Clayton is a somewhat small city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 13,375 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Clayton is the 139th largest community in Ohio.

Unlike some cities, Clayton isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Clayton are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Clayton is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Clayton who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.28%), management occupations (13.22%), and sales jobs (12.85%).

In addition, Clayton is home to many people who could 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 Clayton by-and-large get to work each day by driving: 97.8% use their own cars for their daily commute, making it a very car-oriented city. While Clayton may be a convenient place for driving around town, the negative aspect of this is that places that are suitable for walking or bicycling to and from work or stores may be few and far between. In general, car-oriented communities emphasize roads and convenience of driving, but not have a lot of walking-friendly areas to get from home to work, and tend not to have a lot of public transportation options.

Being a small city, Clayton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Clayton Information and Demographics

The education level of Clayton citizens is substantially higher than the average US city or town, as 32.41% of adults in Clayton have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Clayton in 2000 was $26,569, which is wealthy relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $106,276 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, Irish, English, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Clayton is English.