With 1,661 people, Clayton is a city in New York. At a median age of 45.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 50% of homes are owner-occupied. 75% were living in the same home a year earlier. That trails the New York median by roughly 30%. The foreign-born share is 4%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $60,573, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.2
US median: 38.9
Average education
37% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 78%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Clayton
What changed most since 1990
Population2,160 → 1,661(−23%)US over the same years: +35%
Poverty rate10.6% → 19.5%(+8.9 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Median age34.6 → 45.2(+10.6 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
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)15.6%(33)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.6%(35)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era57.3%(121)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.4%(3)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 211 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
2,160
$62,471
$153,364
16.4%
16.8
2000
1,821
$57,116
$130,431
28.3%
12.1
2010
1,978
$62,713
$184,425
28.0%
14.5
2020
1,705
$61,773
$190,896
24.0%
16.6
2024
1,661
$60,573
$231,800
37.4%
16.9
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.
