Clinton vs Essex Village

A side-by-side comparison of Clinton and Essex Village: population, income, housing, and more.

Clinton and Essex Village 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 2,722 in Essex Village). Essex Village has the higher median household income ($110,469 vs $83,333 in Clinton). Essex Village has the higher median home value ($744,100 vs $344,200 in Clinton).

Population, income & housing

	Clinton	Essex Village
Population	3,547	2,722
Median age	51.6 yrs	58.2 yrs
Median household income	$83,333	$110,469
Median home value	$344,200	$744,100
Median gross rent	$1,408	$2,071
Housing units	1,766	1,376
Homeownership rate	64.7%	90.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.0%	70.3%
Unemployment rate	8.0%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clinton	Essex Village
Population	3,388 → 3,547 (+4.7%)	2,480 → 2,722 (+9.8%)
Median household income	$69,087 → $83,333 (+20.6%)	$83,750 → $110,469 (+31.9%)
Median home value	$269,900 → $344,200 (+27.5%)	$447,200 → $744,100 (+66.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,216 → $1,408 (+15.8%)	$1,545 → $2,071 (+34.0%)

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

Essex Village

Population

2,4802,722

Median household income

$83,750$110,469

Median home value

$447,200$744,100

Median gross rent

$1,545$2,071

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clinton	Essex Village
Under 5	3.3%	4.3%
5 to 17	10.0%	9.8%
18 to 24	6.7%	5.4%
25 to 34	12.5%	1.9%
35 to 44	11.1%	9.6%
45 to 54	11.3%	11.7%
55 to 64	17.2%	26.9%
65 to 74	16.5%	15.0%
75 and over	11.4%	15.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clinton	Essex Village
White (non-Hispanic)	84.0%	93.4%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.0%
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%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.4%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	9.9%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clinton	Essex Village
No high school diploma	4.0%	0.9%
High school graduate	34.4%	11.4%
Some college or associate's	21.7%	17.5%
Bachelor's degree	24.6%	40.8%
Graduate or professional degree	15.4%	29.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clinton	Essex Village
Drove alone	76.9%	66.0%
Carpooled	11.1%	2.7%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	6.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.5%	24.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clinton	Essex Village
1-unit, detached	59.3%	76.0%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	6.3%
2 to 4 units	20.2%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	10.5%	10.0%
20 or more units	2.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Clinton	Essex Village
Poverty rate	12.5%	3.8%
Average household size	2.20	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	25	30
Median year structure built	1962	1958