Clifton vs Washington

A side-by-side comparison of Clifton and Washington: population, income, housing, and more.

Clifton and Washington are places in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Washington has the higher population (1,199 vs 453 in Clifton). Clifton has the higher median household income ($61,705 vs $56,875 in Washington). Washington has the higher median home value ($85,400 vs $81,800 in Clifton).

Population, income & housing

	Clifton	Washington
Population	453	1,199
Median age	37.8 yrs	45.9 yrs
Median household income	$61,705	$56,875
Median home value	$81,800	$85,400
Median gross rent	$665	$517
Housing units	245	589
Homeownership rate	82.9%	74.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.5%	17.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clifton	Washington
Population	367 → 453 (+23.4%)	1,069 → 1,199 (+12.2%)
Median household income	$41,563 → $61,705 (+48.5%)	$46,875 → $56,875 (+21.3%)
Median home value	$58,300 → $81,800 (+40.3%)	$72,100 → $85,400 (+18.4%)
Median gross rent	$344 → $665 (+93.3%)	$433 → $517 (+19.4%)

Clifton

Population

367453

Median household income

$41,563$61,705

Median home value

$58,300$81,800

Median gross rent

$344$665

Washington

Population

1,0691,199

Median household income

$46,875$56,875

Median home value

$72,100$85,400

Median gross rent

$433$517

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clifton	Washington
Under 5	8.8%	3.9%
5 to 17	12.1%	21.4%
18 to 24	10.4%	2.5%
25 to 34	15.2%	7.0%
35 to 44	12.8%	13.0%
45 to 54	8.6%	17.8%
55 to 64	15.2%	12.3%
65 to 74	10.6%	12.3%
75 and over	6.2%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clifton	Washington
White (non-Hispanic)	93.8%	89.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.1%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	7.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clifton	Washington
No high school diploma	3.5%	4.3%
High school graduate	43.1%	42.7%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	17.4%	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clifton	Washington
Drove alone	85.1%	84.3%
Carpooled	8.4%	2.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.8%	5.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.9%	7.6%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clifton	Washington
1-unit, detached	95.5%	86.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	11.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Clifton	Washington
Poverty rate	9.3%	6.4%
Average household size	2.14	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	19	14
Median year structure built	1956	1949