Clayton vs Des Moines

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

Clayton and Des Moines are places in New Mexico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Clayton has the higher population (2,680 vs 92 in Des Moines). Des Moines has the higher median household income ($60,938 vs $40,192 in Clayton). Since 2019, Clayton's population has grown faster (-15.8% vs -20.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Clayton	Des Moines
Population	2,680	92
Median age	39.1 yrs	46.2 yrs
Median household income	$40,192	$60,938
Median home value	$111,500	—
Median gross rent	$637	—
Housing units	1,238	64
Homeownership rate	71.2%	73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.6%	24.6%
Unemployment rate	10.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clayton	Des Moines
Population	3,184 → 2,680 (-15.8%)	115 → 92 (-20.0%)
Median household income	$29,948 → $40,192 (+34.2%)	$35,313 → $60,938 (+72.6%)
Median home value	$77,500 → $111,500 (+43.9%)	$70,800 → $71,100 (+0.4%)
Median gross rent	$556 → $637 (+14.6%)	—

Clayton

Population

3,1842,680

Median household income

$29,948$40,192

Median home value

$77,500$111,500

Median gross rent

$556$637

Des Moines

Population

11592

Median household income

$35,313$60,938

Median home value

$70,800$71,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clayton	Des Moines
Under 5	6.9%	12.0%
5 to 17	14.4%	21.7%
18 to 24	10.3%	0.0%
25 to 34	13.7%	0.0%
35 to 44	11.3%	15.2%
45 to 54	14.2%	5.4%
55 to 64	9.3%	22.8%
65 to 74	11.1%	14.1%
75 and over	8.9%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clayton	Des Moines
White (non-Hispanic)	39.6%	30.4%
Black or African American	1.1%	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	25.0%
Hispanic or Latino	52.5%	41.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clayton	Des Moines
No high school diploma	10.6%	14.8%
High school graduate	47.7%	50.8%
Some college or associate's	28.2%	9.8%
Bachelor's degree	8.1%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	9.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clayton	Des Moines
Drove alone	87.2%	71.4%
Carpooled	2.9%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	28.6%
Other means	2.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clayton	Des Moines
1-unit, detached	72.1%	76.6%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.5%	23.4%

Poverty & households

	Clayton	Des Moines
Poverty rate	26.5%	0.0%
Average household size	2.43	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	11	—
Median year structure built	1963	1966