Adams vs Clayton

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

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

Adams has the higher population (1,730 vs 1,669 in Clayton). Adams has the higher median household income ($62,411 vs $57,125 in Clayton). Clayton has the higher median home value ($192,900 vs $188,400 in Adams).

Population, income & housing

	Adams	Clayton
Population	1,730	1,669
Median age	39.8 yrs	44.6 yrs
Median household income	$62,411	$57,125
Median home value	$188,400	$192,900
Median gross rent	$822	$1,057
Housing units	804	1,252
Homeownership rate	60.3%	47.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.3%	36.3%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Adams	Clayton
Population	1,966 → 1,730 (-12.0%)	2,029 → 1,669 (-17.7%)
Median household income	$53,629 → $62,411 (+16.4%)	$52,708 → $57,125 (+8.4%)
Median home value	$153,700 → $188,400 (+22.6%)	$155,200 → $192,900 (+24.3%)
Median gross rent	$744 → $822 (+10.5%)	$888 → $1,057 (+19.0%)

Adams

Population

1,9661,730

Median household income

$53,629$62,411

Median home value

$153,700$188,400

Median gross rent

$744$822

Clayton

Population

2,0291,669

Median household income

$52,708$57,125

Median home value

$155,200$192,900

Median gross rent

$888$1,057

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Adams	Clayton
Under 5	6.8%	6.2%
5 to 17	18.2%	12.4%
18 to 24	5.3%	4.4%
25 to 34	12.6%	18.2%
35 to 44	15.5%	9.2%
45 to 54	11.1%	7.2%
55 to 64	7.6%	14.1%
65 to 74	10.4%	17.8%
75 and over	12.5%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Adams	Clayton
White (non-Hispanic)	88.8%	95.3%
Black or African American	1.7%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.0%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Adams	Clayton
No high school diploma	8.0%	7.6%
High school graduate	29.1%	26.8%
Some college or associate's	33.6%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	14.2%	17.0%
Graduate or professional degree	15.2%	19.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Adams	Clayton
Drove alone	84.4%	84.1%
Carpooled	4.2%	1.7%
Public transit	0.3%	0.3%
Walked	1.2%	7.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.8%	6.0%
Other means	0.3%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Adams	Clayton
1-unit, detached	56.6%	62.7%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	17.9%	18.8%
5 to 19 units	8.7%	7.1%
20 or more units	11.8%	7.0%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	Adams	Clayton
Poverty rate	6.6%	16.9%
Average household size	2.40	1.96
Mean commute (minutes)	27	23
Median year structure built	1946	1945