Clayton town, NY

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 4,781 ( 372 from 2010 )
Land area: 82.5 square miles
Population density: 57.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,544	95.04%	7.8%
Black:	3	0.06%	93.8%
Indian:	2	0.04%	80.0%
Asian:	4	0.08%	66.7%
2+ races:	169	3.53%	244.9%
Hispanic:	53	1.11%	49.0%

Total non-White:	237	4.96%	4.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-382	-9.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	10	0.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
5,153
4,926	95.59%
48	0.93%
10	0.19%
12	0.23%
49	0.95%
104	2.02%
227	4.41%

2000
4,950
4,768	96.32%
35	0.71%
7	0.14%
23	0.46%
30	0.61%
87	1.76%
182	3.68%

1990
4,639
4,414	95.15%
118	2.54%
12	0.26%
21	0.45%
n/a
74	1.60%
225	4.85%

1980
4,009
3,952	98.58%
0	0.00%
9	0.22%
2	0.05%
n/a
39	0.97%
57	1.42%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

158	3.2
45	0.9

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

354	7.6
-43	-0.9

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

462	11.5
168	4.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Clayton town, NY

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
46.6
739	15.5%
4,042	84.5%
1,064	22.3%

2,068
2.30

1,291	62.4%
1,108	85.8%
53	4.1%
777	37.6%

2010
Number	Percent
40.5
1,241	24.1%
3,912	75.9%
765	14.8%

2,085
2.47

1,429	68.5%
1,130	79.1%
129	9.0%
656	31.5%

2000
Number	Percent
37.4
1,333	26.9%
3,617	73.1%
724	14.6%

1,960
2.52

1,424	72.7%
1,172	82.3%
102	7.2%
536	27.3%

1990
Number	Percent
31.8
1,296	27.9%
3,343	72.1%
547	11.8%

1,685
2.75

1,247	74.0%
1,059	84.9%
87	7.0%
438	26.0%

1980
Number	Percent
32.0
1,173	29.3%
2,836	70.7%
590	14.7%

1,439
2.79

1,056	73.4%
953	90.2%
45	4.3%
383	26.6%

2022 Housing Data for Clayton town, NY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	63	3.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	185	8.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	32	1.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	59	2.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	141	6.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	37	1.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	78	3.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	40	1.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	46	2.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	178	8.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	186	9.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	300	14.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	235	11.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	184	8.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	181	8.8%
$200,000 or more	123	5.9%

Median Household Income	74,471
Per Capita Income	41,756

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	185	8.9%
Public Assistance	87	4.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	251	12.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,105	70.1%
Unemployed	121	4.0%
In Armed Forces	46	1.5%

Total Labor Force	2,272	75.7%
Not in Labor Force	729	24.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	765	432	63.9%
Non-Profit	66	143	31.6%
Self-Employed	148	96	60.7%

Local Government	54	263	17.0%
State Government	89	83	51.7%
Federal Government	135	6	95.7%

Total Private + Self	913	528	63.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	344	495	41.0%
Total	1,257	1,023	55.1%

Pct. Govt.	27.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	257	11.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	380	16.5%
Professional, Technical	548	23.8%
Service Occupations	381	16.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	9	0.4%
All others	738	32.0%

White Collar		51.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	357	15.5%
Retail trade	300	13.0%
Educational services	290	12.6%
Public administration	244	10.6%
Construction	217	9.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	205	8.9%
Other services	128	5.6%
Accommodation and food services	123	5.3%
Finance and insurance	83	3.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	77	3.3%
Transportation and warehousing	71	3.1%
Wholesale trade	58	2.5%
Manufacturing	54	2.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	43	1.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	27	1.2%
Information	22	1.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	5	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	43	0.90%
Puerto Rican	4	0.08%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	4	0.08%

