Demographics of Clayton city, Ohio

Clayton city, Ohio had 13,397 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +104 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

13,397
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 13,277 ±23.; +0.8%
Change since July 2020: +104 people.; 45.6 ±4.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $92,879 ±$5,442
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, Ohio's population grew 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Clayton city, Ohio'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, Ohio's population grew 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Clayton city, Ohio'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	13,293	100.0	100.0
2021	13,275	99.9	100.2
2022	13,238	99.6	100.7
2023	13,271	99.8	101.6
2024	13,324	100.2	102.5
2025	13,397	100.8	103.1

Population of Clayton city, Ohio on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	13,293	—
2021	13,275	−18
2022	13,238	−37
2023	13,271	+33
2024	13,324	+53
2025	13,397	+73

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.6 ±4.3: for men 43.0 ±5.8 and for women 48.1 ±5.1. 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	Ohio	United States
Under 5	1,009 ±351	7.6% ±2.6	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,799 ±356	13.5% ±2.7	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	742 ±251	5.6% ±1.9	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,943 ±468	22.2% ±3.5	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,819 ±510	28.8% ±3.8	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,965 ±392	22.3% ±2.9	18.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $92,879 ±$5,442, and income per person $45,705 ±$5,502, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,389 ±$321 in Ohio 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	Ohio	United States
Under $25,000	391 ±188	7.3% ±3.5	16.3% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	586 ±168	10.9% ±3.0	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,086 ±269	20.2% ±4.8	16.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	882 ±206	16.4% ±3.7	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,316 ±328	24.4% ±5.9	17.1% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	481 ±163	8.9% ±3.0	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	645 ±239	12.0% ±4.4	9.1% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

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	Ohio	United States
All ages	442 to 1,384	3.4% to 10.7%	13.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	98 to 592	4.2% to 22.0%	17.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	163 to 659	2.5% to 10.0%	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	75 to 239	2.0% to 6.3%	10.6% ±0.2	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	Ohio	United States
Housing units	5,581 ±363	5,292,391 ±464	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.5% ±0.9	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.5% to 5.5%	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	82.0% ±5.0	67.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	18.0% ±4.4	32.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$208,200 ±$12,412	$214,800 ±$742	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,070 ±$143	$1,034 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1972 ±2	1970 ±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	Ohio	United States
Hispanic or Latino	88 to 664	0.7% to 5.0%	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	8,249 ±651	62.1% ±4.9	75.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,682 ±687	27.7% ±5.2	12.0% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	59 to 345	0.4% to 2.6%	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 80	0% to 0.6%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	731 ±355	5.5% ±2.7	4.3% ±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	Ohio	United States
Born in the state	9,906 ±547	74.6% ±4.1	74.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,445 ±448	18.4% ±3.4	19.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	53 to 301	0.4% to 2.3%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	749 ±304	5.6% ±2.3	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	528 ±239	4.0% ±1.8	2.8% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	37 to 405	0.3% to 3.1%	2.5% ±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 Ohio

140th of 292 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Ohio page.

Places of Ohio near Clayton city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
East Cleveland city	13,534 ±32
Bridgetown CDP	13,464 ±1,075
Blue Ash city	13,455 ±27
University Heights city	13,394 ±26
Englewood city	13,356 ±30
Clayton city	13,277 ±23
Marietta city	13,203 ±30
Loveland city	13,197 ±244
Bexley city	13,114 ±23
Harrison city	13,084 ±70
Dover city	13,053 ±31

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Ohio by median age
No. 18 Places in Ohio by homeownership rate
No. 30 Places in Ohio by foreign-born share
No. 40 Places in Ohio by per capita income
No. 42 Places in Ohio by median household income
No. 47 Places in Ohio by median rent

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

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