Clayton vs Wilson's Mills

A side-by-side comparison of Clayton and Wilson's Mills: population, income, housing, and more.

Clayton and Wilson's Mills 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 2,652 in Wilson's Mills). Clayton has the higher median household income ($73,348 vs $61,677 in Wilson's Mills). Clayton has the higher median home value ($292,400 vs $228,700 in Wilson's Mills).

Population, income & housing

	Clayton	Wilson's Mills
Population	28,043	2,652
Median age	32.7 yrs	28.1 yrs
Median household income	$73,348	$61,677
Median home value	$292,400	$228,700
Median gross rent	$1,542	$874
Housing units	10,927	807
Homeownership rate	64.3%	84.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.6%	17.2%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	11.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clayton	Wilson's Mills
Population	21,681 → 28,043 (+29.3%)	2,613 → 2,652 (+1.5%)
Median household income	$62,676 → $73,348 (+17.0%)	$55,114 → $61,677 (+11.9%)
Median home value	$192,900 → $292,400 (+51.6%)	$129,400 → $228,700 (+76.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,083 → $1,542 (+42.4%)	$1,008 → $874 (-13.3%)

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

Wilson's Mills

Population

2,6132,652

Median household income

$55,114$61,677

Median home value

$129,400$228,700

Median gross rent

$1,008$874

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clayton	Wilson's Mills
Under 5	6.9%	12.6%
5 to 17	21.2%	24.8%
18 to 24	8.6%	10.1%
25 to 34	15.6%	18.3%
35 to 44	14.3%	12.6%
45 to 54	12.7%	9.7%
55 to 64	9.8%	6.9%
65 to 74	6.8%	3.6%
75 and over	4.1%	1.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clayton	Wilson's Mills
White (non-Hispanic)	54.2%	40.2%
Black or African American	27.0%	17.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	0.5%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	13.7%	35.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clayton	Wilson's Mills
No high school diploma	5.3%	7.7%
High school graduate	25.3%	41.7%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	23.8%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	11.7%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clayton	Wilson's Mills
Drove alone	76.2%	84.6%
Carpooled	8.1%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	14.6%	6.4%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clayton	Wilson's Mills
1-unit, detached	70.2%	76.3%
1-unit, attached	6.3%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	7.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	20.8%

Poverty & households

	Clayton	Wilson's Mills
Poverty rate	8.0%	33.6%
Average household size	2.70	3.52
Mean commute (minutes)	32	29
Median year structure built	2006	1997