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Clayton township, Johnston County, NC

42,361 Population
56.3 square miles 751.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.3 ±1.3 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Johnston County: 38.1 ±0.3
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$39,348 ±$2,003 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Johnston County: $38,897 ±$1,109
  • a little less than the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$81,013 ±$4,480 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Johnston County: $83,384 ±$2,239
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

5.2% ±1.5% (2,205  ±650) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in Johnston County: 10.6% † 24,646 (±1.1% / ±2,636)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

31.2 minutes ±1.6 (565,345  ±50,409) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Johnston County: 32.3 3,151,545 (±0.6 / ±94,104)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

16,086 ±757 Number of households
  • Johnston County: 85,591 ±730
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.2 (42,198  ±1,746) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Johnston County: 2.7 232,417 (±0 / ±59)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.1% ±2% (407  ±197) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Johnston County: 5.9% † 3,344 (±1% / ±549)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

16,573 ±743 Number of housing units
  • Johnston County: 91,218 ±65
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$325,600 ±$12,214 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Johnston County: $305,600 ±$6,039
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

9.9% ±2.5% (4,154  ±1,045.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Johnston County: 9.1% † 21,109 (±1% / ±2,208.1)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

93.9% ±3.3% (26,655  ±1,483.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Johnston County: 90.5% 141,994 (±2.1% / ±3,274.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
35.4% ±2.4% (10,058  ±816.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Johnston County: 28.9% 45,373 (±1.2% / ±1,823.1)
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

7.9% ±1.9% (3,335  ±827) Foreign-born population
  • a little less than the rate in Johnston County: 8.3% 19,441
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.6% ±1.4% (2,446  ±457) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Johnston County: 7.4% 13,032 (±0.6% / ±1,109)
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
2,446 Total veterans ±457 2,214 Male ±407 232 Female ±190

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