New Mexico · Census place 15720
Clayton town, NM
Quick answer
Clayton town has 2,680 residents, ranking #69 of 527 places in New Mexico. Median household income is $40,192, the median home is worth $111,500 and median gross rent runs $637 a month.
- Population
- 2,680Clayton town residents
- Median household income
- $40,192Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $111,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $637Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 71.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Clayton town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Clayton town median would spend about 19% 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 2.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 26.5% of residents and 71.2% 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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