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North Carolina · Census place 12860

Clayton town, NC

Quick answer

Clayton town has 28,043 residents, ranking #38 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $73,348, the median home is worth $292,400 and median gross rent runs $1,542 a month.

Population
28,043Clayton town residents
Median household income
$73,348Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$292,400Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,542Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
32.7 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
64.3%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 25.2% 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 4.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8% of residents and 64.3% 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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