Clayton County vs Henry County

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

Clayton County and Henry 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 245,417 in Henry County). Henry County has the higher median household income ($81,612 vs $58,507 in Clayton County). Henry County has the higher median home value ($277,400 vs $194,500 in Clayton County).

Population, income & housing

	Clayton County	Henry County
Population	298,771	245,417
Median age	33.3 yrs	37.0 yrs
Median household income	$58,507	$81,612
Median home value	$194,500	$277,400
Median gross rent	$1,307	$1,538
Housing units	114,818	89,281
Homeownership rate	53.2%	72.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.3%	28.0%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clayton County	Henry County
Population	283,538 → 298,771 (+5.4%)	225,356 → 245,417 (+8.9%)
Median household income	$47,864 → $58,507 (+22.2%)	$71,288 → $81,612 (+14.5%)
Median home value	$108,500 → $194,500 (+79.3%)	$175,300 → $277,400 (+58.2%)
Median gross rent	$991 → $1,307 (+31.9%)	$1,181 → $1,538 (+30.2%)

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

Henry County

Population

225,356245,417

Median household income

$71,288$81,612

Median home value

$175,300$277,400

Median gross rent

$1,181$1,538

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clayton County	Henry County
Under 5	7.0%	5.7%
5 to 17	20.3%	19.6%
18 to 24	9.6%	9.5%
25 to 34	15.6%	12.5%
35 to 44	13.1%	13.3%
45 to 54	12.6%	14.6%
55 to 64	11.5%	12.6%
65 to 74	7.1%	7.9%
75 and over	3.2%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clayton County	Henry County
White (non-Hispanic)	8.2%	34.6%
Black or African American	68.7%	49.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	4.9%	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.0%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	14.3%	8.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clayton County	Henry County
No high school diploma	15.2%	7.6%
High school graduate	32.6%	30.3%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	9.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clayton County	Henry County
Drove alone	71.3%	74.4%
Carpooled	12.9%	8.7%
Public transit	3.2%	0.9%
Walked	1.0%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	9.0%	14.3%
Other means	2.5%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clayton County	Henry County
1-unit, detached	65.3%	81.8%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	5.9%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	17.9%	6.9%
20 or more units	4.1%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	2.8%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Clayton County	Henry County
Poverty rate	16.8%	9.4%
Average household size	2.79	2.89
Mean commute (minutes)	33	33
Median year structure built	1988	2000