Clayton

Population: 2,420
Median household income: $57,802
Median home value: $228,100

Clayton is a community in Rabun County, Georgia, home to 2,420 residents. At $57,802, its median household income sits below Rabun County's $61,466.

Between 2019 and 2023, Clayton's population grew 23.0% from 1,968 to 2,420, while its median home value rose 76.8% from $129,000 to $228,100.

The typical home was built around 1980. 23.0% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,420
Median age: 37.7 yrs
Median household income: $57,802
Median home value: $228,100
Median gross rent: $868
Housing units: 1,203
Homeownership rate: 63.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,9682,420

Median household income

$33,417$57,802

Median home value

$129,000$228,100

Median gross rent

$659$868

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,968	$33,417	$129,000	$659
2020	1,837	$39,306	$115,100	$575
2021	2,157	$46,875	$143,100	$740
2022	2,277	$56,369	$196,200	$793
2023	2,420	$57,802	$228,100	$868

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1713.9%

18 to 249.8%

25 to 3416.6%

35 to 449.9%

45 to 549.7%

55 to 6415.1%

65 to 746.4%

75 and over12.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	150	6.2%
5 to 17	337	13.9%
18 to 24	238	9.8%
25 to 34	401	16.6%
35 to 44	240	9.9%
45 to 54	235	9.7%
55 to 64	366	15.1%
65 to 74	155	6.4%
75 and over	298	12.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,950	80.6%
Black or African American	17	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	40	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	413	17.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.0%

High school graduate39.8%

Some college or associate's19.8%

Bachelor's degree18.9%

Graduate or professional degree7.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	238	14.0%
High school graduate	674	39.8%
Some college or associate's	336	19.8%
Bachelor's degree	321	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	126	7.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone68.7%

Carpooled7.7%

Public transit4.4%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home14.7%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	722	68.7%
Carpooled	81	7.7%
Public transit	46	4.4%
Walked	25	2.4%
Bicycle	6	0.6%
Worked from home	154	14.7%
Other means	17	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	483	53.8%
15 to 29 min	150	16.7%
30 to 44 min	134	14.9%
45 to 59 min	29	3.2%
60+ min	101	11.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.71
Poverty rate: 23.0% (534 of 2,324)

	Count	Share
Family households	541	61.7%
Nonfamily households	336	38.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	877	72.9%
Vacant	326	27.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	556	63.4%
Renter-occupied	321	36.6%

1-unit, detached66.5%

1-unit, attached6.7%

2 to 4 units10.2%

5 to 19 units13.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	800	66.5%
1-unit, attached	80	6.7%
2 to 4 units	123	10.2%
5 to 19 units	164	13.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	36	3.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1316656
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.4 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.8766, -83.4033