Clayton is a medium-sized city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 13,222 people and four associated neighborhoods, Clayton is the 140th largest community in Ohio.Clayton is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Clayton is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Clayton who work in management occupations (13.74%), office and administrative support (11.94%), and healthcare (9.10%). The education level of Clayton citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 36.91% of adults in Clayton have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Clayton in 2022 was $43,387, which is wealthy relative to Ohio, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $173,548 for a family of four. However, Clayton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Clayton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Clayton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Clayton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Clayton include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French. The most common language spoken in Clayton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
