CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Clinton

Maryland · 19,987 residents · 25.0 sq mi

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With 19,987 people, Clinton is a city in Maryland. Owners hold 88% of the housing stock. The median household earns $56,266, about 87% above the national median. Median rent is $839 a month. That is roughly 43% ahead of the Maryland median. The poverty rate is 1.8%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.0

US median: 33.0

Average education

20% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

19,987

−23%vs 2000

vs 26,064 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

35.0

−5%vs 2000

vs 36.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

25.0 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202438K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.6%(1,329)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(1,349)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.9%(1,371)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.6%(1,517)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246%(1,195)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.1%(3,223)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4418.6%(3,723)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5414.2%(2,842)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.5%(1,705)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.1%(1,027)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.5%(497)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(209)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$56,266

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $71,139 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$18,555

−26%vs 2000

vs $24,949 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

1.8%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$129,100

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $157,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$839

+21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $913 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

87.8%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 89.8% in 2000

12.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic19.9%(5,176)

Black73.3%(19,102)

Hispanic / Latino1.9%(494)

Asian2.4%(637)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic50.6%(10,108)

Black45.5%(9,089)

Hispanic / Latino2.2%(433)

Asian2.9%(581)

Other1%(209)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American6.9%(2,633)

Salvadoran4.1%(1,560)

Guatemalan1.9%(731)

Mexican1.4%(520)

Puerto Rican0.9%(360)

Cuban0.7%(266)

Panamanian0.5%(185)

South American0.4%(160)

Honduran0.4%(135)

Bolivian0.2%(92)

Dominican0.2%(86)

Colombian0.1%(35)

+ 5 more hispanic origin groups with data

Spaniard0.1%(24)

Costa Rican0.1%(22)

Ecuadorian0.1%(22)

Chilean0%(6)

Argentine0%(5)

Asian origin

Filipino0.9%(364)

Vietnamese0.5%(182)

Thai0.1%(34)

Japanese0.1%(33)

Chinese0.1%(32)

Korean0.1%(31)

Asian Indian0%(19)

Taiwanese0%(15)

Pacific Islander origin

Tongan0.1%(20)

Ancestry

Subsaharan African4.6%(1,782)

American4.5%(1,734)

West Indian2.6%(998)

German2%(780)

Jamaican1.5%(589)

Irish1.3%(514)

English0.9%(332)

Nigerian0.8%(326)

Ghanaian0.8%(300)

Italian0.5%(187)

Polish0.4%(172)

Ethiopian0.4%(165)

+ 18 more ancestry groups with data

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.3%(123)

Scottish0.3%(121)

Guyanese0.3%(116)

Haitian0.3%(100)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(53)

Dutch0.1%(24)

Norwegian0.1%(23)

Swedish0%(17)

Lithuanian0%(14)

Portuguese0%(14)

Cape Verdean0%(13)

British0%(11)

French0%(9)

Russian0%(8)

Arab0%(7)

Lebanese0%(7)

Croatian0%(7)

Kenyan0%(4)

RANKED:Largest Central American population · Largest Subsaharan African population · Largest American population · Largest Salvadoran population · Largest West Indian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

19.7%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

83.1%

−4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.3%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

30.0 min

−7%vs 2000

vs 32.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married39.3%(6,294)

Married49.2%(7,878)

Widowed3%(477)

Divorced8.6%(1,375)

Women 15+

Never married35%(5,994)

Married41.3%(7,064)

Widowed11.6%(1,985)

Divorced12.1%(2,075)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.4%

−0.2 ptssince 2013

from 8.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

63.2%

−6.0 ptssince 2020

from 69.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.4%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 14.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.1%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 16.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.5%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 14.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.3%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 4.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

76.0%

−5.5 ptssince 2020

from 81.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.3%

+3.9 ptssince 2020

from 30.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)23.9%(800)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)37.6%(1,255)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32.2%(1,077)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.9%(63)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.7%(24)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,342 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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