CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Clinton

Maine · 1,485 residents · 8.86 sq mi

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Clinton is home to 1,485 people in Maine. Owners hold 85% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 5% of adults. This skews young, with a median age of 28.8. The poverty rate is 23.0%, above the 13.2% national rate. The typical home is worth $63,600.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 28.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

5% 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

1,485

+14%vs 2000

vs 1,305 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

28.8

−19%vs 2000

vs 35.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

8.86 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(102)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.3%(123)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1410.2%(152)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.6%(142)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.9%(117)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418%(268)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.8%(205)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.7%(114)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.1%(106)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.5%(81)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.5%(52)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(23)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$29,013

+41%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,105 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,766

−35%vs 2000

vs $15,089 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

23.0%

+2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$63,600

+24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $67,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$319

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $459 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

85.3%

+5.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.4% in 2000

14.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.5%(1,285)

Black0.1%(1)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(10)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.7%(1,480)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.3%(5)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican0.1%(1)

Ancestry

English18.4%(254)

French14%(193)

Irish12.2%(169)

German9.3%(128)

French Canadian8.8%(121)

Italian6.1%(84)

Scotch-Irish5.6%(77)

Polish4.6%(63)

Scottish4.2%(58)

Danish3.1%(43)

Canadian1.4%(19)

British1%(14)

+ 1 more ancestry group with data

Lithuanian0.9%(12)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest French population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest French Canadian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.1%

−4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.1%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.1%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.8 min

+91%vs 2000

vs 11.9 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 married20.1%(138)

Married78.2%(537)

Widowed1.7%(12)

Divorced0%(0)

Women 15+

Never married17.3%(97)

Married44%(247)

Widowed19.4%(109)

Divorced19.4%(109)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.9%

Unchangedsince 2013

from 12.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.7%

−7.7 ptssince 2020

from 58.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.8%

+7.3 ptssince 2020

from 5.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.5%

−13.2 ptssince 2020

from 37.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.2%

+14.1 ptssince 2020

from 8.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.1%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 5.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.5%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 64.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.6%

+4.7 ptssince 2020

from 38.9% 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)18.5%(15)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16%(13)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era51.9%(42)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War13.6%(11)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 81 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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