Clayton vs St. Olaf

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

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

St. Olaf has the higher population (75 vs 66 in Clayton). St. Olaf has the higher median household income ($88,750 vs $68,750 in Clayton). Clayton has the higher median home value ($166,700 vs $76,700 in St. Olaf).

Population, income & housing

	Clayton	St. Olaf
Population	66	75
Median age	58.0 yrs	49.7 yrs
Median household income	$68,750	$88,750
Median home value	$166,700	$76,700
Median gross rent	—	$775
Housing units	78	42
Homeownership rate	84.2%	75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.5%	13.3%
Unemployment rate	14.3%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clayton	St. Olaf
Population	54 → 66 (+22.2%)	160 → 75 (-53.1%)
Median household income	$61,250 → $68,750 (+12.2%)	$61,563 → $88,750 (+44.2%)
Median home value	$150,000 → $166,700 (+11.1%)	$71,700 → $76,700 (+7.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$538 → $775 (+44.1%)

Clayton

Population

5466

Median household income

$61,250$68,750

Median home value

$150,000$166,700

St. Olaf

Population

16075

Median household income

$61,563$88,750

Median home value

$71,700$76,700

Median gross rent

$538$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clayton	St. Olaf
Under 5	0.0%	6.7%
5 to 17	0.0%	6.7%
18 to 24	6.1%	6.7%
25 to 34	15.2%	9.3%
35 to 44	13.6%	5.3%
45 to 54	10.6%	22.7%
55 to 64	13.6%	24.0%
65 to 74	9.1%	13.3%
75 and over	31.8%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clayton	St. Olaf
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clayton	St. Olaf
No high school diploma	17.7%	6.7%
High school graduate	12.9%	43.3%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	17.7%	5.0%
Graduate or professional degree	17.7%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clayton	St. Olaf
Drove alone	56.7%	89.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	10.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	43.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clayton	St. Olaf
1-unit, detached	73.1%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Clayton	St. Olaf
Poverty rate	3.0%	6.8%
Average household size	1.74	2.03
Mean commute (minutes)	17	18
Median year structure built	1973	1938