Clayton vs Norton

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

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

Norton has the higher population (2,704 vs 57 in Clayton). Clayton has the higher median household income ($70,313 vs $51,266 in Norton). Since 2019, Norton's population has grown faster (-2.2% vs -6.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Clayton	Norton
Population	57	2,704
Median age	47.8 yrs	35.2 yrs
Median household income	$70,313	$51,266
Median home value	—	$94,100
Median gross rent	—	$824
Housing units	44	1,389
Homeownership rate	72.0%	81.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.1%	23.8%
Unemployment rate	21.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clayton	Norton
Population	61 → 57 (-6.6%)	2,766 → 2,704 (-2.2%)
Median household income	$47,500 → $70,313 (+48.0%)	$51,250 → $51,266 (+0.0%)
Median home value	$27,500 → $42,000 (+52.7%)	$79,100 → $94,100 (+19.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$645 → $824 (+27.8%)

Clayton

Population

6157

Median household income

$47,500$70,313

Median home value

$27,500$42,000

Norton

Population

2,7662,704

Median household income

$51,250$51,266

Median home value

$79,100$94,100

Median gross rent

$645$824

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clayton	Norton
Under 5	14.0%	7.4%
5 to 17	0.0%	22.7%
18 to 24	21.1%	3.6%
25 to 34	5.3%	16.1%
35 to 44	5.3%	10.4%
45 to 54	14.0%	8.3%
55 to 64	19.3%	14.4%
65 to 74	12.3%	6.4%
75 and over	8.8%	10.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clayton	Norton
White (non-Hispanic)	94.7%	86.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	5.3%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	7.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clayton	Norton
No high school diploma	2.7%	6.2%
High school graduate	21.6%	31.0%
Some college or associate's	67.6%	39.0%
Bachelor's degree	5.4%	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clayton	Norton
Drove alone	100.0%	79.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	16.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clayton	Norton
1-unit, detached	97.7%	91.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	6.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Clayton	Norton
Poverty rate	42.1%	4.1%
Average household size	2.28	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	16	8
Median year structure built	1938	1957