Clinton vs Northborough

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

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

Clinton has the higher population (6,908 vs 6,720 in Northborough). Northborough has the higher median household income ($154,926 vs $78,909 in Clinton). Northborough has the higher median home value ($553,700 vs $328,600 in Clinton).

Population, income & housing

	Clinton	Northborough
Population	6,908	6,720
Median age	38.2 yrs	48.5 yrs
Median household income	$78,909	$154,926
Median home value	$328,600	$553,700
Median gross rent	$1,386	$1,219
Housing units	3,437	2,598
Homeownership rate	49.2%	84.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.2%	66.8%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clinton	Northborough
Population	7,154 → 6,908 (-3.4%)	6,298 → 6,720 (+6.7%)
Median household income	$53,972 → $78,909 (+46.2%)	$114,303 → $154,926 (+35.5%)
Median home value	$243,200 → $328,600 (+35.1%)	$414,100 → $553,700 (+33.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,089 → $1,386 (+27.3%)	$1,176 → $1,219 (+3.7%)

Clinton

Population

7,1546,908

Median household income

$53,972$78,909

Median home value

$243,200$328,600

Median gross rent

$1,089$1,386

Northborough

Population

6,2986,720

Median household income

$114,303$154,926

Median home value

$414,100$553,700

Median gross rent

$1,176$1,219

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clinton	Northborough
Under 5	4.4%	5.1%
5 to 17	7.6%	16.6%
18 to 24	13.5%	5.4%
25 to 34	20.2%	6.6%
35 to 44	10.5%	10.3%
45 to 54	13.2%	23.0%
55 to 64	15.5%	13.3%
65 to 74	10.2%	11.6%
75 and over	4.8%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clinton	Northborough
White (non-Hispanic)	72.8%	80.3%
Black or African American	1.2%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.3%	5.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	3.6%
Two or more races	3.9%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	20.2%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clinton	Northborough
No high school diploma	11.2%	3.8%
High school graduate	29.4%	11.6%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	17.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.3%	32.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	33.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clinton	Northborough
Drove alone	73.4%	70.9%
Carpooled	13.2%	2.2%
Public transit	0.0%	1.2%
Walked	3.2%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.5%	22.8%
Other means	1.5%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clinton	Northborough
1-unit, detached	39.3%	77.4%
1-unit, attached	6.3%	7.0%
2 to 4 units	30.8%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	12.7%	4.0%
20 or more units	9.3%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Clinton	Northborough
Poverty rate	9.0%	2.0%
Average household size	2.15	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	30	29
Median year structure built	1943	1971