Clayton County vs Hall County

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

Clayton County and Hall County are counties in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Clayton County has the higher population (298,771 vs 208,395 in Hall County). Hall County has the higher median household income ($77,430 vs $58,507 in Clayton County). Hall County has the higher median home value ($313,600 vs $194,500 in Clayton County).

Population, income & housing

	Clayton County	Hall County
Population	298,771	208,395
Median age	33.3 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$58,507	$77,430
Median home value	$194,500	$313,600
Median gross rent	$1,307	$1,247
Housing units	114,818	79,233
Homeownership rate	53.2%	68.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.3%	26.7%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clayton County	Hall County
Population	283,538 → 298,771 (+5.4%)	198,667 → 208,395 (+4.9%)
Median household income	$47,864 → $58,507 (+22.2%)	$62,984 → $77,430 (+22.9%)
Median home value	$108,500 → $194,500 (+79.3%)	$201,300 → $313,600 (+55.8%)
Median gross rent	$991 → $1,307 (+31.9%)	$963 → $1,247 (+29.5%)

Clayton County

Population

283,538298,771

Median household income

$47,864$58,507

Median home value

$108,500$194,500

Median gross rent

$991$1,307

Hall County

Population

198,667208,395

Median household income

$62,984$77,430

Median home value

$201,300$313,600

Median gross rent

$963$1,247

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clayton County	Hall County
Under 5	7.0%	6.1%
5 to 17	20.3%	18.0%
18 to 24	9.6%	9.2%
25 to 34	15.6%	12.9%
35 to 44	13.1%	12.4%
45 to 54	12.6%	13.0%
55 to 64	11.5%	12.4%
65 to 74	7.1%	9.4%
75 and over	3.2%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clayton County	Hall County
White (non-Hispanic)	8.2%	58.9%
Black or African American	68.7%	6.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	4.9%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.0%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	14.3%	28.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clayton County	Hall County
No high school diploma	15.2%	18.7%
High school graduate	32.6%	27.7%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	10.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clayton County	Hall County
Drove alone	71.3%	73.3%
Carpooled	12.9%	12.2%
Public transit	3.2%	0.7%
Walked	1.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.0%	10.9%
Other means	2.5%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clayton County	Hall County
1-unit, detached	65.3%	73.2%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	5.9%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	17.9%	7.9%
20 or more units	4.1%	4.2%
Mobile home & other	2.8%	8.5%

Poverty & households

	Clayton County	Hall County
Poverty rate	16.8%	12.7%
Average household size	2.79	2.89
Mean commute (minutes)	33	28
Median year structure built	1988	1995