Clinton

Population: 8,336
Median household income: $42,344
Median home value: $185,600

Located in Sampson County, North Carolina, Clinton is a community with a population of 8,336. The median household income of $42,344 is below the Sampson County median ($53,159).

Between 2019 and 2023, Clinton's population declined 2.0% from 8,504 to 8,336, while its median home value rose 51.3% from $122,700 to $185,600.

The median gross rent is $754. 22.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,336
Median age: 39.9 yrs
Median household income: $42,344
Median home value: $185,600
Median gross rent: $754
Housing units: 3,417
Homeownership rate: 46.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,5048,336

Median household income

$32,359$42,344

Median home value

$122,700$185,600

Median gross rent

$664$754

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,504	$32,359	$122,700	$664
2020	8,480	$33,679	$136,200	$671
2021	8,124	$34,855	$133,600	$696
2022	8,362	$38,880	$159,700	$720
2023	8,336	$42,344	$185,600	$754

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6411.7%

65 to 7412.7%

75 and over10.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	538	6.5%
5 to 17	1,398	16.8%
18 to 24	720	8.6%
25 to 34	950	11.4%
35 to 44	1,021	12.2%
45 to 54	842	10.1%
55 to 64	976	11.7%
65 to 74	1,056	12.7%
75 and over	835	10.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,581	31.0%
Black or African American	3,394	40.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	108	1.3%
Asian	160	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	8	0.1%
Two or more races	151	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,934	23.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.2%

High school graduate31.7%

Some college or associate's29.0%

Bachelor's degree14.6%

Graduate or professional degree7.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	975	17.2%
High school graduate	1,799	31.7%
Some college or associate's	1,648	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	828	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	430	7.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone76.9%

Carpooled11.1%

Public transit1.3%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.4%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,310	76.9%
Carpooled	335	11.1%
Public transit	40	1.3%
Walked	38	1.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	252	8.4%
Other means	30	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,418	51.5%
15 to 29 min	537	19.5%
30 to 44 min	361	13.1%
45 to 59 min	170	6.2%
60+ min	267	9.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 23.6% (1,776 of 7,515)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,669	57.4%
Nonfamily households	1,241	42.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,910	85.2%
Vacant	507	14.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,349	46.4%
Renter-occupied	1,561	53.6%

1-unit, detached67.4%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units9.4%

5 to 19 units5.3%

20 or more units15.1%

Mobile home & other0.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,302	67.4%
1-unit, attached	62	1.8%
2 to 4 units	322	9.4%
5 to 19 units	182	5.3%
20 or more units	517	15.1%
Mobile home & other	32	0.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3713240
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.69 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 35.0004, -78.3315