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Clayton, Alabama: commercial real estate data.
Clayton is a Census city of 2,295 people across 6.78 square miles of land, in Barbour County. Median household income is $21,641, 52.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Clayton
What Clayton is
- Census place typecity
- Land area6.78 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land339
- County holding the largest share of its areaBarbour County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Clayton
How many people live in Clayton
- Population2,295
- Median age41.6
- Population under 18190 plus or minus 111
- Share under 188.3 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Population 65 and over290 plus or minus 84
- Share 65 and over12.6 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Households540
- Family households286 plus or minus 105
- Share of households that are families53.0 percent plus or minus 16.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Clayton
Income and work in Clayton
- Median household income$21,641 plus or minus $6,954
- Per capita income$14,912 plus or minus $3,923
- Civilian labor force358 plus or minus 106
- Employed274 plus or minus 82
- Unemployed84 plus or minus 91
- Unemployment rate23.5 percent plus or minus 24.5
- Adults 25 and over2,007
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher66.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher4.1 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.0 percent plus or minus 1.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Clayton
Housing in Clayton
- Housing units703
- Occupied units540
- Vacant units163 plus or minus 70
- Vacancy rate23.2 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Owner occupied285 plus or minus 93
- Renter occupied255 plus or minus 98
- Ownership rate52.8 percent plus or minus 13.9
- Median owner-occupied home value$72,300 plus or minus $26,172
- Median gross rent, monthly$766
- Annual rent as a share of median income42.5 percent plus or minus 14.9
- Single family units438 plus or minus 114
- Share single family62.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more180 plus or minus 107
- Share in buildings of two or more25.6 percent plus or minus 14.6
- Mobile homes85 plus or minus 40
- Median year structure built1966
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Clayton
How Clayton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute218 plus or minus 75
- Commuting under 15 minutes85 plus or minus 60
- Share commuting under 15 minutes39.0 percent plus or minus 24.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more59 plus or minus 44
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more27.1 percent plus or minus 17.8
- Drove alone82.8 percent
- Carpooled1.2 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.2 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Worked from home14.8 percent plus or minus 11.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Clayton
SBA loans in Clayton (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$1,294,100
- Average approval$1,294,100
- Median approval$1,294,100
- Largest approval$1,294,100
- Jobs supported4
- Jobs per approval4.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term209 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Clayton, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Clayton
Flood risk in Clayton
- NFIP communityTown of Clayton
- NFIP community number010377
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/18/09
The Town of Clayton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 010377 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Barbour County, not Clayton
Barbour County context, not Clayton figures
- Establishments in Barbour County412
- Covered employment, Barbour County7,711
- Average annual pay, Barbour County$45,590
- Housing units permitted, Barbour County34
Every figure in this section is published for Barbour County as a whole and is not a measurement of Clayton.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Clayton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Clayton, Alabama?
2,295, in 540 households. Clayton city covers 6.78 square miles of land, which is 339 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Clayton in?
Barbour County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Clayton?
$21,641. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $72,300. Median gross rent is $766 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Clayton businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $1.3 m since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $1,294,100. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Clayton, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Clayton borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Clayton. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Clayton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Clayton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Clayton, town of, community 010377, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Clayton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Barbour County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Clayton.
Is zoning published for Clayton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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