Clinton is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 1,644 people and two associated neighborhoods, Clinton is the 645th largest community in New York. Clinton has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.

Also of interest is that Clinton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 14.17% 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.

The overall crime rate in Clinton is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.

One of the benefits of Clinton is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 19.08 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Being a small village, Clinton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

If knowledge is power, Clinton is a pretty powerful place. 56.17% of the adults in Clinton have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Clinton in 2022 was $54,054, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $216,216 for a family of four.

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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Clinton include Italian, German, Irish, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Clinton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.