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Clifton, Kansas: commercial real estate data.
Clifton is a Census city of 442 people across 0.41 square miles of land, lying across Washington County and Clay County. Median household income is $62,625, 83.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Clifton
What Clifton is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.41 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,082 plus or minus 242
- County holding the largest share of its areaWashington County, 64.7 percent
- Counties this place lies inWashington County 64.7 percent, Clay County 35.3 percent
Clifton crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Clifton
How many people live in Clifton
- Population442 plus or minus 99
- Median age41.5
- Population under 1897 plus or minus 38
- Share under 1821.9 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Population 65 and over100 plus or minus 41
- Share 65 and over22.6 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Households197 plus or minus 40
- Family households105 plus or minus 27
- Share of households that are families53.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Clifton
Income and work in Clifton
- Median household income$62,625
- Per capita income$31,461
- Civilian labor force238 plus or minus 58
- Employed238 plus or minus 58
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over313 plus or minus 65
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.8 percent plus or minus 27.9
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher27.8 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.1 percent plus or minus 5.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Clifton
Housing in Clifton
- Housing units229
- Occupied units197 plus or minus 40
- Vacant units32 plus or minus 25
- Vacancy rate14.0 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Owner occupied164 plus or minus 34
- Renter occupied33 plus or minus 18
- Ownership rate83.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$96,000 plus or minus $21,611
- Single family units212 plus or minus 43
- Share single family92.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more17 plus or minus 17
- Share in buildings of two or more7.4 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1960
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Clifton
How Clifton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute230 plus or minus 58
- Commuting under 15 minutes87 plus or minus 29
- Share commuting under 15 minutes37.8 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more74 plus or minus 33
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more32.2 percent plus or minus 11.7
- Drove alone83.6 percent
- Carpooled8.0 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked4.2 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Worked from home3.4 percent plus or minus 2.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Clifton
Flood risk in Clifton
- NFIP communityCity of Clifton
- NFIP community number200652
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The City of Clifton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 200652 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Washington County, not Clifton
Washington County context, not Clifton figures
- Establishments in Washington County199
- Covered employment, Washington County2,051
- Average annual pay, Washington County$39,377
- Housing units permitted, Washington County2
Every figure in this section is published for Washington County as a whole and is not a measurement of Clifton.
All Washington County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Clifton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Clifton, Kansas?
442, in 197 households. Clifton city covers 0.41 square miles of land, which is 1,082 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Clifton in?
Clifton lies in more than one. By area it is 64.7 percent in Washington County, 35.3 percent in Clay County. This page sits under Washington County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Clifton?
$62,625. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $96,000. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Clifton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Clifton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Clifton, city of, community 200652, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Clifton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Washington County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Clifton.
Is zoning published for Clifton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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