Clinton vs Whitinsville

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

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

Whitinsville has the higher population (7,250 vs 6,908 in Clinton). Whitinsville has the higher median household income ($93,504 vs $78,909 in Clinton). Whitinsville has the higher median home value ($440,100 vs $328,600 in Clinton).

Population, income & housing

	Clinton	Whitinsville
Population	6,908	7,250
Median age	38.2 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$78,909	$93,504
Median home value	$328,600	$440,100
Median gross rent	$1,386	$1,271
Housing units	3,437	3,146
Homeownership rate	49.2%	55.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.2%	31.3%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clinton	Whitinsville
Population	7,154 → 6,908 (-3.4%)	7,220 → 7,250 (+0.4%)
Median household income	$53,972 → $78,909 (+46.2%)	$77,340 → $93,504 (+20.9%)
Median home value	$243,200 → $328,600 (+35.1%)	$319,200 → $440,100 (+37.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,089 → $1,386 (+27.3%)	$1,031 → $1,271 (+23.3%)

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

Whitinsville

Population

7,2207,250

Median household income

$77,340$93,504

Median home value

$319,200$440,100

Median gross rent

$1,031$1,271

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clinton	Whitinsville
Under 5	4.4%	4.0%
5 to 17	7.6%	17.4%
18 to 24	13.5%	10.1%
25 to 34	20.2%	11.8%
35 to 44	10.5%	13.5%
45 to 54	13.2%	11.7%
55 to 64	15.5%	16.6%
65 to 74	10.2%	9.6%
75 and over	4.8%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clinton	Whitinsville
White (non-Hispanic)	72.8%	84.4%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	1.1%
Two or more races	3.9%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	20.2%	11.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clinton	Whitinsville
No high school diploma	11.2%	6.1%
High school graduate	29.4%	28.5%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.3%	20.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	10.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clinton	Whitinsville
Drove alone	73.4%	76.0%
Carpooled	13.2%	6.4%
Public transit	0.0%	1.6%
Walked	3.2%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.5%	13.4%
Other means	1.5%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clinton	Whitinsville
1-unit, detached	39.3%	43.5%
1-unit, attached	6.3%	20.4%
2 to 4 units	30.8%	24.0%
5 to 19 units	12.7%	7.6%
20 or more units	9.3%	4.5%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Clinton	Whitinsville
Poverty rate	9.0%	10.2%
Average household size	2.15	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	30	34
Median year structure built	1943	1963