2020 census As of the
2020 census, Clifton Forge had a population of 3,555. The median age was 49.2 years. 18.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 26.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 86.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 82.0 males age 18 and over. 99.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 1.0% lived in rural areas. There were 1,617 households in Clifton Forge, of which 22.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 34.3% were married-couple households, 19.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 38.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 40.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 1,988 housing units, of which 18.7% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.7% and the rental vacancy rate was 10.7%.
2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 3,884 people, 1,701 households, and 982 families residing in the town. The
population density was . There were 2,004 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 84.4%
white, 11.8% black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.4% from
other races, and 2.8% from
two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.7% of the population. There were 1,701 households, out of which 23.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.8% were
married couples living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.3% were non-families. 37.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.85. In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.7% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 20.4% from 25 to 44, 28.5% from 45 to 64, and 22.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.7 males. The median income for a household in the city was $34,256, and the median income for a family was $53,547. Males had a median income of $38,500 versus $29,630 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $20,833. About 14.3% of families and 23.3% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 33.4% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over. ==Government==