Clayton vs Golden

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

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

Golden has the higher population (711 vs 597 in Clayton). Clayton has the higher median household income ($63,438 vs $55,875 in Golden). Golden has the higher median home value ($125,500 vs $90,000 in Clayton).

Population, income & housing

	Clayton	Golden
Population	597	711
Median age	49.8 yrs	34.3 yrs
Median household income	$63,438	$55,875
Median home value	$90,000	$125,500
Median gross rent	$578	$713
Housing units	321	334
Homeownership rate	73.4%	77.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.5%	28.3%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clayton	Golden
Population	582 → 597 (+2.6%)	597 → 711 (+19.1%)
Median household income	$36,458 → $63,438 (+74.0%)	$51,000 → $55,875 (+9.6%)
Median home value	$67,300 → $90,000 (+33.7%)	$82,700 → $125,500 (+51.8%)
Median gross rent	$403 → $578 (+43.4%)	$467 → $713 (+52.7%)

Clayton

Population

582597

Median household income

$36,458$63,438

Median home value

$67,300$90,000

Median gross rent

$403$578

Golden

Population

597711

Median household income

$51,000$55,875

Median home value

$82,700$125,500

Median gross rent

$467$713

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clayton	Golden
Under 5	1.5%	10.8%
5 to 17	8.0%	14.8%
18 to 24	8.9%	8.9%
25 to 34	14.4%	16.6%
35 to 44	10.7%	7.6%
45 to 54	16.4%	7.2%
55 to 64	15.9%	10.7%
65 to 74	16.8%	11.1%
75 and over	7.4%	12.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clayton	Golden
White (non-Hispanic)	86.8%	98.6%
Black or African American	10.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clayton	Golden
No high school diploma	21.8%	9.7%
High school graduate	50.1%	27.3%
Some college or associate's	22.6%	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	4.5%	20.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1.0%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clayton	Golden
Drove alone	89.0%	91.5%
Carpooled	8.0%	6.2%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.8%	1.3%
Other means	1.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clayton	Golden
1-unit, detached	78.8%	91.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	16.8%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	2.4%

Poverty & households

	Clayton	Golden
Poverty rate	11.5%	9.1%
Average household size	1.95	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	26	29
Median year structure built	1964	1956