Demographics of Clayton city, California

Clayton city, California had 10,842 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −218 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Clayton city, in four figures

10,842
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 10,937 ±33.; −2.0%
Change since July 2020: −218 people.; 43.8 ±2.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $175,707 ±$11,928
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Clayton city, California's population shrank 2.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Clayton city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Clayton city, California's population shrank 2.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Clayton city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	11,060	100.0	100.0
2021	10,986	99.3	100.2
2022	10,878	98.4	100.7
2023	10,849	98.1	101.6
2024	10,887	98.4	102.5
2025	10,842	98.0	103.1

Population of Clayton city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	11,060	—
2021	10,986	−74
2022	10,878	−108
2023	10,849	−29
2024	10,887	+38
2025	10,842	−45

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.8 ±2.0: for men 40.8 ±5.1 and for women 45.6 ±3.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Clayton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	339 ±153	3.1% ±1.4	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,246 ±415	20.5% ±3.8	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,000 ±245	9.1% ±2.2	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,179 ±362	19.9% ±3.3	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,409 ±405	31.2% ±3.7	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,764 ±242	16.1% ±2.2	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $175,707 ±$11,928, and income per person $75,797 ±$7,863, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Clayton city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	75 to 241	1.9% to 6.0%	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	106 to 334	2.7% to 8.4%	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	313 ±114	7.9% ±2.8	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	122 to 418	3.1% to 10.5%	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	602 ±139	15.1% ±3.4	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	832 ±209	20.9% ±5.2	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,587 ±222	39.9% ±5.3	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Clayton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	272 ±115	2.5% ±1.1	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 69	0% to 2.6%	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	75 to 235	1.3% to 4.2%	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	39 to 145	1.5% to 5.3%	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Clayton city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Clayton city	California	United States
Housing units	3,990 ±187	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	99.8% ±0.3	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0% to 0.5%	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	89.2% ±4.2	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	10.8% ±4.8	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$1,055,200 ±$36,367	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	At the edge of the top or bottom interval	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1983 ±4	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Clayton city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,481 ±336	13.5% ±3.1	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,887 ±594	63.0% ±5.4	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	13 to 83	0.1% to 0.8%	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,387 ±499	12.7% ±4.6	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	20 to 150	0.2% to 1.4%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,042 ±347	9.5% ±3.2	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Clayton city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	7,200 ±441	65.8% ±4.0	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,156 ±354	19.7% ±3.2	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	47 to 179	0.4% to 1.6%	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,468 ±297	13.4% ±2.7	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,152 ±226	10.5% ±2.1	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	109 to 523	1.0% to 4.8%	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Clayton city among the places of California

474th of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near Clayton city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
East Bakersfield CDP	11,062 ±1,477
Sun Village CDP	11,036 ±1,758
Delhi CDP	11,009 ±999
Piedmont city	10,945 ±33
Sierra Madre city	10,940 ±25
Clayton city	10,937 ±33
Diamond Springs CDP	10,927 ±1,197
Citrus CDP	10,904 ±1,211
Calimesa city	10,902 ±29
Placerville city	10,762 ±22
Fairview CDP	10,745 ±846

Rankings this appears in

No. 2 Places in California by homeownership rate
No. 21 Places in California by median household income
No. 47 Places in California by median age
No. 55 Places in California by per capita income
No. 77 Places in California by median home value
No. 86 Places by median household income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026