Clayton, GA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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9%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

29%

Household income NAT. AVG.

18%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Clayton	Georgia	National
Income per capita	$41,022	$39,653	$44,883
Median household income	$57,739	$74,934	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$68,770	$98,982	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$45,280	$46,907	$52,080
Median earnings male	$37,087	$52,243	$54,343
Median earnings female	$35,372	$37,559	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.8%	5.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	20.4%	17.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Clayton is 9% lower than the national average
The median household income in Clayton is 29% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Clayton is 18% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Clayton is 35% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$38,488 $57,739 $115,478

City

$49,951 $74,934 $149,868

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Clayton median earnings by income bracket

Clayton employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.7%	11.7%
Manufacturing sector	20.1%	20.1%
Financial & insurance services	4.2%	4.2%
Wholesale & retail services	22.3%	22.3%
Public administration	2.9%	2.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	12.6%	12.6%
Education, health & social services	14.6%	14.6%
Other	11.7%	11.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Tallulah Falls, GA	344	$100,070	23.0%
Highlands, NC	1,095	$82,154	1.0%
Dillard, GA	341	$72,730	10.6%
Mountain City, GA	1,096	$69,592	14.4%
Tiger, GA	586	$57,807	28.9%
Clayton, GA	1,885	$57,739	29.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Linden, AL	1,885	$50,182	38.3%
Parachute, CO	1,885	$74,259	8.7%
Jenkins, KY	1,885	$40,909	49.7%
Saint-Louis, NB	1,885	n/a
Florala, AL	1,884	$33,155	59.2%
Clayton, GA	1,885	$57,739	29.0%

Source: The Clayton, GA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.