Clinton, AR

Census Place

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2024 Population
2,509
US Senator
John Boozman
Republican Party
US Senator
Tom Cotton
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
42
12.3% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
20%
13.9% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$42,946
3.62% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$126,800
4.53% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
955
0.632% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Clinton, AR 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.

97.6% of the residents in Clinton, AR are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Clinton, AR was $126,800, and the homeownership rate was 61.5%.

Most people in Clinton, AR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Clinton, AR was 2 cars per household.

United StatesArkansasVan Buren County, ARIndependence, Cleburne & Van Buren Counties PUMA, AR

Population & Diversity

Clinton, AR is home to a population of 2.51k people, from which 97.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.87% of Clinton, AR residents were born outside of the country (72 people).

In 2024, there were 22.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.26k people) in Clinton, AR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 100 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 59 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.6%
2024 Citizenship
96.8%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.6% of Clinton, AR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Clinton, AR was 96.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Clinton, AR
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.26k ± 147
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    100 ± 78
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    59 ± 54
7.85%
Hispanic Population
197 people

In 2024, there were 22.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.26k people) in Clinton, AR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 100 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 59 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

7.85% of the people in Clinton, AR are hispanic (197 people).

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Arkansas.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    66,711 ± 6,271 people
  2. El Salvador
    16,390 ± 3,135 people
  3. India
    10,242 ± 2,480 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Arkansas was Mexico, the natal country of 66,711 Arkansas residents, followed by El Salvador with 16,390 and India with 10,242.

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Foreign-Born Population

2.87%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
72 people
3.35%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
84 people

As of 2024, 2.87% of Clinton, AR residents (72 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, AR was 3.35%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    74 ± 56
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    30 ± 35
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    25 ± 25

Clinton, AR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.47 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Clinton, AR employs 955 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Clinton, AR were Retail Trade (234 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (138 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (92 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($111,140), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($111,103), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($66,094).

Employment

Occupations

955
2024 Value
± 217
0.632%
1 Year growth
± 31.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Clinton, AR grew at a rate of 0.632%, from 949 employees to 955 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Clinton, AR, are Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (129 people), Sales & Related Occupations (117 people), and Material Moving Occupations (111 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Clinton, AR.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Arkansas (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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

955
2024 Value
± 217
0.632%
1 Year growth
± 31.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Clinton, AR grew at a rate of 0.632%, from 949 employees to 955 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Clinton, AR, are Retail Trade (234 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (138 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (92 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Clinton, AR, though some of these residents may live in Clinton, AR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$35,609
Median earning men ± $8,763
$41,346
Median earning women ± $12,148

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($84,688), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($70,000), and Information ($41,313).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($111,140), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($43,636), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($34,176).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.24%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.35M people employed in Arkansas. This represents a 2.24% 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 8.69%.

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

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Arkansas went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (33.6%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

John Boozman and Tom Cotton are the senators currently representing the state of Arkansas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Arkansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Clinton, AR. Showing the available data for Arkansas.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (64.2%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (33.6%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.12%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Arkansas went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (33.6%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Arkansas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Arkansas

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John Boozman
Senator from Arkansas3
Assumed office on January 3, 2011
Tom Cotton
Senator from Arkansas2
Assumed office on January 3, 2015

John Boozman and Tom Cotton are the senators currently representing Arkansas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Arkansas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Clinton, AR was $126,800 in 2024, which is 0.381 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $121,300 to $126,800, a 4.53% increase. The homeownership rate in Clinton, AR is 61.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Clinton, AR have an average commute time of 25.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Clinton, AR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$126,800
Median Property Value 2024
±$31,826
$673
Median Property Taxes
±$139

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

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

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Rent vs Own

61.5%
Homeownership
2024
67.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 61.5% of the housing units in Clinton, AR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 63.3%.

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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.
$42,946
Median Household Income
± $16,716
1.1k
Number of Households
± 220

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.1k households in Clinton, AR grew to $42,946 from the previous year's value of $41,447.

The following chart displays the households in Clinton, AR 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 $60k - $75k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Clinton, AR is from Arkansas.
0.448
2023 Wage GINI in Arkansas
0.452
2022 Wage GINI in Arkansas

In 2023, the income inequality in Arkansas was 0.448 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.73% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Arkansas was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Arkansas in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (74.2%)
  2. Carpooled (21%)
  3. Worked At Home (2.42%)

In 2024, 74.2% of workers in Clinton, AR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (21%) and those who worked at home (2.42%).

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

25.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Clinton, AR have a shorter commute time (25.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 8.62% of the workforce in Clinton, AR 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, AR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Clinton, AR have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

20% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Clinton, AR (481 out of 2.4k 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 Females 16 - 17 and then Males 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Clinton, AR is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

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

92.2% of the population of Clinton, AR has health coverage, with 34.5% on employee plans, 31.8% on Medicaid, 15.1% on Medicare, 7.74% on non-group plans, and 3.12% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Arkansas see 1,478 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,478 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2044 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 368 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.6% under 18 years, 19.3% between 18 and 34 years, 35.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

7.82%
Uninsured
34.5%
Employer Coverage
31.8%
Medicaid
15.1%
Medicare
7.74%
Non-Group
3.12%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Clinton, AR declined by 23.9% from 10.3% to 7.82%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Clinton, AR changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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