2022 population: 296,564 ( 37,140 from 2010 , 1,044 from 2020)
Land area: 141.7 square miles
Population density: 2093.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	23,730	8.00%	35.2%
Black:	211,145	71.20%	24.9%
Indian:	444	0.15%	21.0%
Asian:	14,997	5.06%	15.9%
2+ races:	6,009	2.03%	37.3%
Hispanic:	40,239	13.57%	13.5%

Total non-White:	272,834	92.00%	22.4%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	8,735	14.7
Deaths:	5,674	9.5
Net Migration:	-5,247	-8.8
Net Immigration:	1,016	1.7

Change in White population:	-12,880	-5.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	50,020	19.3

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
259,424
36,610	14.11%
169,020	65.15%
562	0.22%
12,942	4.99%
4,376	1.69%
35,447	13.66%
222,814	85.89%

2000
236,517
82,637	34.94%
120,816	51.08%
545	0.23%
10,688	4.52%
3,590	1.52%
17,728	7.50%
153,880	65.06%

1990
182,052
130,128	71.48%
43,030	23.64%
442	0.24%
4,828	2.65%
n/a
3,624	1.99%
51,924	28.52%

1980
150,357
137,245	91.28%
10,291	6.84%
274	0.18%
1,235	0.82%
n/a
1,242	0.83%
13,112	8.72%

1970
98,043
92,737	94.59%
4,446	4.53%
73	0.07%
92	0.09%
n/a
660	0.67%
5,306	5.41%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
43,477	18.4
12,744	5.4
-2,028	-0.9
12,040	5.1

-46,027	-19.5
68,934	29.1

Number	Rate
1990's
35,934	19.7
11,366	6.2
9,649	5.3
3,415	1.9

-47,491	-26.1
101,956	56.0

Number	Rate
1980's
27,841	18.5
8,478	5.6
15,011	10.0
n/a

-7,117	-4.7
38,812	25.8

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
33,174	33.8
n/a

44,508	45.4
7,806	8.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Clayton County, GA

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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
33.0
81,330	27.4%
215,234	72.6%
29,607	10.0%

104,820
2.79

69,671	66.5%
35,014	50.3%
13,363	19.2%
35,149	33.5%

2010
Number	Percent
31.6
74,979	28.9%
184,445	71.1%
17,236	6.6%

90,633
2.82

62,389	68.8%
33,033	52.9%
13,515	21.7%
28,244	31.2%

2000
Number	Percent
30.4
70,639	29.9%
165,878	70.1%
13,840	5.9%

82,272
2.84

59,478	72.3%
38,179	64.2%
10,901	18.3%
22,794	27.7%

1990
Number	Percent
30.1
51,168	28.1%
130,884	71.9%
10,547	5.8%

65,412
2.76

48,978	74.9%
37,599	76.8%
5,555	11.3%
16,434	25.1%

1980
Number	Percent
27.0
49,416	32.9%
100,941	67.1%
6,521	4.3%

50,479
2.97

40,980	81.2%
34,456	84.1%
3,773	9.2%
9,499	18.8%

2022 Housing Data for Clayton County, GA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	6,685	6.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,952	3.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,902	3.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	5,009	4.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	5,438	5.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	5,678	5.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	5,034	4.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	4,542	4.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	5,558	5.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	10,241	9.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	11,494	11.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	14,660	14.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	9,220	8.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	5,661	5.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,866	4.6%
$200,000 or more	2,880	2.7%

Median Household Income	56,207
Per Capita Income	25,549

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	99
Compared to U.S.	94

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	6,590	6.3%
Public Assistance	2,244	2.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	20,599	19.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	116,450	68.2%
Unemployed	8,890	5.2%
In Armed Forces	268	0.2%

Total Labor Force	125,608	73.6%
Not in Labor Force	45,128	26.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	49,424	50,979	49.2%
Non-Profit	2,540	5,193	32.8%
Self-Employed	6,474	4,255	60.3%

Local Government	3,277	6,752	32.7%
State Government	1,570	3,049	34.0%
Federal Government	1,668	2,545	39.6%

Total Private + Self	55,898	55,234	50.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	9,055	17,539	34.0%
Total	64,953	72,773	47.2%

Pct. Govt.	13.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	15,100	10.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	30,798	22.3%
Professional, Technical	20,809	15.1%
Service Occupations	28,380	20.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	246	0.2%
All others	42,919	31.1%

White Collar		48.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Transportation and warehousing	19,567	14.2%
Health care and social assistance	18,159	13.2%
Retail trade	15,908	11.5%
Accommodation and food services	11,856	8.6%
Manufacturing	10,164	7.4%
Educational services	9,251	6.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	8,812	6.4%
Construction	8,812	6.4%
Public administration	7,107	5.1%
Other services	6,917	5.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	5,479	4.0%
Finance and insurance	4,721	3.4%
Wholesale trade	3,483	2.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,610	1.9%
Information	2,049	1.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,549	1.1%
Utilities	849	0.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	489	0.4%
Management	150	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	74	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	26,980	9.11%
Puerto Rican	3,872	1.31%
Cuban	738	0.25%
Dominican	1,185	0.40%

