Clayton is a medium-sized town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 30,216 people and 14 associated neighborhoods, Clayton is the 42nd largest community in North Carolina. Much of the housing stock in Clayton was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Clayton economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Clayton, where the median household income is $73,348.00.

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.

A relatively large number of people in Clayton telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 14.61% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In Clayton, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.19 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Even though Clayton is not a small town, it doesn't have a public transportation system that anybody uses for their daily commute to work.

The education level of Clayton citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 35.56% of adults in Clayton have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Clayton in 2022 was $35,285, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $141,140 for a family of four. However, Clayton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Clayton is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Clayton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Clayton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Clayton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.65% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Clayton include English, Irish, German, Italian, and European.

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