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Demographics of Clinton, UT
Affluence Level in Clinton, UT
An upper-middle-class area. Household wealth, education levels, and homeownership run ahead of national benchmarks.
People of Clinton, UT
Clinton, Utah, is a predominantly white, family-oriented city of 23,492 residents, characterized by a strong sense of community and a notably low foreign-born population of just 1.9%. The city’s identity is rooted in its agricultural past and its rapid transformation into a commuter suburb for the Wasatch Front, with a population that is 80.0% white and 11.4% Hispanic. Residents value space, safety, and proximity to outdoor recreation, creating a quiet, conservative-leaning atmosphere distinct from the denser cities to the south.
How the city was settled and grew
Clinton was originally settled in the late 19th century by Mormon pioneers from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, who were drawn to the area by the promise of irrigated farmland along the Weber River. The town was officially incorporated in 1936, but its early growth was slow, centered on small-scale agriculture and dairy farming. The original settlers clustered in what is now known as Old Town Clinton, near the intersection of 2000 West and 700 North, where many of the earliest homes and a handful of historic farmsteads still stand. A second early wave arrived during the 1940s and 1950s, when the nearby Hill Air Force Base (established 1940) began drawing defense workers and military families. These newcomers settled in the West Clinton area, near the base’s western boundary, building modest post-war homes on larger lots. The city remained a small, tight-knit farming community through the 1960s, with a population that was nearly entirely white and LDS.
Modern era (post-1965)
The post-1965 era brought a dramatic shift as Clinton became a bedroom community for the booming Wasatch Front. The 1980s and 1990s saw a surge in domestic in-migration from other parts of Utah and the Intermountain West, driven by affordable land and the expansion of Hill Air Force Base. This wave of new residents—predominantly white, middle-class families—filled the Clinton Meadows subdivision, a master-planned community built around 1990 with large single-family homes and cul-de-sacs. The Hispanic population, now 11.4%, began to grow in the 1990s and 2000s, largely through domestic migration from other Utah cities and from the Southwest. These families concentrated in the South Clinton area, near 1800 North, where older, more affordable housing stock and rental properties offered entry points. The East/Southeast Asian community (2.0%) and the Indian subcontinent community (0.5%) are small but visible, with families often settling in the newer North Hills subdivision, built after 2005 near the city’s northern boundary. The city’s foreign-born share remains very low (1.9%), reflecting a population that is overwhelmingly native-born and English-speaking.
The future
Clinton’s population is projected to continue growing, driven by ongoing residential development and its appeal as a lower-cost alternative to Davis County cities like Layton and Clearfield. The city is not tribalizing into distinct ethnic enclaves; rather, it is slowly homogenizing as new subdivisions attract a similar demographic profile: white, married, and middle-class. The Hispanic population is likely to grow modestly, but at a slower rate than in other Utah cities, as Clinton lacks the rental housing stock and service-sector jobs that attract larger immigrant populations. The East/Southeast Asian and Indian communities are expected to remain small, with growth tied to professional jobs at Hill Air Force Base and nearby tech firms. The biggest demographic shift will be generational: as older residents age in place, younger families with children will fill the Clinton Crossing and Fox Hollow neighborhoods, both built after 2015. The city’s low college attainment rate (26.5%) suggests a workforce oriented toward trades, military service, and support roles rather than white-collar professions.
For someone moving in now, Clinton is a stable, culturally homogeneous suburb where the population is growing but not diversifying rapidly. It offers a predictable, family-oriented environment with strong ties to the LDS community and the local military base, but little ethnic or economic variety. The city’s future is one of steady, controlled growth—more of the same, rather than a dramatic transformation.
* Values derived from national, state, county, city and local statistics and may differ in a specific area. Last updated: 2026-05-01T12:55:43.000Z
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