Learn about the types of people who become clowns. This page goes into detail about the employment, gender, and ethnic ratios of the workplace.
Gender Mix By Career Interest, 2025
This graph shows the distribution of females and males that are interested in becoming a clown. Four or five star ratings on CareerExplorer indicate interest.
More men than women are interested in becoming clowns at a ratio of 1.96 to 1.
Actual Gender Mix, 2025
71% of clowns are female and 29% are male.
Gender Bias, 2025
This is one of the most compelling statistics we collect. Gender bias shows the difference between gender interest in being a clown and the actual gender mix of people in the career.
If there is a significant difference, then it means there is a gender imbalance between those interested in becoming a clown and those who end up becoming one.
In this case there are significantly more men interested in becoming a clown than those actually working as one. It is hard to pinpoint the exact reasons why, but there are likely various forces at play, from changing interests over time to societal norms and biases.
Ethnic Mix, 2019
The largest ethnic group of clowns are White, making up 59% of the population. The next highest segments are Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish and Other, making up 24% and 12% respectively.