Demographics of Clinton city, South Carolina

Clinton city, South Carolina had 7,918 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +290 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

7,918
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 7,676 ±28.; +3.8%
Change since July 2020: +290 people.; 30.6 ±4.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $44,522 ±$8,045
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, South Carolina's population grew 3.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Clinton city, South 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, South Carolina's population grew 3.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Clinton city, South 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	7,628	100.0	100.0
2021	7,592	99.5	100.2
2022	7,589	99.5	100.7
2023	7,754	101.7	101.6
2024	7,847	102.9	102.5
2025	7,918	103.8	103.1

Population of Clinton city, South Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	7,628	—
2021	7,592	−36
2022	7,589	−3
2023	7,754	+165
2024	7,847	+93
2025	7,918	+71

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 30.6 ±4.3: for men 34.0 ±6.3 and for women 26.8 ±6.9. 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	South Carolina	United States
Under 5	693 ±221	9.0% ±2.9	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,241 ±264	16.2% ±3.4	16.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,458 ±298	19.0% ±3.9	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,809 ±353	23.6% ±4.6	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,282 ±266	16.7% ±3.5	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,193 ±296	15.5% ±3.9	18.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $44,522 ±$8,045, and income per person $21,030 ±$2,735, in 2024 dollars. The median is $69,324 ±$570 in South 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	South Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	668 ±212	27.0% ±7.9	17.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	656 ±275	26.5% ±10.6	19.6% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	530 ±200	21.4% ±7.6	17.0% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	179 ±76	7.2% ±2.9	13.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	307 ±128	12.4% ±5.0	16.4% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	18 to 188	0.8% to 7.6%	8.0% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	0 to 58	< 0.1% to 2.3%	8.9% ±0.2	13.4% ±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%.

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	South Carolina	United States
All ages	1,762 ±446	27.7% ±7.0	14.1% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	924 ±296	49.9% ±11.4	19.4% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	594 ±183	18.0% ±5.1	13.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	111 to 377	20.0% ±9.8	11.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Clinton city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Clinton city	South Carolina	United States
Housing units	3,205 ±328	2,443,039 ±311	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	77.1% ±5.1	86.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	22.9% ±6.7	13.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	51.5% ±8.1	71.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	48.5% ±7.0	28.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$173,400 ±$13,523	$259,000 ±$1,421	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$899 ±$77	$1,180 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1969 ±5	1992 ±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	South Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	33 to 219	0.4% to 2.9%	7.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,080 ±524	53.2% ±6.8	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,082 ±543	40.2% ±7.1	24.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	66 to 292	0.9% to 3.8%	1.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	209 ±99	2.7% ±1.3	3.7% ±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	South Carolina	United States
Born in the state	5,648 ±391	73.6% ±5.1	52.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,830 ±381	23.8% ±5.0	40.4% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 53	0% to 0.7%	1.2% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	47 to 297	0.6% to 3.9%	5.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 184	0% to 2.4%	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	7 to 155	0.1% to 2.0%	3.2% ±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 South Carolina

79th of 102 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the South Carolina page.

Places of South Carolina near Clinton city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
White Knoll CDP	8,310 ±816
Camden city	8,267 ±19
Valley Falls CDP	8,239 ±1,259
Union city	8,079 ±34
Bennettsville city	7,751 ±25
Clinton city	7,676 ±28
Sans Souci CDP	7,665 ±737
Forestbrook CDP	7,479 ±1,423
Hartsville city	7,419 ±27
Clover town	7,234 ±25
Centerville CDP	7,049 ±919

Rankings this appears in

No. 2 Places in South Carolina by poverty rate
No. 22 Places by poverty rate
No. 52 Places in South Carolina by median age
No. 56 Places in South Carolina by homeownership rate
No. 58 Places in South Carolina by median household income
No. 59 Places in South Carolina by median rent

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