Clayton is a somewhat small city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 13,235 people and four associated neighborhoods, Clayton is the 140th largest community in Ohio.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Clayton is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-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 (14.14%), office and administrative support (10.03%), and sales jobs (7.75%). Also of interest is that Clayton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. The citizens of Clayton are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 35.60% of adults in Clayton have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Clayton in 2022 was $42,244, which is wealthy relative to Ohio, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $168,976 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, Scottish, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Clayton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
