What is the population of Clayton city?

Clayton city has 2,420 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #268 of 675 in Georgia.

What is the median household income in Clayton city?

Median household income in Clayton city is $57,802 a year, 26.4% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Clayton city?

Median gross rent is $868 a month and the median home value is $228,100, so rent absorbs about 18% of median household income.

Is Clayton city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Clayton city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Clayton, GA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Clayton, Georgia (Clayton, GA — Census place “Clayton city”) is 2,420 residents, ranking #268 of 675 places in Georgia. Median household income is $57,802, the median home is worth $228,100 and median gross rent runs $868 a month. Looking for the Clayton Georgia ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Clayton, GA: 30525.

Population: 2,420Clayton city residents
Median household income: $57,802Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $228,100Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $868Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 37.7 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 63.4%Owner-occupied households

Clayton ZIP codes (Georgia)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Clayton.

The Clayton GA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

30525

What the numbers mean in Clayton city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Clayton city median would spend about 18% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 23% of residents and 63.4% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Clayton city, GA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Clayton city is a small town in Georgia, with 2,420 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #268 of 675 ranked by population — larger than 60% of them. The median age here is 37.7 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Clayton city earn a median of $57,802 a year, 26.4% below the national figure of $78,538 and within a couple of points of the $57,300 median for the 378 Georgia cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 23% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.

The typical owner-occupied home in Clayton city is valued at $228,100, 24.8% below the national figure and 19% above the $191,600 peer median, while median gross rent runs $868 a month, 38.3% below the national figure, or roughly $10,416 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 18% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 63.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Clayton city?: Clayton city has 2,420 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #268 of 675 in Georgia.
What is the median household income in Clayton city?: Median household income in Clayton city is $57,802 a year, 26.4% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Clayton city?: Median gross rent is $868 a month and the median home value is $228,100, so rent absorbs about 18% of median household income.
Is Clayton city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Clayton city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Clayton city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.