Clayton vs Lemay

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

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

Clayton has the higher population (17,282 vs 16,431 in Lemay). Clayton has the higher median household income ($128,898 vs $59,026 in Lemay). Clayton has the higher median home value ($799,200 vs $139,100 in Lemay).

Population, income & housing

	Clayton	Lemay
Population	17,282	16,431
Median age	28.7 yrs	35.9 yrs
Median household income	$128,898	$59,026
Median home value	$799,200	$139,100
Median gross rent	$1,648	$879
Housing units	6,497	7,197
Homeownership rate	54.7%	78.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	83.8%	19.1%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clayton	Lemay
Population	16,588 → 17,282 (+4.2%)	16,918 → 16,431 (-2.9%)
Median household income	$107,596 → $128,898 (+19.8%)	$49,938 → $59,026 (+18.2%)
Median home value	$633,400 → $799,200 (+26.2%)	$105,500 → $139,100 (+31.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,249 → $1,648 (+31.9%)	$850 → $879 (+3.4%)

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

Lemay

Population

16,91816,431

Median household income

$49,938$59,026

Median home value

$105,500$139,100

Median gross rent

$850$879

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clayton	Lemay
Under 5	2.5%	6.4%
5 to 17	15.9%	14.8%
18 to 24	27.6%	8.3%
25 to 34	10.5%	18.6%
35 to 44	10.8%	13.7%
45 to 54	10.2%	10.1%
55 to 64	9.7%	15.0%
65 to 74	7.1%	8.7%
75 and over	5.9%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clayton	Lemay
White (non-Hispanic)	67.0%	84.6%
Black or African American	8.8%	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	12.7%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.7%	0.3%
Two or more races	6.2%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clayton	Lemay
No high school diploma	3.1%	13.4%
High school graduate	5.2%	32.6%
Some college or associate's	7.8%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	31.2%	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	52.6%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clayton	Lemay
Drove alone	57.4%	78.9%
Carpooled	7.2%	11.1%
Public transit	2.0%	0.4%
Walked	12.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.2%	9.4%
Other means	0.4%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clayton	Lemay
1-unit, detached	32.1%	81.0%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	17.0%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	28.0%	7.8%
20 or more units	20.7%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Clayton	Lemay
Poverty rate	8.1%	14.3%
Average household size	2.14	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	17	24
Median year structure built	1953	1954