Clinton vs East Hampton

A side-by-side comparison of Clinton and East Hampton: population, income, housing, and more.

Clinton and East Hampton are places in Connecticut. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Clinton has the higher population (3,547 vs 3,159 in East Hampton). East Hampton has the higher median household income ($120,875 vs $83,333 in Clinton). Clinton has the higher median home value ($344,200 vs $315,900 in East Hampton).

Population, income & housing

	Clinton	East Hampton
Population	3,547	3,159
Median age	51.6 yrs	45.5 yrs
Median household income	$83,333	$120,875
Median home value	$344,200	$315,900
Median gross rent	$1,408	$1,239
Housing units	1,766	1,243
Homeownership rate	64.7%	80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.0%	36.4%
Unemployment rate	8.0%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clinton	East Hampton
Population	3,388 → 3,547 (+4.7%)	2,969 → 3,159 (+6.4%)
Median household income	$69,087 → $83,333 (+20.6%)	$86,458 → $120,875 (+39.8%)
Median home value	$269,900 → $344,200 (+27.5%)	$241,200 → $315,900 (+31.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,216 → $1,408 (+15.8%)	$1,153 → $1,239 (+7.5%)

Clinton

Population

3,3883,547

Median household income

$69,087$83,333

Median home value

$269,900$344,200

Median gross rent

$1,216$1,408

East Hampton

Population

2,9693,159

Median household income

$86,458$120,875

Median home value

$241,200$315,900

Median gross rent

$1,153$1,239

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clinton	East Hampton
Under 5	3.3%	6.4%
5 to 17	10.0%	14.2%
18 to 24	6.7%	11.0%
25 to 34	12.5%	8.6%
35 to 44	11.1%	9.6%
45 to 54	11.3%	15.6%
55 to 64	17.2%	15.6%
65 to 74	16.5%	14.3%
75 and over	11.4%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clinton	East Hampton
White (non-Hispanic)	84.0%	93.8%
Black or African American	1.2%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.4%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	9.9%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clinton	East Hampton
No high school diploma	4.0%	6.3%
High school graduate	34.4%	21.0%
Some college or associate's	21.7%	36.4%
Bachelor's degree	24.6%	23.0%
Graduate or professional degree	15.4%	13.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clinton	East Hampton
Drove alone	76.9%	86.7%
Carpooled	11.1%	5.3%
Public transit	0.9%	0.5%
Walked	2.5%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.5%	5.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clinton	East Hampton
1-unit, detached	59.3%	83.8%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	20.2%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	10.5%	1.6%
20 or more units	2.8%	4.2%
Mobile home & other	4.0%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Clinton	East Hampton
Poverty rate	12.5%	3.0%
Average household size	2.20	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	25	29
Median year structure built	1962	1971