Clifton vs Wright-Patterson AFB

A side-by-side comparison of Clifton and Wright-Patterson AFB: population, income, housing, and more.

Clifton and Wright-Patterson AFB are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Wright-Patterson AFB has the higher population (1,560 vs 136 in Clifton). Clifton has the higher median household income ($79,375 vs $79,205 in Wright-Patterson AFB). Since 2019, Clifton's population has grown faster (+17.2% vs -34.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Clifton	Wright-Patterson AFB
Population	136	1,560
Median age	42.7 yrs	24.6 yrs
Median household income	$79,375	$79,205
Median home value	$228,600	—
Median gross rent	$828	$1,434
Housing units	78	448
Homeownership rate	74.6%	1.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.1%	38.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	9.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clifton	Wright-Patterson AFB
Population	116 → 136 (+17.2%)	2,387 → 1,560 (-34.6%)
Median household income	$56,250 → $79,375 (+41.1%)	$70,183 → $79,205 (+12.9%)
Median home value	$184,700 → $228,600 (+23.8%)	—
Median gross rent	$688 → $828 (+20.3%)	$1,321 → $1,434 (+8.6%)

Clifton

Population

116136

Median household income

$56,250$79,375

Median home value

$184,700$228,600

Median gross rent

$688$828

Wright-Patterson AFB

Population

2,3871,560

Median household income

$70,183$79,205

Median gross rent

$1,321$1,434

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clifton	Wright-Patterson AFB
Under 5	0.0%	10.8%
5 to 17	4.4%	14.6%
18 to 24	9.6%	26.9%
25 to 34	24.3%	28.2%
35 to 44	14.7%	7.9%
45 to 54	12.5%	7.8%
55 to 64	17.6%	3.7%
65 to 74	16.9%	0.0%
75 and over	0.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clifton	Wright-Patterson AFB
White (non-Hispanic)	83.8%	70.4%
Black or African American	1.5%	15.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.8%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	5.9%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clifton	Wright-Patterson AFB
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	24.8%	7.5%
Some college or associate's	46.2%	54.3%
Bachelor's degree	19.7%	32.9%
Graduate or professional degree	9.4%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clifton	Wright-Patterson AFB
Drove alone	85.8%	66.7%
Carpooled	2.8%	13.2%
Public transit	0.0%	9.1%
Walked	0.0%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.1%
Worked from home	10.4%	8.6%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clifton	Wright-Patterson AFB
1-unit, detached	97.4%	43.8%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	41.7%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	13.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Clifton	Wright-Patterson AFB
Poverty rate	5.1%	6.8%
Average household size	2.31	3.08
Mean commute (minutes)	23	12
Median year structure built	1938	1974