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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Clayton County is $18,074, which is lower than the state average of $25,427 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Clayton County median household income is $40,314, which has shrunk by 5.58% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 16.28% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Clayton County residents spend 29.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 27.4 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #114

Clayton County	18,074 USD
Georgia	25,427 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Clayton County	25,436 USD
Georgia	29,424 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Clayton County	26,413 USD
Georgia	33,645 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Clayton County	24,149 USD
Georgia	25,105 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #63

Clayton County	40,314 USD
Georgia	49,342 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Clayton County	50,244 USD
Georgia	68,317 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #156

Clayton County		-5.58%
Georgia		16.28%
U.S.		27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Clayton County		Georgia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	7.18%	$8,633, see rank	16.09%	$15,049	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	19.96%	$15,836, see rank	26.97%	$17,114	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.36%	$2,989, see rank	1.91%	$3,310	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	15.12%	$20,328, see rank	16.32%	$24,533	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Clayton County	45,221 USD
Georgia	59,068 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Clayton County	55,958 USD
Georgia	78,856 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Clayton County	Georgia	U.S.
White	$38,820, see rank	$56,472	$56,900
Black	$41,292, see rank	$36,356	$35,600
Hispanic	$33,454, see rank	$38,032	$42,396
Asian	$42,094, see rank	$64,364	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$33,359, see rank	$38,359	$37,170
One Race, Other	$25,638, see rank	$34,510	$40,300
Two or More Races	$36,583, see rank	$46,698	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Clayton County	Georgia	U.S.
less than 25	$19,927, see rank	$23,220	$25,788
25 to 44	$36,339, see rank	$51,851	$58,398
45 to 64	$48,564, see rank	$58,662	$65,027
65 or over	$35,583, see rank	$36,350	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Clayton County	Georgia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	196,970, see rank	7,693,577	248,775,628
Male¹	91,400, 46.40%, see rank	48.19%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	64,735, 70.83%, see rank	68.68%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	205, 0.22%, see rank	1.19%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	64,530, 70.60%, see rank	67.49%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	55,034, 85.28%, see rank	89.31%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	9,496, 14.72%, see rank	10.69%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	26,665, 29.17%, see rank	31.32%	30.72%
Female¹	105,570, 53.60%, see rank	51.81%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	68,049, 64.46%, see rank	58.27%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	91, 0.09%, see rank	0.13%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	67,958, 64.37%, see rank	58.13%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	56,473, 83.10%, see rank	89.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	11,485, 16.90%, see rank	10.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	37,521, 35.54%, see rank	41.73%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Clayton County	Georgia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	108,088, 100%	4,253,203	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	84,290, 77.98%, see rank	79.49%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	15,157, 14.02%, see rank	10.41%	9.59%
Public Transportation	2,673, 2.47%, see rank	2.10%	5.06%
Walked	1,637, 1.51%, see rank	1.57%	2.78%
Other Means	2,265, 2.10%, see rank	1.66%	1.79%
Worked at Home	2,066, 1.91%, see rank	4.78%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Clayton County	29.8 minutes
Georgia	27.4 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Clayton County	Georgia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	111,507	4,300,074	143,435,233
Male¹	55,034, 49.35%, see rank	51.97%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	9,352, 16.99%, see rank	31.98%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	9,445, 17.16%, see rank	14.45%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	10,696, 19.44%, see rank	17.93%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	168, 0.31%, see rank	0.92%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	6,649, 12.08%, see rank	9.27%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	15,189, 27.60%, see rank	18.73%	17.94%
Female¹	56,473, 50.65%, see rank	48.03%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	17,318, 30.67%, see rank	39.87%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	13,835, 24.50%, see rank	19.69%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	18,835, 33.35%, see rank	32.68%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	123, 0.22%, see rank	0.23%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	131, 0.23%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	6,056, 10.72%, see rank	6.88%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Clayton County	Georgia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	111,507, 100%	4,300,074	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	406, 0.36%, see rank	1.18%	1.96%
Construction	7,345, 6.59%, see rank	6.38%	6.17%
Manufacturing	8,576, 7.69%, see rank	10.63%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	3,331, 2.99%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	12,948, 11.61%, see rank	11.95%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	14,692, 13.18%, see rank	5.98%	4.93%
Information	2,011, 1.80%, see rank	2.49%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	6,017, 5.40%, see rank	6.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	11,066, 9.92%, see rank	11.42%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	19,536, 17.52%, see rank	21.10%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	12,247, 10.98%, see rank	9.25%	9.49%
Public Administration	7,088, 6.36%, see rank	5.40%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	6,244, 5.60%, see rank	4.99%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Clayton County	%	Georgia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	64,277	24.81%, see rank	18.48%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	11,769	20.66%, see rank	14.22%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.