Total Central American	4,457	1.50%
Costa Rican	18	0.01%
Guatemalan	1,265	0.43%
Honduran	818	0.28%
Nicaraguan	69	0.02%
Panamanian	1,164	0.39%
Salvadoran	1,123	0.38%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	944	0.32%
Argentinean	7	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	66	0.02%
Colombian	109	0.04%
Ecuadorian	11	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	113	0.04%
Uruguayan	211	0.07%
Venezuelan	427	0.14%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,648	0.56%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	8,732	2.95%
Indian	1,280	0.43%
Cambodian	1,211	0.41%
Chinese	1,080	0.36%
Laotian	847	0.29%
Filipino	824	0.28%
Japanese	205	0.07%
Korean	181	0.06%
Thai	74	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	221,681	80.6%
Spanish	32,627	11.9%
Vietnamese	8,456	3.1%
Other	4,679	1.7%
Other Asian	2,279	0.8%
French, Haitian, Cajun	2,048	0.7%
Chinese	1,030	0.4%
Other Indo-European	806	0.3%
Tagalog	547	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	13,738	4.6%
African	7,007	2.4%
English	4,869	1.6%
Nigerian	4,432	1.5%
Irish	4,110	1.4%
Jamaican	3,706	1.3%
German	2,620	0.9%
Haitian	1,329	0.4%
Ghanaian	832	0.3%
Trinidadian and Tobagonian	803	0.3%
Italian	801	0.3%
West Indian	795	0.3%
French	769	0.3%
Scotch-Irish	753	0.3%
Scottish	697	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	277,827	93.8%
Not a citizen	18,485	6.2%

Native	258,162	87.1%
Foreign-born	38,150	12.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
11,249	6.1%	15,712	8.5%	61,521	33.2%	58,848	31.7%	25,582	13.8%	12,661	6.8%
Average years of education: 12.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	11,249	6.1%
9-12 Years	15,712	8.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	61,521	33.2%
Some College	58,848	31.7%
Bach. Degree	25,582	13.8%
Grad Degree	12,661	6.8%
Average years of education: 12.7

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	102,805	97,385	5,420	5.3%	5.4%
1991	103,192	97,068	6,124	5.9%	5.3%
1992	105,450	98,167	7,283	6.9%	6.6%
1993	107,679	101,176	6,503	6.0%	5.7%
1994	110,862	104,809	6,053	5.5%	5.1%
1995	112,531	106,985	5,546	4.9%	4.8%
1996	115,818	110,596	5,222	4.5%	4.6%
1997	118,526	113,692	4,834	4.1%	4.5%
1998	122,342	117,775	4,567	3.7%	4.2%
1999	125,135	120,921	4,214	3.4%	3.8%

2000	125,561	121,368	4,193	3.3%	3.5%
2001	129,259	124,008	5,251	4.1%	4.1%
2002	131,352	123,158	8,194	6.2%	5.3%
2003	132,472	124,115	8,357	6.3%	5.1%
2004	133,128	124,776	8,352	6.3%	5.1%
2005	136,606	126,622	9,984	7.3%	5.7%
2006	135,605	127,020	8,585	6.3%	5.1%
2007	136,196	127,764	8,432	6.2%	4.9%
2008	136,326	125,133	11,193	8.2%	6.8%
2009	133,393	116,941	16,452	12.3%	10.4%

2010	125,582	108,377	17,205	13.7%	10.7%
2011	126,710	109,832	16,878	13.3%	10.1%
2012	127,159	112,073	15,086	11.9%	9.0%
2013	124,846	111,468	13,378	10.7%	8.1%
2014	124,524	112,890	11,634	9.3%	7.1%
2015	124,988	115,296	9,692	7.8%	6.1%
2016	130,800	122,049	8,751	6.7%	5.4%
2017	136,425	128,379	8,046	5.9%	4.8%
2018	137,491	130,639	6,852	5.0%	4.0%
2019	138,140	132,093	6,047	4.4%	3.5%

2020	139,790	125,357	14,433	10.3%	6.5%
2021	140,190	131,371	8,819	6.3%	3.9%
2022	140,266	134,765	5,501	3.9%	3.0%
2023	142,329	136,499	5,830	4.1%	3.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	113,826
Median Value	$167,200

Occupied	104,820	92.1%
Vacant	9,006	7.9%

Owned	55,466	52.9%
Rented	49,354	47.1%
Median Rent	$1,216

Single-Family Units	78,446	68.9%
Detached	73,798	64.8%
Attached	4,648	4.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	25,073	22.0%
Mobile Homes	3,004	2.6%

Clayton County, GA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Clayton County, GA

2022 Housing Data for Clayton County, GA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Clayton County, GA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Clayton County, GA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Clayton County, GA

Historical Labor Force Data for Clayton County, GA