Clinton vs Portland

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

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

Portland has the higher population (5,970 vs 3,547 in Clinton). Portland has the higher median household income ($91,522 vs $83,333 in Clinton). Clinton has the higher median home value ($344,200 vs $267,600 in Portland).

Population, income & housing

	Clinton	Portland
Population	3,547	5,970
Median age	51.6 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$83,333	$91,522
Median home value	$344,200	$267,600
Median gross rent	$1,408	$1,112
Housing units	1,766	2,629
Homeownership rate	64.7%	75.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.0%	41.4%
Unemployment rate	8.0%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clinton	Portland
Population	3,388 → 3,547 (+4.7%)	5,552 → 5,970 (+7.5%)
Median household income	$69,087 → $83,333 (+20.6%)	$73,523 → $91,522 (+24.5%)
Median home value	$269,900 → $344,200 (+27.5%)	$229,400 → $267,600 (+16.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,216 → $1,408 (+15.8%)	$1,094 → $1,112 (+1.6%)

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

Portland

Population

5,5525,970

Median household income

$73,523$91,522

Median home value

$229,400$267,600

Median gross rent

$1,094$1,112

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clinton	Portland
Under 5	3.3%	6.2%
5 to 17	10.0%	14.4%
18 to 24	6.7%	5.3%
25 to 34	12.5%	10.6%
35 to 44	11.1%	20.4%
45 to 54	11.3%	13.7%
55 to 64	17.2%	11.4%
65 to 74	16.5%	7.8%
75 and over	11.4%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clinton	Portland
White (non-Hispanic)	84.0%	85.0%
Black or African American	1.2%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	3.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.8%
Two or more races	4.4%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	9.9%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clinton	Portland
No high school diploma	4.0%	10.7%
High school graduate	34.4%	19.4%
Some college or associate's	21.7%	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	24.6%	27.1%
Graduate or professional degree	15.4%	14.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clinton	Portland
Drove alone	76.9%	76.9%
Carpooled	11.1%	7.5%
Public transit	0.9%	0.6%
Walked	2.5%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.5%	14.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clinton	Portland
1-unit, detached	59.3%	74.3%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	20.2%	17.5%
5 to 19 units	10.5%	2.1%
20 or more units	2.8%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	4.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Clinton	Portland
Poverty rate	12.5%	7.2%
Average household size	2.20	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	25	31
Median year structure built	1962	1953