CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Clinton

Tennessee · 8,972 residents · 11.6 sq mi

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With 8,972 people, Clinton is a city in Tennessee. The typical home is worth $55,600. About 13% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Owners hold 59% of the housing stock. The median household earns $24,241, about 20% below the national median. The population has held roughly steady since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 15%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,972

−5%vs 2000

vs 9,409 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.9

−11%vs 2000

vs 39.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

11.6 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202410K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.7%(602)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(597)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.6%(591)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.2%(554)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.8%(613)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.2%(1,544)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.5%(1,299)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.5%(853)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410%(895)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.4%(839)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.1%(459)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(126)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,241

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,481 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,187

−26%vs 2000

vs $17,730 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.4%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$55,600

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $86,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$340

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $447 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

58.7%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 58.9% in 2000

41.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.9%(8,927)

Black2.7%(253)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(80)

Asian0.4%(33)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.6%(8,664)

Black3.2%(289)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(34)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.2%(19)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.1%(212)

South American0.5%(56)

Peruvian0.5%(56)

Puerto Rican0.4%(36)

Asian origin

Filipino0.3%(27)

Chinese0.2%(25)

Pacific Islander origin

Guamanian0.4%(36)

Native Hawaiian0.1%(10)

Ancestry

English12.9%(1,316)

German11.2%(1,151)

Irish10.3%(1,058)

American9.1%(935)

Scottish3%(312)

Italian2.6%(271)

Scotch-Irish2.2%(228)

Polish2.1%(210)

Dutch1.5%(157)

Subsaharan African1.5%(157)

French1.3%(132)

Swedish0.9%(89)

+ 8 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.6%(62)

Canadian0.5%(49)

British0.3%(32)

Danish0.1%(14)

Romanian0.1%(13)

Norwegian0.1%(11)

French Canadian0.1%(10)

Russian0%(3)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.9%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.8%

−7.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.1%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.1 min

+37%vs 2000

vs 14.0 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 married24%(993)

Married51.7%(2,140)

Widowed6.7%(277)

Divorced17.7%(731)

Women 15+

Never married19.4%(829)

Married51.4%(2,195)

Widowed11.7%(500)

Divorced17.5%(746)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.6%

−5.7 ptssince 2013

from 13.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

59.0%

+3.9 ptssince 2020

from 55.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.7%

−6.7 ptssince 2020

from 19.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.6%

−4.4 ptssince 2020

from 29.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.1%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 20.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 3.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.8%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 71.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.9%

−6.2 ptssince 2020

from 44.1% 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)17.8%(108)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.3%(111)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era44.1%(268)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1%(6)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 608 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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