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Clayton County

Georgia · 297,471 residents (2025 est.) · 142 sq mi
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Clayton County is home to 298,924 people in Georgia. This skews young, with a median age of 33.7. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 23% of adults. 55% of homes are owner-occupied. The population is up 26% since 2000. The typical home is worth $222,300, having more than doubled since 2000.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 33.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
23% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 34%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
298,924
+26%since 2000
from 236,517 in 2000
297,471 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
2,109 / sq mi
+10%since 2009
from 1,916 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
33.7
+12%since 2000
from 30.2 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
142 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
170K205K240K276K311K19902000201020202024Clayton County
2024299K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.7%(20,108)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97.5%(22,288)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147.8%(23,275)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.5%(22,324)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 247%(20,934)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3415.6%(46,629)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.2%(39,398)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.5%(37,348)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411.6%(34,598)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 747.4%(21,995)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 842.6%(7,792)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over0.7%(2,235)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$59,806
−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $42,697 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$27,759
+54%since 2000
from $18,079 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
39.4%
+17.1 ptssince 2009
from 22.3% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
17.9%
+7.9 ptssince 2000
from 10.1% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.425
+8%since 2010
from 0.393 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Finance & insurance14.8%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical14.2%
US avg: 5.1%
Information11.1%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade7.5%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade7.2%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services5.8%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration4%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.5%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.4%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.4%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$222,300
+34%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $90,900 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,433
+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $699 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
54.5%
−6.1 ptssince 2000
from 60.6% in 2000
45.5% rent
Vacancy rate
8.3%
−8.0 ptssince 2009
from 16.3% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.79 people
−8%since 2009
from 3.02 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
28.7%
−6.3 ptssince 2009
from 35.0% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
59.4%
+5.4 ptssince 2009
from 54.0% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.7
+27%since 2009
from 2.9 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
35
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic34.9%(82,637)
Black51.1%(120,816)
Hispanic / Latino7.5%(17,728)
Asian4.5%(10,562)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic7.8%(23,412)
Black68.5%(204,842)
Hispanic / Latino14.5%(43,419)
Asian4.9%(14,728)
Other4.2%(12,523)
Diversity Score
62
−14%since 2009
from 72 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
31
+5%since 2020
from 30 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican10.2%(30,351)
Central American1.8%(5,287)
Puerto Rican0.9%(2,678)
South American0.7%(2,137)
Salvadoran0.5%(1,576)
Guatemalan0.5%(1,499)
Cuban0.4%(1,262)
Honduran0.3%(1,027)
Panamanian0.3%(1,001)
Colombian0.3%(872)
Dominican0.3%(757)
Venezuelan0.1%(435)
+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data
Ecuadorian0.1%(283)
Uruguayan0.1%(227)
Peruvian0.1%(190)
Nicaraguan0.1%(184)
Chilean0%(104)
Spaniard0%(102)
Argentine0%(14)
Asian origin
Vietnamese3%(9,026)
Laotian0.3%(1,016)
Chinese0.3%(967)
Asian Indian0.3%(909)
Cambodian0.2%(728)
Filipino0.2%(555)
Japanese0.1%(174)
Hmong0.1%(169)
Korean0.1%(160)
Bangladeshi0.1%(155)
Thai0%(26)
+ 3 more asian origin groups with data
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.1%(200)
Samoan0%(129)
Tongan0%(13)
Fijian0%(13)
Ancestry
Subsaharan African4.9%(14,778)
American4.2%(12,535)
West Indian2.8%(8,268)
Nigerian1.9%(5,644)
English1.8%(5,493)
Irish1.7%(5,065)
Jamaican1.4%(4,306)
German1.2%(3,583)
Haitian0.5%(1,570)
Italian0.4%(1,105)
Scottish0.3%(987)
+ 34 more ancestry groups with data
Scotch-Irish0.3%(778)
French0.2%(681)
Polish0.2%(603)
Ethiopian0.2%(584)
Guyanese0.1%(425)
Ghanaian0.1%(344)
Welsh0.1%(231)
Turkish0.1%(208)
Russian0.1%(185)
Dutch0.1%(175)
Danish0.1%(166)
Austrian0%(93)
Swedish0%(85)
Barbadian0%(84)
Ukrainian0%(81)
Kenyan0%(67)
British0%(65)
Arab0%(60)
Swiss0%(58)
Czech0%(56)
Greek0%(52)
Norwegian0%(46)
Hungarian0%(43)
Egyptian0%(27)
Iranian0%(25)
Brazilian0%(24)
Romanian0%(24)
Canadian0%(23)
Somali0%(23)
Moroccan0%(17)
Belgian0%(4)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
22.5%
+5.9 ptssince 2000
from 16.6% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
85.5%
+5.4 ptssince 2000
from 80.1% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
7.6%
+3.1 ptssince 2000
from 4.4% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
31.6 min
+50%since 2000
from 21.1 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
71.6%
−4.1 ptssince 2009
from 75.7% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
12.3%
−3.7 ptssince 2009
from 16.0% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
2.1%
−1.4 ptssince 2009
from 3.5% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
10.6%
+8.3 ptssince 2009
from 2.3% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.0%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.9% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.0%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
7.1%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 6.6% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
7.2%
−7.2 ptssince 2011
from 14.4% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
66.7%
−4.2 ptssince 2011
from 70.9% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
77.4%
+2.7 ptssince 2020
from 74.7% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
11.8%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 12.5% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
26.7%
+4.2 ptssince 2009
from 22.5% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
47.1%
−1.4 ptssince 2009
from 48.5% in 2009
Female
52.9%
+1.4 ptssince 2009
from 51.5% in 2009
Foreign born
13.4%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 13.3% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.1%
−4.4 ptssince 2009
from 11.5% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
12.0%
+1.4 ptssince 2012
from 10.6% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
17.0%
−9.9 ptssince 2013
from 26.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
91.3%
+16.1 ptssince 2017
from 75.2% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.2%
+2.7 ptssince 2020
from 93.5% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
87.4%
+3.8 ptssince 2020
from 83.6% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
79.1%
−1.0 ptssince 2016
from 80.1% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
12.7%
+1.1 ptssince 2016
from 11.6% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married49%(52,528)
Married39.5%(42,314)
Widowed2.2%(2,330)
Divorced9.4%(10,081)
Women 15+
Never married46.1%(58,075)
Married33.3%(41,943)
Widowed6.2%(7,869)
Divorced14.4%(18,113)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
17.0%
−9.9 ptssince 2013
from 26.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
42.9%
−0.9 ptssince 2020
from 43.8% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.2%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 10.7% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
12.9%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 11.7% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
26.9%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 25.3% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.9%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 2.4% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
53.7%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 53.9% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
38.3%
+3.0 ptssince 2020
from 35.3% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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)30.6%(4,719)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)28.3%(4,362)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era22.5%(3,473)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.9%(289)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.1%(8)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 15,418 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Clayton County, Georgia?

Clayton County, Georgia has about 298,924 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Clayton County, Georgia?

The typical household in Clayton County, Georgia earns about $59,806 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Clayton County, Georgia expensive?

In Clayton County, Georgia, the median home is worth about $222,300, and the typical rent is about $1,433 a month.

How educated are people in Clayton County, Georgia?

About 22.5% of adults age 25 and over in Clayton County, Georgia hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Clayton County, Georgia?

About 17.9% of people in Clayton County, Georgia live below the federal poverty line.

Has Clayton County, Georgia grown since 1990?

Yes, Clayton County, Georgia has grown since 1990. The population has added about 116,872 residents, a change of about 64 percent over that period.

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