Clayton vs West Carthage

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

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

West Carthage has the higher population (1,918 vs 1,669 in Clayton). Clayton has the higher median household income ($57,125 vs $49,074 in West Carthage). Clayton has the higher median home value ($192,900 vs $172,900 in West Carthage).

Population, income & housing

	Clayton	West Carthage
Population	1,669	1,918
Median age	44.6 yrs	33.4 yrs
Median household income	$57,125	$49,074
Median home value	$192,900	$172,900
Median gross rent	$1,057	$945
Housing units	1,252	1,077
Homeownership rate	47.1%	39.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.3%	21.3%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clayton	West Carthage
Population	2,029 → 1,669 (-17.7%)	1,383 → 1,918 (+38.7%)
Median household income	$52,708 → $57,125 (+8.4%)	$35,795 → $49,074 (+37.1%)
Median home value	$155,200 → $192,900 (+24.3%)	$133,700 → $172,900 (+29.3%)
Median gross rent	$888 → $1,057 (+19.0%)	$862 → $945 (+9.6%)

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

West Carthage

Population

1,3831,918

Median household income

$35,795$49,074

Median home value

$133,700$172,900

Median gross rent

$862$945

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clayton	West Carthage
Under 5	6.2%	7.6%
5 to 17	12.4%	11.0%
18 to 24	4.4%	15.4%
25 to 34	18.2%	19.9%
35 to 44	9.2%	11.5%
45 to 54	7.2%	7.4%
55 to 64	14.1%	8.4%
65 to 74	17.8%	12.6%
75 and over	10.4%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clayton	West Carthage
White (non-Hispanic)	95.3%	70.9%
Black or African American	1.4%	6.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.7%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	3.6%
Two or more races	1.1%	8.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	9.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clayton	West Carthage
No high school diploma	7.6%	14.3%
High school graduate	26.8%	31.1%
Some college or associate's	29.3%	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	17.0%	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	19.2%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clayton	West Carthage
Drove alone	84.1%	72.1%
Carpooled	1.7%	15.2%
Public transit	0.3%	0.2%
Walked	7.2%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	8.2%
Other means	0.8%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clayton	West Carthage
1-unit, detached	62.7%	42.6%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	9.5%
2 to 4 units	18.8%	29.8%
5 to 19 units	7.1%	5.8%
20 or more units	7.0%	10.7%
Mobile home & other	3.5%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Clayton	West Carthage
Poverty rate	16.9%	11.2%
Average household size	1.96	1.92
Mean commute (minutes)	23	25
Median year structure built	1945	1953