Clayton vs Lenora

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

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

Lenora has the higher population (199 vs 57 in Clayton). Clayton has the higher median household income ($70,313 vs $28,036 in Lenora). Since 2019, Clayton's population has grown faster (-6.6% vs -42.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Clayton	Lenora
Population	57	199
Median age	47.8 yrs	60.4 yrs
Median household income	$70,313	$28,036
Median home value	—	$44,200
Housing units	44	178
Homeownership rate	72.0%	82.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.1%	16.4%
Unemployment rate	21.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clayton	Lenora
Population	61 → 57 (-6.6%)	345 → 199 (-42.3%)
Median household income	$47,500 → $70,313 (+48.0%)	$35,000 → $28,036 (-19.9%)
Median home value	$27,500 → $42,000 (+52.7%)	$62,500 → $44,200 (-29.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$413 → $483 (+16.9%)

Clayton

Population

6157

Median household income

$47,500$70,313

Median home value

$27,500$42,000

Lenora

Population

345199

Median household income

$35,000$28,036

Median home value

$62,500$44,200

Median gross rent

$413$483

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clayton	Lenora
Under 5	14.0%	8.5%
5 to 17	0.0%	2.5%
18 to 24	21.1%	0.0%
25 to 34	5.3%	7.5%
35 to 44	5.3%	5.0%
45 to 54	14.0%	9.0%
55 to 64	19.3%	32.7%
65 to 74	12.3%	19.6%
75 and over	8.8%	15.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clayton	Lenora
White (non-Hispanic)	94.7%	85.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.3%	13.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clayton	Lenora
No high school diploma	2.7%	6.2%
High school graduate	21.6%	25.4%
Some college or associate's	67.6%	52.0%
Bachelor's degree	5.4%	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clayton	Lenora
Drove alone	100.0%	83.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	3.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	12.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clayton	Lenora
1-unit, detached	97.7%	93.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	4.5%

Poverty & households

	Clayton	Lenora
Poverty rate	42.1%	25.6%
Average household size	2.28	1.70
Mean commute (minutes)	16	26
Median year structure built	1938	1938