With 2,529 people, Claxton is a city in Georgia. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 11% of adults. The poverty rate is 35.7%, above the 12.5% national rate. Owners hold 42% of the housing stock. That trails the Georgia median by roughly 58%. The median household earns $32,692, about 60% below the national median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $32,692, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
11% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 39%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Claxton
What changed most since 1990
White share68.2% → 36.1%(−32.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median age37.9 → 35.9(−2.0 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Homes owned by their occupants52.0% → 41.6%(−10.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Claxton's population equals 24% of Evans County's. Its number of households without a car equals 67% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 12% of the county's.
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)12.3%(9)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.5%(15)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era12.3%(9)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 73 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
Claxton, decade by decade
Claxton 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
2,464
$39,788
$106,563
13.0%
55.1
2000
2,276
$37,717
$116,768
15.2%
65.9
2010
2,746
$49,248
$124,005
17.1%
75.2
2020
2,602
$44,352
$118,901
13.4%
80.8
2024
2,529
$32,692
$162,000
10.9%
83.9
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.
