Clayton.
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Missouri·St. Louis County
4 tracts·18K people·$830K median·7,142/mi²
White 67 · Asian 13 · Black 9 · Multiracial 7 · Hispanic 4 · Other 1
Married couple 43 · Living alone 43 · Other 14
Professional 56 · Health 23 · Public admin 7 · Leisure 6 · Manufacturing 3 · Retail 3 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 77 · Sales · office 14 · Service 8 · Production · transport 1 · Construction · maintenance 1
Drive alone 57 · Work from home 24 · Walk 11 · Carpool 11 · Bike 2 · Transit 2
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Clayton is $830,000 (Census ACS) — 1.8× the US median of $458,812.
Clayton has 17,380 residents across 4 census tracts and 4 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 30.0; the population is 66.6% White, 13.3% Asian, 8.7% Black, 7.0% Multiracial, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino and 0.8% Other; the average household has 2.1 people; 84.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 8.0% (Census ACS).
MERAMEC ELEM. (81%), GLENRIDGE ELEM. (75%) and RALPH M. CAPTAIN ELEM. (74%) lead the elementary schools; WYDOWN MIDDLE is the middle school with reported scores (73%); CLAYTON HIGH is the high school with reported scores (81%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,692/month, 7% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Clayton is $123,000 a year, 43% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Clayton, median rent is $1,692/month and the median home value is $830,000 (Census ACS).
Clayton reported 0.8 violent crimes and 10.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 88°F; winter lows average 26°F; there are 76 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 43 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Clayton are heat wave (99), hail (97) and earthquake (94), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.42g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Clayton, 11.2% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).