Clayton vs Lima

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

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

Clayton has the higher population (597 vs 231 in Lima). Lima has the higher median household income ($71,250 vs $63,438 in Clayton). Clayton has the higher median home value ($90,000 vs $89,200 in Lima).

Population, income & housing

	Clayton	Lima
Population	597	231
Median age	49.8 yrs	35.1 yrs
Median household income	$63,438	$71,250
Median home value	$90,000	$89,200
Median gross rent	$578	—
Housing units	321	83
Homeownership rate	73.4%	77.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.5%	5.0%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	11.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clayton	Lima
Population	582 → 597 (+2.6%)	109 → 231 (+111.9%)
Median household income	$36,458 → $63,438 (+74.0%)	$54,500 → $71,250 (+30.7%)
Median home value	$67,300 → $90,000 (+33.7%)	$95,000 → $89,200 (-6.1%)
Median gross rent	$403 → $578 (+43.4%)	—

Clayton

Population

582597

Median household income

$36,458$63,438

Median home value

$67,300$90,000

Median gross rent

$403$578

Lima

Population

109231

Median household income

$54,500$71,250

Median home value

$95,000$89,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clayton	Lima
Under 5	1.5%	13.0%
5 to 17	8.0%	26.8%
18 to 24	8.9%	0.0%
25 to 34	14.4%	10.0%
35 to 44	10.7%	24.2%
45 to 54	16.4%	9.1%
55 to 64	15.9%	6.5%
65 to 74	16.8%	5.2%
75 and over	7.4%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clayton	Lima
White (non-Hispanic)	86.8%	97.8%
Black or African American	10.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clayton	Lima
No high school diploma	21.8%	15.8%
High school graduate	50.1%	47.5%
Some college or associate's	22.6%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	4.5%	3.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1.0%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clayton	Lima
Drove alone	89.0%	78.1%
Carpooled	8.0%	3.1%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.8%	14.6%
Other means	1.5%	4.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clayton	Lima
1-unit, detached	78.8%	88.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	16.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	12.0%

Poverty & households

	Clayton	Lima
Poverty rate	11.5%	6.1%
Average household size	1.95	3.08
Mean commute (minutes)	26	28
Median year structure built	1964	1953