With 10,937 people, Clayton is a city in California. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $1,055,200. Renters pay $3,500+ a month at the median. That is roughly 77% ahead of the California median. 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Households take in $175,707 a year at the median, 114% more than the country as a whole.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $175,707, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.8
US median: 38.9
More educated
59% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 62%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Clayton
What changed most since 1990
White share89.1% → 63.0%(−26.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)13.6%(45)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)35.8%(118)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.6%(101)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.2%(27)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 330 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Clayton, decade by decade
Clayton population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
7,317
$167,309
$714,741
47.7%
25.2
2000
10,762
$185,173
$652,881
51.8%
36.5
2010
10,897
$195,132
$985,996
55.1%
44.7
2020
11,070
$186,178
$977,631
57.4%
60.1
2024
10,937
$175,707
$1,055,200
59.1%
69.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
