Clanton is a somewhat small city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 9,228 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Clanton is the 80th largest community in Alabama.Clanton is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Clanton is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Clanton who work in management occupations (12.05%), sales jobs (11.40%), and teaching (9.97%). The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Clanton has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Clanton a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Clanton is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The education level of Clanton citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 18.30% of adults 25 and older in Clanton have a college degree. The per capita income in Clanton in 2022 was $28,971, which is middle income relative to Alabama, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $115,884 for a family of four. However, Clanton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Clanton is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Clanton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Clanton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Clanton include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Clanton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
