Clayton vs Ferguson

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

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

Ferguson has the higher population (18,350 vs 17,282 in Clayton). Clayton has the higher median household income ($128,898 vs $46,106 in Ferguson). Clayton has the higher median home value ($799,200 vs $99,300 in Ferguson).

Population, income & housing

	Clayton	Ferguson
Population	17,282	18,350
Median age	28.7 yrs	36.0 yrs
Median household income	$128,898	$46,106
Median home value	$799,200	$99,300
Median gross rent	$1,648	$1,066
Housing units	6,497	9,777
Homeownership rate	54.7%	48.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	83.8%	21.7%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clayton	Ferguson
Population	16,588 → 17,282 (+4.2%)	20,738 → 18,350 (-11.5%)
Median household income	$107,596 → $128,898 (+19.8%)	$40,000 → $46,106 (+15.3%)
Median home value	$633,400 → $799,200 (+26.2%)	$83,500 → $99,300 (+18.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,249 → $1,648 (+31.9%)	$929 → $1,066 (+14.7%)

Clayton

Population

16,58817,282

Median household income

$107,596$128,898

Median home value

$633,400$799,200

Median gross rent

$1,249$1,648

Ferguson

Population

20,73818,350

Median household income

$40,000$46,106

Median home value

$83,500$99,300

Median gross rent

$929$1,066

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clayton	Ferguson
Under 5	2.5%	8.6%
5 to 17	15.9%	15.7%
18 to 24	27.6%	7.2%
25 to 34	10.5%	17.2%
35 to 44	10.8%	13.4%
45 to 54	10.2%	10.0%
55 to 64	9.7%	13.3%
65 to 74	7.1%	9.2%
75 and over	5.9%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clayton	Ferguson
White (non-Hispanic)	67.0%	25.4%
Black or African American	8.8%	69.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	12.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	1.4%
Two or more races	6.2%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clayton	Ferguson
No high school diploma	3.1%	10.2%
High school graduate	5.2%	34.4%
Some college or associate's	7.8%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	31.2%	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	52.6%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clayton	Ferguson
Drove alone	57.4%	71.0%
Carpooled	7.2%	4.1%
Public transit	2.0%	6.0%
Walked	12.3%	1.1%
Bicycle	1.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.2%	14.5%
Other means	0.4%	3.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clayton	Ferguson
1-unit, detached	32.1%	70.7%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	17.0%	11.2%
5 to 19 units	28.0%	11.3%
20 or more units	20.7%	3.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Clayton	Ferguson
Poverty rate	8.1%	24.9%
Average household size	2.14	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	17	25
Median year structure built	1953	1957