Missouri · Census place 14572
Clayton city, MO
Quick answer
Clayton city has 17,282 residents, ranking #50 of 1082 places in Missouri. Median household income is $128,898, the median home is worth $799,200 and median gross rent runs $1,648 a month.
- Population
- 17,282Clayton city residents
- Median household income
- $128,898Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $799,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,648Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 28.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 54.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Clayton city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Clayton city median would spend about 15.3% 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 6.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.1% of residents and 54.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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