SC employs 333 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Clifton, SC were Manufacturing (160 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (94 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (35 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing ($36,375), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($36,375), and Manufacturing ($24,153).

Employment

Occupations

333

2024 Value

± 277

5.38%

1 Year growth

± 114%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Clifton, SC grew at a rate of 5.38%, from 316 employees to 333 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Clifton, SC, are Material Moving Occupations (131 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (94 people), and Production Occupations (39 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Clifton, SC.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in South Carolina (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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

Industries

Employment by Industries

333

2024 Value

± 277

5.38%

1 Year growth

± 114%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Clifton, SC grew at a rate of 5.38%, from 316 employees to 333 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Clifton, SC, are Manufacturing (160 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (94 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (35 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Clifton, SC, though some of these residents may live in Clifton, SC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$23,833

Median earning men ± $850

$26,543

Median earning women ± $6,274

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($24,153).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are .

Housing & Living

The median property value in Clifton, SC was $105,200 in 2024, which is 0.316 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $115,000 to $105,200, a 8.52% decrease. The homeownership rate in Clifton, SC is 32.8%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Clifton, SC have an average commute time of 22.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Clifton, SC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$105,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$80,443

$76

Median Property Taxes

±$70

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 Clifton, SC the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$51,364

Median Household Income

± $5,117

232

Number of Households

± 218

In 2024, the median household income of the 232 households in Clifton, SC grew to $51,364 from the previous year's value of $48,357.

The following chart displays the households in Clifton, SC 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 $50k - $60k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Clifton, SC is from South Carolina.

0.462

2024 Wage GINI in South Carolina

0.464

2023 Wage GINI in South Carolina

In 2024, the income inequality in South Carolina was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.296% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for South Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in South Carolina in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in South Carolina across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (74.5%)
Other (17.7%)
Carpooled (7.81%)

In 2024, 74.5% of workers in Clifton, SC drove alone to work, followed by those who used some unspecified means to get work (17.7%) and those who carpooled to work (7.81%).

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.

Commute Time

22.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Clifton, SC have a shorter commute time (22.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Clifton, SC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Clifton, SC compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

51.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Clifton, SC (411 out of 792 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 Males 35 - 44, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Males 15.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Clifton, SC is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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