Clayton.
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10 tracts·29K people·$330K median·1,751/mi²
White 54 · Black 28 · Hispanic 13 · Multiracial 2 · Other 2 · Asian 1
Married couple 46 · Other 30 · Living alone 24
Manufacturing 24 · Retail 23 · Health 22 · Professional 14 · Leisure 12 · Public admin 3 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 46 · Sales · office 21 · Production · transport 16 · Service 12 · Construction · maintenance 5
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The median home value in Clayton is $329,600 (Census ACS) — 0.7× the US median of $458,812.
Clayton has 29,320 residents across 1 census tracts and 7 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 33.0; the population is 54.2% White, 27.6% Black, 13.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% Multiracial, 2.0% Other and 0.7% Asian; the average household has 2.6 people; 40.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 5.9% (Census ACS).
Riverwood Elementary (75%), Powhatan Elementary (72%) and Johnston Charter Academy (60%) lead the elementary schools; Riverwood Middle (56%) and Clayton Middle (50%) lead the middle schools; Clayton High is the high school with reported scores (58%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,661/month, 5% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Clayton is $78,822 a year, 8% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Clayton, median rent is $1,661/month and the median home value is $329,600 (Census ACS).
Clayton reported 1.3 violent crimes and 15.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).