Challis vs Clayton

A side-by-side comparison of Challis and Clayton: population, income, housing, and more.

Challis and Clayton are places in Idaho. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Challis has the higher population (794 vs 16 in Clayton). Since 2019, Clayton's population has grown faster (+23.1% vs +4.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Challis	Clayton
Population	794	16
Median age	44.9 yrs	—
Median household income	$50,034	—
Median home value	$168,300	—
Median gross rent	$635	—
Housing units	585	26
Homeownership rate	56.2%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.9%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	—

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Challis	Clayton
Population	758 → 794 (+4.7%)	13 → 16 (+23.1%)
Median household income	$25,956 → $50,034 (+92.8%)	—
Median home value	$139,200 → $168,300 (+20.9%)	—
Median gross rent	$529 → $635 (+20.0%)	—

Challis

Population

758794

Median household income

$25,956$50,034

Median home value

$139,200$168,300

Median gross rent

$529$635

Clayton

Population

1316

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Challis	Clayton
Under 5	4.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	14.1%	0.0%
18 to 24	8.3%	0.0%
25 to 34	9.4%	0.0%
35 to 44	14.5%	0.0%
45 to 54	19.6%	0.0%
55 to 64	12.6%	0.0%
65 to 74	14.9%	43.8%
75 and over	2.5%	56.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Challis	Clayton
White (non-Hispanic)	80.9%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Challis	Clayton
No high school diploma	9.2%	0.0%
High school graduate	25.3%	43.8%
Some college or associate's	42.5%	56.3%
Bachelor's degree	20.9%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Challis	Clayton
Drove alone	46.4%	—
Carpooled	35.3%	—
Public transit	0.0%	—
Walked	3.9%	—
Bicycle	0.0%	—
Worked from home	14.5%	—
Other means	0.0%	—

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Challis	Clayton
1-unit, detached	53.8%	92.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.6%	7.7%
5 to 19 units	6.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	29.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Challis	Clayton
Poverty rate	15.2%	0.0%
Average household size	1.97	1.78
Mean commute (minutes)	11	—
Median year structure built	1981	1990