Clayton vs West Carrollton

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

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

Clayton has the higher population (13,269 vs 13,008 in West Carrollton). Clayton has the higher median household income ($90,886 vs $57,758 in West Carrollton). Clayton has the higher median home value ($189,100 vs $137,700 in West Carrollton).

Population, income & housing

	Clayton	West Carrollton
Population	13,269	13,008
Median age	45.1 yrs	36.7 yrs
Median household income	$90,886	$57,758
Median home value	$189,100	$137,700
Median gross rent	$1,069	$972
Housing units	5,559	6,448
Homeownership rate	82.0%	56.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.9%	23.5%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clayton	West Carrollton
Population	13,205 → 13,269 (+0.5%)	12,913 → 13,008 (+0.7%)
Median household income	$74,437 → $90,886 (+22.1%)	$44,413 → $57,758 (+30.0%)
Median home value	$135,000 → $189,100 (+40.1%)	$99,000 → $137,700 (+39.1%)
Median gross rent	$848 → $1,069 (+26.1%)	$845 → $972 (+15.0%)

Clayton

Population

13,20513,269

Median household income

$74,437$90,886

Median home value

$135,000$189,100

Median gross rent

$848$1,069

West Carrollton

Population

12,91313,008

Median household income

$44,413$57,758

Median home value

$99,000$137,700

Median gross rent

$845$972

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clayton	West Carrollton
Under 5	8.6%	3.3%
5 to 17	13.0%	17.9%
18 to 24	5.1%	9.9%
25 to 34	13.1%	14.1%
35 to 44	10.0%	17.0%
45 to 54	12.9%	11.6%
55 to 64	15.5%	9.6%
65 to 74	13.7%	10.0%
75 and over	8.1%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clayton	West Carrollton
White (non-Hispanic)	63.2%	71.1%
Black or African American	29.1%	14.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clayton	West Carrollton
No high school diploma	3.8%	9.6%
High school graduate	24.0%	30.8%
Some college or associate's	35.3%	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	20.2%	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	16.7%	7.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clayton	West Carrollton
Drove alone	79.5%	76.0%
Carpooled	11.5%	10.0%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	13.2%
Other means	1.4%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clayton	West Carrollton
1-unit, detached	83.7%	48.3%
1-unit, attached	5.1%	8.3%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	14.7%
5 to 19 units	8.1%	21.4%
20 or more units	0.6%	3.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Clayton	West Carrollton
Poverty rate	6.0%	15.0%
Average household size	2.46	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	22	24
Median year structure built	1972	1973