Overview
330
Total Population
37.5
Median age
40.00%
Female population %
15:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
15-19 years
Largest age group
70.1
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
3
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Clifton's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Clifton is 37.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Clifton's population under 18 was 30.00%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Clifton's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.18% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Clifton, 23.03% were under the age of 15, 23.33% aged 15 to 29, 35.45% aged 30 to 64, 18.18% aged 65 to 84, and 0.00% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 66 less females than males in Clifton:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 40.00% females and 60.00% males in Clifton, VA.
- The Clifton, VA gender ratio is 15:100 i.e. 15 men to 100 women (1.500).
- For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 38.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 20.
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Race / Ethnicity
Clifton's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Clifton population: 98.48% are White, 0.30% are Black or African American, 0.61% are Asian and 0.61% are multiracial.
- Clifton's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
- By ethnicity, 3 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 327 (99.09% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Clifton is White with a population of 325 (98.48% of the total population).
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Year by year
Clifton's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 299 in the year 2013
- From 2000 to 2010, Clifton's population increased by 101 (54.30%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Clifton's population decreased by 44 (15.33%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
- Between the year 2000 and 2022, Clifton's population was lowest in year 2000 at 186.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)