Demographics of Clinton city, North Carolina

Clinton city, North Carolina had 8,466 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +99 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Clinton city, in four figures

8,466
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 8,304 ±29.; +1.2%
Change since July 2020: +99 people.; 39.9 ±2.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $44,953 ±$4,149
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Clinton city, North Carolina's population grew 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Clinton city, North Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Clinton city, North Carolina's population grew 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Clinton city, North Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	8,367	100.0	100.0
2021	8,306	99.3	100.2
2022	8,293	99.1	100.7
2023	8,298	99.2	101.6
2024	8,433	100.8	102.5
2025	8,466	101.2	103.1

Population of Clinton city, North Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	8,367	—
2021	8,306	−61
2022	8,293	−13
2023	8,298	+5
2024	8,433	+135
2025	8,466	+33

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.9 ±2.5: for men 39.3 ±3.3 and for women 42.0 ±5.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Clinton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	450 ±134	5.4% ±1.6	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,452 ±239	17.5% ±2.9	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	736 ±204	8.9% ±2.5	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,930 ±255	23.2% ±3.1	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,719 ±211	20.7% ±2.5	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,017 ±246	24.3% ±3.0	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $44,953 ±$4,149, and income per person $25,464 ±$1,953, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,388 ±$324 in North Carolina and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Clinton city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	895 ±172	30.0% ±5.3	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	716 ±155	24.0% ±4.9	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	447 ±129	15.0% ±4.2	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	362 ±91	12.1% ±2.9	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	323 ±77	10.8% ±2.4	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	130 ±46	4.4% ±1.5	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	114 ±36	3.8% ±1.2	10.4% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Clinton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	1,769 ±379	23.6% ±5.0	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	704 ±227	37.2% ±10.4	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	719 ±218	21.2% ±6.1	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	346 ±89	15.6% ±3.5	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Clinton city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Clinton city	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	3,471 ±245	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.1% ±2.1	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	13.9% ±3.6	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	48.6% ±4.8	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	51.4% ±4.2	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$212,000 ±$15,520	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$759 ±$56	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1975 ±2	1991 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Clinton city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,818 ±445	21.9% ±5.4	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,871 ±307	34.6% ±3.7	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,198 ±392	38.5% ±4.7	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	43 to 223	0.5% to 2.7%	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	29 to 101	0.3% to 1.2%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.2%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	103 to 325	1.2% to 3.9%	4.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Clinton city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	6,146 ±299	74.0% ±3.6	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,093 ±200	13.2% ±2.4	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	10 to 64	0.1% to 0.8%	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,028 ±280	12.4% ±3.4	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	242 ±106	2.9% ±1.3	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	786 ±268	9.5% ±3.2	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Clinton city among the places of North Carolina

114th of 166 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Places of North Carolina near Clinton city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Oxford city	8,914 ±25
Zebulon town	8,711 ±40
Conover city	8,580 ±22
Dunn city	8,559 ±27
Black Mountain town	8,513 ±21
Clinton city	8,304 ±29
Ogden CDP	8,249 ±1,086
Roxboro city	8,182 ±23
Fletcher town	8,098 ±18
Butner town	8,065 ±46
Woodfin town	8,048 ±30

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026