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Clayton, MO

17,282 Population
2.5 square miles 6,893.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

28.7 ±2.3 Median age
  • about three-quarters of the figure in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 39.8 ±0.2
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Missouri: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$75,049 ±$9,482 Per capita income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: $44,689 ±$304
  • about double the amount in Missouri: $38,497 ±$194
$128,898 ±$14,787 Median household income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: $78,225 ±$675
  • nearly double the amount in Missouri: $68,920 ±$368

8.1% ±4% (1,037  ±510) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 10.3% 283,828 (±0.3% / ±7,339)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 756,528 (±0.2% / ±11,728)

17.3 minutes ±0.7 (105,925  ±9,997) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 25.1 30,087,170 (±0.2 / ±245,452)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Missouri: 23.7 61,430,776 (±0.1 / ±342,703)

Families

5,964 ±271 Number of households
  • the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 1,154,841 ±3,246
  • Missouri: 2,484,834 ±6,166
2.1 ±0.1 (12,734  ±169) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 2.4 2,753,676 (±0 / ±541)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,003,171

1.6% ±1.1% (88  ±60) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-third of the rate in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 5% 32,578 (±0.2% / ±1,463)
  • about one-third of the rate in Missouri: 5.4% 76,199 (±0.2% / ±2,436)

Housing

6,497 ±325 Number of housing units
  • the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 1,267,353 ±337
  • Missouri: 2,809,501 ±603

$799,200 ±$64,083 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than double the amount in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: $232,100 ±$1,247
  • more than double the amount in Missouri: $215,600 ±$942

27.3% ±3.6% (4,687  ±612.1) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 11.7% 326,459 (±0.3% / ±7,652.9)
  • more than double the rate in Missouri: 13.1% 797,185 (±0.2% / ±11,214.7)

Social

96.9% ±5.6% (9,048  ±630.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 93.3% 1,828,862 (±0.5% / ±10,486.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in Missouri: 91.6% 3,862,700 (±0.4% / ±14,882.9)
83.8% ±5.4% (7,827  ±589.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than double the rate in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 37.6% 736,151 (±0.3% / ±6,591.4)
  • more than double the rate in Missouri: 31.9% 1,345,230 (±0.2% / ±8,913.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

14.4% ±3.1% (2,484  ±539) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 5% 141,431
  • more than double the rate in Missouri: 4.4% 269,902

2.3% ±0.8% (324  ±112) Population with veteran status
  • about one-third of the rate in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 7.3% 159,471 (±0.1% / ±2,434)
  • about one-third of the rate in Missouri: 7.4% 354,505 (±0.1% / ±4,081)
324 Total veterans ±112 321 Male ±111 3 Female ±6

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