Total Central American	2	0.04%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	2	0.04%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	4	0.08%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	4,254	93.8%
German, other Germanic	188	4.1%
Other Indo-European	59	1.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	15	0.3%
Spanish	8	0.2%
Other Asian	7	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	4	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	768	16.1%
Irish	740	15.5%
English	708	14.8%
Italian	544	11.4%
French	450	9.4%
French Canadian	263	5.5%
Polish	237	5.0%
Scottish	175	3.7%
Dutch	173	3.6%
American	156	3.3%
European	113	2.4%
Pennsylvania German	82	1.7%
Lebanese	66	1.4%
British	58	1.2%
Scandinavian	37	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	4,772	99.8%
Not a citizen	9	0.2%

Native	4,672	97.7%
Foreign-born	109	2.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
164	4.7%	178	5.1%	983	28.3%	1,167	33.6%	487	14.0%	496	14.3%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	164	4.7%
9-12 Years	178	5.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	983	28.3%
Some College	1,167	33.6%
Bach. Degree	487	14.0%
Grad Degree	496	14.3%
Average years of education: 13.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +207	D +33	D + 5.5%
D +240
2020 vs. 2012	R +433	R +364	R + 13.0%
D +69
2020 vs. 2008	R +340	R +387	R + 14.5%
D -47

2016 vs. 2008	R +133	R +420	R + 20.0%
D -287
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	73%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,530	58.1%	Joe Biden (D)	1,048	39.8%	57	2.2%	2,635	20	11	0.03%
2016	62%	Donald Trump (R)	1,323	57.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	808	35.3%	161	7.0%	2,292	21	12	0.03%
2012	54%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,097	52.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	979	46.7%	22	1.0%	2,098	17	5	0.03%
2008	61%	John McCain (R)	1,190	51.0%	Barack Obama (D)	1,095	47.0%	47	2.0%	2,332	15	5	0.03%
2004	61%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,231	54.1%	John Kerry (D)	995	43.8%	48	2.1%	2,274	14	3	0.03%
2000	57%	George W. Bush (R)	1,005	49.0%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	973	47.5%	72	3.5%	2,050	14	1	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Clayton village

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,048

39.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,530

58.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.5%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

2,635

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 11

2016 President, Clayton village

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

808

35.3%

Donald Trump (R)

1,323

57.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

106

4.6%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.5%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

2,292

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 12

2012 President, Clayton town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

979

46.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,097

52.3%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

2,098

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 5

2008 President, Clayton town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,095

47.0%

John McCain (R)

1,190

51.0%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

2,332

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 5

2004 President, Clayton town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,231

54.1%

John Kerry (D)

995

43.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

2.0%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

2,274

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 3

2000 President, Clayton town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,005

49.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

973

47.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.7%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

2,050

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 1

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Clayton town, NY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2018	S1	52%	Chele Farley (R,C+)	960	50.2%	Kirsten Gillibrand* (D,In+)	954	49.8%	0	0.0%	1,914	17	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	53%	Marc Molinaro (R,C+)	1,235	64.0%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	525	27.2%	169 [+]	8.8%	1,929	28	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Larry Sharpe (Libertarian) 101 (5.2%); Other (Write-in) 40 (2.1%); Howie Hawkins (Green) 28 (1.5%);
2016	S3	60%	Charles Schumer* (D,In+)	1,240	55.8%	Wendy Long (R,C+)	927	41.7%	56 [+]	2.5%	2,223	15	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Robin Wilson (Green) 31 (1.4%); Alex Merced (Libertarian) 24 (1.1%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2014	G	42%	Rob Astorino (R,C)	776	49.3%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	712	45.2%	87 [+]	5.5%	1,575	9	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Howie Hawkins (Green) 75 (4.8%); Other (Write-in) 7 (0.4%); Steve Cohn (Sapient) 5 (0.3%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,479
Median Value	$174,300

Occupied	2,068	59.4%
Vacant	1,411	40.6%

Owned	1,415	68.4%
Rented	653	31.6%
Median Rent	$928

Single-Family Units	2,382	68.5%
Detached	2,336	67.1%
Attached	46	1.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	170	4.9%
Mobile Homes	663	19.1%

Clayton town, NY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Clayton town, NY

2022 Housing Data for Clayton town, NY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Clayton town, NY

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Clayton town, NY

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Clayton town, NY

Historical Presidential Election Results for Clayton town, NY

Historical Statewide Election Results for Clayton town, NY