About Clayton

Clayton is a very small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Delaware. With a population of 1,279 people and just one neighborhood, Clayton is the 32nd largest community in Delaware. Clayton has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Clayton is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Clayton is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Clayton who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.46%), sales jobs (10.91%), and teaching (7.38%).

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Clayton are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Clayton is a small town, 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

The percentage of people in Clayton with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%: just 11.81% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Clayton in 2000 was $18,268, which is middle income relative to Delaware and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $73,072 for a family of four.

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, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Clayton is English.