Clifton, New York
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Males: 392 | |
Females: 359 |
Median resident age: | |
New York median age: |
Zip codes: 13690.
Clifton: | $54,134 |
NY: | $62,909 |
Estimated per capita income in 2016: $24,044 (it was $15,619 in 2000)
Clifton town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $59,209 (it was $39,900 in 2000)
Clifton: | $59,209 |
NY: | $302,400 |
Mean prices in 2016: All housing units: $151,019; Detached houses: $138,684; Townhouses or other attached units: $458,050; In 2-unit structures: $523,580; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $258,188; In 5-or-more-unit structures: over $1,000,000; Mobile homes: $57,421; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $926,709
Races in Clifton, NY (2010)
- 72095.9%White alone
- 152.0%Two or more races
- 121.6%Hispanic
- 30.4%American Indian alone
- 10.1%Black alone
Races in Clifton detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

Latest news from Clifton, NY collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
Ancestries: French (19.1%), English (18.0%), Irish (16.9%), United States (10.1%), German (9.4%), French Canadian (6.2%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Land area: 135.1 square miles.
Population density: 5.6 people per square mile (very low).

For population 25 years and over in Clifton:
- High school or higher: 84.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.9%
- Unemployed: 12.6%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 32.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Clifton town:
- Never married: 23.6%
- Now married: 57.8%
- Separated: 2.4%
- Widowed: 12.1%
- Divorced: 4.1%
12 residents are foreign born
This town: | 1.5% |
New York: | 20.4% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
Clifton town: | |
New York: |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Utica, NY (78.6 miles
, pop. 60,651).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Rochester, NY (151.6 miles
, pop. 219,773).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (239.2 miles
, pop. 1,332,650).
Nearest cities: Star Lake, NY (2.4 miles
),
Cranberry Lake, NY (2.4 miles)
,
Fine, NY (2.6 miles
),
Clare, NY (3.4 miles)
,
Russell, NY (4.0 miles
),
Pitcairn, NY
(4.1 miles
),
Edwards, NY (4.1 miles
),
Piercefield, NY (4.3 miles
).
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $52,500
- 1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $72,300
- 2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $72,700
- 2001: 4 buildings, average cost: $72,700
- 2003: 7 buildings, average cost: $94,300
- 2004: 6 buildings, average cost: $23,200
- 2005: 1 building, cost: $125,000
- 2006: 7 buildings, average cost: $161,400
- 2007: 4 buildings, average cost: $187,500
- 2008: 3 buildings, average cost: $160,000
- 2009: 3 buildings, average cost: $160,000
- 2010: 3 buildings, average cost: $160,000
- 2011: 3 buildings, average cost: $160,000
- 2012: 3 buildings, average cost: $160,000
- 2013: 3 buildings, average cost: $160,000
- 2014: 3 buildings, average cost: $160,000
Latitude: 44.21 N, Longitude: 74.95 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 315
Here: | 5.9% |
New York: | 4.8% |
Unemployment by year (%)
- Construction (21%)
- Plastics and rubber products (16%)
- Paper (10%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Health care (33%)
- Educational services (24%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- U. S. Postal service (5%)
- Paper (3%)
- Public administration (3%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (13%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Carpenters (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Registered nurses (7%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Average climate in Clifton, New York
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Earthquake activity:
Clifton-area historical earthquake activity is near New York state average. It is 89% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 35.1 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW, Depth: 6.8 mi) earthquake occurred 63.8 miles away from Clifton center
On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 174.2 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2000 at 08:46:55, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 LG, 3.8 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 39.0 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 11:04:42, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, 3.7 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 65.1 miles away from Clifton center
On 6/17/1991 at 08:53:16, a magnitude 4.1 (4.0 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 110.4 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Clifton:
- St Lawrence University (about 29 miles; Canton, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,501)
- SUNY College of Technology at Canton (about 30 miles; Canton, NY; FT enrollment: 3,411)
- SUNY College at Potsdam (about 32 miles; Potsdam, NY; FT enrollment: 4,307)
- Clarkson University (about 32 miles; Potsdam, NY; FT enrollment: 3,472)
- Jefferson Community College (about 52 miles; Watertown, NY; FT enrollment: 2,886)
- Utica College (about 80 miles; Utica, NY; FT enrollment: 2,952)
- Mohawk Valley Community College (about 80 miles; Utica, NY; FT enrollment: 5,693)
Notable locations in Clifton: Cranberry Lake Campground (A), Cranberry Lake Biological Station (B), Clifton Community Library (C), Cranberry Lake Volunteer Fire and Rescue (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Cranberry Lake Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Silver Lake (A), Silver Leaf Pond (B), Simmons Pond (C), Slender Pond (D), Spectacle Pond (E), Spruce Pond (F), Sunny Pond (G), Tamarack Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Twin Ponds Outlet (A), Tooley Pond Outlet (B), Thomas Brook (C), Sucker Brook (D), Stony Brook (E), Sixmile Creek (F), Peavine Creek (G), Irish Brook (H), Dead Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Clifton, NY
This town: | |
New York: |
Percentage of family households:
This town: | |
Whole state: |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
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Whole state: |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
- Gay men: 1.0% of all households
This town: | 17.4% |
Whole state: | 14.6% |
This town: | 6.0% |
Whole state: | 7.4% |
3 people in homes for the mentally retarded in 2000
Here: | 11.7 |
New York average: | 14.2 |


Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Clifton town (based on St. Lawrence County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 24,478 | 32 |
Mainline Protestant | 8,075 | 72 |
Evangelical Protestant | 5,364 | 55 |
Other | 2,093 | 11 |
Black Protestant | 179 | 1 |
None | 71,755 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
St. Lawrence County: | 2.55 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 4.13 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.09 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 0.06 / 10,000 pop. |
St. Lawrence County: | 1.18 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
St. Lawrence County: | 5.01 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.68 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 9.66 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 8.82 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 8.5% |
New York: | 8.2% |
St. Lawrence County: | 29.6% |
New York: | 23.8% |
This county: | 13.3% |
State: | 15.6% |
3.28% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($38,133 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 3.28% |
New York average: | 5.06% |
0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,793 average AGI)
St. Lawrence County: 0.10% New York average: 0.08%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Jefferson County, NY | |
from Franklin County, NY | |
from Onondaga County, NY |
3.94% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($36,953 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 3.94% |
New York average: | 5.46% |
0.11% of residents moved to foreign countries ($762 average AGI)
St. Lawrence County: 0.11% New York average: 0.11%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Jefferson County, NY | |
to Franklin County, NY | |
to Onondaga County, NY |
Strongest AM radio stations in Clifton:
- WICY (1490 AM; 50 kW; MALONE, NY; Owner: CARTIER COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
- WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, INC.)
- WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WIRD (920 AM; 5 kW; LAKE PLACID, NY; Owner: RADIO LAKE PLACID INC)
- WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WNER (1410 AM; 5 kW; WATERTOWN, NY)
- WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
- WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Clifton:
- WRGR (102.3 FM; TUPPER LAKE, NY; Owner: RADIO LAKE PLACID, INC.)
- WXLH (91.3 FM; BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE, NY; Owner: THE ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY)
- WYUL (94.7 FM; CHATEAUGAY, NY; Owner: CARTIER COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
- WXLG (89.9 FM; NORTH CREEK, NY; Owner: THE ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY)
- WBDI (106.7 FM; COPENHAGEN, NY; Owner: FORCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- WJNY (90.9 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: PUBLIC B/CNG COUNCIL CENTRAL NY, INC)
- WRCD (101.5 FM; CANTON, NY; Owner: RADIO POWER INC.)
- WYSI (96.7 FM; CANTON, NY; Owner: RADIO POWER, INC.)
- WGIX-FM (95.3 FM; GOUVERNEUR, NY; Owner: CLANCY-MANCE COMMUNICATIONS NORTH, INC.)
- WSLU (89.5 FM; CANTON, NY; Owner: THE ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY)
TV broadcast stations around Clifton:
- WNPI-TV (Channel 18; NORWOOD, NY; Owner: ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY EDUCATIONAL TV COUNCIL, INC)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 6Number of bridges
- 19m62ftTotal length
- $2,189,000Total costs
- 4,224Total average daily traffic
- 501Total average daily truck traffic
FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
1- Todd J Bowman, 160 Columbian Road (Ny1035 Cranberry Lake) (Lat: 44.215611 Lon: -74.848333), Type: 32.0, Structure height: 36089 m, Overall height: 32 m, Registrant: 9417575010, Tbowman@tarpontowers.Com, 1001 THIRD AVENUE WEST Suite- 420
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:
1- Call Sign: KC2DCK, Licensee ID: L01356114, Grant Date: 01/03/2008, Expiration Date: 03/05/2018, Certifier: Jesse D Jensen, Registrant: Jesse D Jensen, 267 Field St, Clifton, NY 14432
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (73%)
- Wood (13%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
- Electricity (3%)
Businesses in Clifton, NY
- Burger King: 1
- Pathmark: 1
Clifton compared to New York state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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