Clayton vs Monterey

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

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

Clayton has the higher population (385 vs 285 in Monterey). Since 2019, Clayton's population has grown faster (-15.9% vs -40.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Clayton	Monterey
Population	385	285
Median age	40.8 yrs	27.8 yrs
Median household income	$47,031	—
Median home value	$73,800	—
Median gross rent	$454	—
Housing units	251	175
Homeownership rate	48.4%	80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.6%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	11.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clayton	Monterey
Population	458 → 385 (-15.9%)	481 → 285 (-40.7%)
Median household income	$16,534 → $47,031 (+184.5%)	$35,375 → $39,625 (+12.0%)
Median home value	$27,500 → $73,800 (+168.4%)	$80,800 → $145,800 (+80.4%)
Median gross rent	$547 → $454 (-17.0%)	—

Clayton

Population

458385

Median household income

$16,534$47,031

Median home value

$27,500$73,800

Median gross rent

$547$454

Monterey

Population

481285

Median household income

$35,375$39,625

Median home value

$80,800$145,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clayton	Monterey
Under 5	7.5%	17.9%
5 to 17	12.7%	12.6%
18 to 24	17.1%	10.5%
25 to 34	11.4%	18.2%
35 to 44	1.3%	0.0%
45 to 54	5.7%	13.7%
55 to 64	19.5%	10.9%
65 to 74	15.6%	14.7%
75 and over	9.1%	1.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clayton	Monterey
White (non-Hispanic)	38.7%	91.2%
Black or African American	61.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	8.8%
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	Monterey
No high school diploma	15.8%	29.2%
High school graduate	39.0%	25.6%
Some college or associate's	33.6%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clayton	Monterey
Drove alone	89.9%	64.1%
Carpooled	8.0%	35.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	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	Monterey
1-unit, detached	59.0%	37.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.3%	62.3%

Poverty & households

	Clayton	Monterey
Poverty rate	20.3%	56.1%
Average household size	2.45	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	24	—
Median year structure built	1968	1994