With 247 people, Clayton is a city in Michigan. 5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Median home value sits at $86,700. 0% of residents were born outside the United States. The poverty rate is 21.1%, above the 12.5% national rate. People stay put here: 97% were in the same home a year ago.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $66,250, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
5% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 33%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Clayton
What changed most since 1990
Median age24.2 → 40.1(+15.9 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Population374 → 247(−34%)US over the same years: +35%
Homes owned by their occupants81.4% → 71.3%(−10.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 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)53.8%(7)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)15.4%(2)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era0%(0)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War15.4%(2)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 13 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
374
$57,753
$67,202
5.5%
17.9
2000
326
$76,282
$128,609
10.3%
11.1
2010
344
$44,955
$137,527
11.6%
21.2
2020
311
$55,624
$81,207
5.4%
19.8
2024
247
$66,250
$86,700
4.9%
36.3
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.
