Clayton vs Minorca

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

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

Minorca has the higher population (1,615 vs 385 in Clayton). Clayton has the higher median household income ($47,031 vs $45,192 in Minorca). Clayton has the higher median home value ($73,800 vs $53,600 in Minorca).

Population, income & housing

	Clayton	Minorca
Population	385	1,615
Median age	40.8 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$47,031	$45,192
Median home value	$73,800	$53,600
Median gross rent	$454	$623
Housing units	251	925
Homeownership rate	48.4%	69.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.6%	3.6%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	8.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clayton	Minorca
Population	458 → 385 (-15.9%)	1,691 → 1,615 (-4.5%)
Median household income	$16,534 → $47,031 (+184.5%)	$38,977 → $45,192 (+15.9%)
Median home value	$27,500 → $73,800 (+168.4%)	$77,000 → $53,600 (-30.4%)
Median gross rent	$547 → $454 (-17.0%)	$514 → $623 (+21.2%)

Clayton

Population

458385

Median household income

$16,534$47,031

Median home value

$27,500$73,800

Median gross rent

$547$454

Minorca

Population

1,6911,615

Median household income

$38,977$45,192

Median home value

$77,000$53,600

Median gross rent

$514$623

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clayton	Minorca
Under 5	7.5%	2.7%
5 to 17	12.7%	26.2%
18 to 24	17.1%	5.2%
25 to 34	11.4%	5.4%
35 to 44	1.3%	22.4%
45 to 54	5.7%	9.6%
55 to 64	19.5%	13.0%
65 to 74	15.6%	10.2%
75 and over	9.1%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clayton	Minorca
White (non-Hispanic)	38.7%	71.0%
Black or African American	61.3%	25.2%
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%	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clayton	Minorca
No high school diploma	15.8%	21.9%
High school graduate	39.0%	51.0%
Some college or associate's	33.6%	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	2.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clayton	Minorca
Drove alone	89.9%	89.2%
Carpooled	8.0%	3.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clayton	Minorca
1-unit, detached	59.0%	17.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.9%	7.9%
5 to 19 units	4.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.3%	74.3%

Poverty & households

	Clayton	Minorca
Poverty rate	20.3%	35.9%
Average household size	2.45	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	24	17
Median year structure built	1968	1995