Clayton vs Ursa

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

Clayton and Ursa 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 596 in Ursa). Clayton has the higher median household income ($63,438 vs $60,625 in Ursa). Ursa has the higher median home value ($151,100 vs $90,000 in Clayton).

Population, income & housing

	Clayton	Ursa
Population	597	596
Median age	49.8 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$63,438	$60,625
Median home value	$90,000	$151,100
Median gross rent	$578	$842
Housing units	321	281
Homeownership rate	73.4%	72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.5%	24.0%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clayton	Ursa
Population	582 → 597 (+2.6%)	509 → 596 (+17.1%)
Median household income	$36,458 → $63,438 (+74.0%)	$51,250 → $60,625 (+18.3%)
Median home value	$67,300 → $90,000 (+33.7%)	$105,300 → $151,100 (+43.5%)
Median gross rent	$403 → $578 (+43.4%)	$633 → $842 (+33.0%)

Clayton

Population

582597

Median household income

$36,458$63,438

Median home value

$67,300$90,000

Median gross rent

$403$578

Ursa

Population

509596

Median household income

$51,250$60,625

Median home value

$105,300$151,100

Median gross rent

$633$842

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clayton	Ursa
Under 5	1.5%	4.9%
5 to 17	8.0%	19.6%
18 to 24	8.9%	7.6%
25 to 34	14.4%	9.6%
35 to 44	10.7%	12.8%
45 to 54	16.4%	6.2%
55 to 64	15.9%	20.8%
65 to 74	16.8%	11.1%
75 and over	7.4%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clayton	Ursa
White (non-Hispanic)	86.8%	92.1%
Black or African American	10.6%	0.8%
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%	1.2%
Two or more races	1.5%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clayton	Ursa
No high school diploma	21.8%	4.4%
High school graduate	50.1%	30.1%
Some college or associate's	22.6%	41.5%
Bachelor's degree	4.5%	21.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.0%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clayton	Ursa
Drove alone	89.0%	87.4%
Carpooled	8.0%	1.7%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.8%	7.3%
Other means	1.5%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clayton	Ursa
1-unit, detached	78.8%	82.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	16.8%	11.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	Clayton	Ursa
Poverty rate	11.5%	9.7%
Average household size	1.95	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	26	22
Median year structure built	1964	1970