Archer Lodge vs Clayton

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

Archer Lodge and Clayton are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Clayton has the higher population (28,043 vs 5,036 in Archer Lodge). Archer Lodge has the higher median household income ($98,170 vs $73,348 in Clayton). Clayton has the higher median home value ($292,400 vs $285,600 in Archer Lodge).

Population, income & housing

	Archer Lodge	Clayton
Population	5,036	28,043
Median age	42.7 yrs	32.7 yrs
Median household income	$98,170	$73,348
Median home value	$285,600	$292,400
Median gross rent	$1,308	$1,542
Housing units	1,827	10,927
Homeownership rate	84.2%	64.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.9%	35.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Archer Lodge	Clayton
Population	4,902 → 5,036 (+2.7%)	21,681 → 28,043 (+29.3%)
Median household income	$66,103 → $98,170 (+48.5%)	$62,676 → $73,348 (+17.0%)
Median home value	$183,000 → $285,600 (+56.1%)	$192,900 → $292,400 (+51.6%)
Median gross rent	$797 → $1,308 (+64.1%)	$1,083 → $1,542 (+42.4%)

Archer Lodge

Population

4,9025,036

Median household income

$66,103$98,170

Median home value

$183,000$285,600

Median gross rent

$797$1,308

Clayton

Population

21,68128,043

Median household income

$62,676$73,348

Median home value

$192,900$292,400

Median gross rent

$1,083$1,542

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Archer Lodge	Clayton
Under 5	7.5%	6.9%
5 to 17	15.6%	21.2%
18 to 24	12.3%	8.6%
25 to 34	6.4%	15.6%
35 to 44	12.1%	14.3%
45 to 54	17.4%	12.7%
55 to 64	15.6%	9.8%
65 to 74	8.0%	6.8%
75 and over	5.0%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Archer Lodge	Clayton
White (non-Hispanic)	78.0%	54.2%
Black or African American	6.1%	27.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	1.8%
Two or more races	1.6%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	14.0%	13.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Archer Lodge	Clayton
No high school diploma	10.9%	5.3%
High school graduate	16.9%	25.3%
Some college or associate's	40.3%	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	26.6%	23.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	11.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Archer Lodge	Clayton
Drove alone	64.5%	76.2%
Carpooled	15.1%	8.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.0%	14.6%
Other means	0.3%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Archer Lodge	Clayton
1-unit, detached	85.7%	70.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	6.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.9%
Mobile home & other	14.3%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	Archer Lodge	Clayton
Poverty rate	13.8%	8.0%
Average household size	2.76	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	32	32
Median year structure built	1996	2006