Clayton is a somewhat small city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 12,826 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Clayton is the 57th largest community in Missouri. Clayton has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Clayton is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 97.44% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. 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 (16.96%), sales jobs (13.03%), and healthcare (10.06%).

And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Clayton has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.

Of important note, Clayton is also a city of artists. Clayton has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Clayton's character.

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.

Clayton, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Clayton is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.04 minutes getting to work every day.

Clayton is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Clayton Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Clayton, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Clayton is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 69.67% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Clayton in 2000 was $48,055, which is wealthy relative to Missouri and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $192,220 for a family of four. However, Clayton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Clayton is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Clayton home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Clayton is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Clayton include German, English, Irish, Russian, Italian, Polish, and French.

The most common language spoken in Clayton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Spanish.