Clayton State's Living Circumstances

Clayton County School District Overview

Clayton State University located in Clayton County School District area. A total of 94,279 households are located in Clayton County School District area. Among them, 35,918 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.67 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 99,995 and 82,519 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

7.37% (20,531) of residents are non-citizens and 18.03% (50,202) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Clayton County School District, Georgia
Household	94,279
Population	278,418
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	35,918 (38.10%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	99,995
Total Students	82,519
Pre-Kindergarten	4,555
Kindergarten	4,848
Grade 1-8	35,873
Grade 9-12	17,955
College/Graduate School	19,288
Veterans	203,850
Non-citizen	20,531
Non-English Home Language	50,202
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

212,625 residents are over the age of 16 and 140,512 people are in labor force. Among them, 140,346 people are in civilian labor force and 166 are in armed labor force. 129,683 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 7.60%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Clayton County School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	125,885	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	96,496	76.65%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	15,407	12.24%
Public transportation	4,202	3.34%
Walked	1,490	1.18%
Other method	2,967	2.36%
Worked from home	5,323	4.23%
Average Commute Time	32 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	129,683	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	31,822	24.54%
Service	26,860	20.71%
Sales and office	30,820	23.77%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	11,941	9.21%
Production, transportation, and material moving	28,240	21.78%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	129,683	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	353	0.27%
Construction	8,283	6.39%
Manufacturing	8,839	6.82%
Wholesale trade	3,829	2.95%
Retail trade	16,347	12.61%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	18,411	14.20%
Information	2,207	1.70%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	5,623	4.34%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	12,323	9.50%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	26,350	20.32%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	13,767	10.62%
Other services, except public administration	6,763	5.22%
Public administration	6,588	5.08%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	129,683	-
Private wage and salary workers	105,032	80.99%
Government workers	18,171	14.01%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	6,312	4.87%
Unpaid family workers	168	0.13%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $58,950 for the 94,279 households in Clayton County School District area, Georgia. The average income of a single worker is $28,186. 228,356 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 81.59%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	94,279	-
Less than $10,000	6,525	6.92%
$10,000 - $14,999	4,325	4.59%
$15,000 - $24,999	11,411	12.10%
$25,000 - $34,999	11,322	12.01%
$35,000 - $49,999	15,815	16.77%
$50,000 - $74,999	20,133	21.35%
$75,000 - $99,999	11,588	12.29%
$100,000 - $149,999	9,600	10.18%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,216	2.35%
More than $200,000	1,344	1.43%
Median Household Income	$47,864	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$58,950	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	62,820	-
Less than $10,000	3,419	5.44%
$10,000 - $14,999	2,252	3.58%
$15,000 - $24,999	6,954	11.07%
$25,000 - $34,999	6,713	10.69%
$35,000 - $49,999	10,224	16.28%
$50,000 - $74,999	13,692	21.80%
$75,000 - $99,999	8,739	13.91%
$100,000 - $149,999	7,887	12.55%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,693	2.70%
More than $200,000	1,247	1.99%

Median Family Income	$53,319	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$64,978	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$28,186	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$38,574	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$38,574	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	279,870	-
With health insurance coverage	228,356	81.59%
Public coverage	99,196	35.44%
Private health insurance	149,672	53.48%
Without health insurance coverage	51,514	18.41%

Housing

There are 105,593 housing units in Clayton County School District area, Georgia with 94,279 units (89.29%) occupied. 46,678 houses (49.51%) are occupied by owner and 47,601 houses (50.49%) are rented. The average housing value is $108,500 and the average rental cost is $991. 1,889 houses (1.79%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,229 houses (2.11%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	105,593	-
Occupied	94,279	89.29%
Owner Occupied	46,678	49.51%
Renter Occupied	47,601	50.49%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	67,547	63.97%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	4,918	4.66%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	29,696	28.12%
Mobile Homes	3,370	3.19%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	62	0.06%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	105,593	-
Built 2014 or later	1,889	1.79%
Built 2010 - 2013	1,111	1.05%
Built 2000 - 2009	23,535	22.29%
Built 1990 - 1999	18,652	17.66%
Built 1980 - 1989	19,177	18.16%
Built 1970 - 1979	22,366	21.18%
Built 1960 - 1969	11,955	11.32%
Built 1950 - 1959	4,679	4.43%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,229	2.11%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	105,593	-
1 room	1,121	1.06%
2 rooms	743	0.70%
3 rooms	5,456	5.17%
4 rooms	17,128	16.22%
5 rooms	24,860	23.54%
6 rooms	22,188	21.01%
7 rooms	14,815	14.03%
8 rooms	10,494	9.94%
9 rooms or more	8,788	8.32%
Median Number of Rooms	5.7 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	105,593	-
no bedroom	1,203	1.14%
1 bedroom	7,447	7.05%
2 bedrooms	23,415	22.17%
3 bedrooms	47,416	44.90%
4 bedrooms	20,576	19.49%
5 bedrooms or more	5,536	5.24%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	46,678	-
Less than $50,000	4,935	10.57%
$50,000 - $99,999	15,912	34.09%
$100,000 - $149,999	12,648	27.10%
$150,000 - $199,999	7,695	16.49%
$200,000 - $299,999	3,805	8.15%
$300,000 - $499,999	986	2.11%
$500,000 - $999,999	374	0.80%
$1,000,000 or more	323	0.69%
Median House Value	$108,500	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	46,396	-
Less than $500	1,241	2.67%
$500 - $999	22,617	48.75%
$1,000 - $1,499	19,577	42.20%
$1,500 - $1,999	2,691	5.80%
$2,000 - $2,499	142	0.31%
$2,500 - $2,999	13	0.03%
$3,000 or more	115	0.25%
Median Rental Costs	$991	-

Demographic

A total of 283,538 people lives in Clayton County School District area, Georgia with 132,756 male and 150,782 female. The males to female ratio is 46.82 to 53.18. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	283,538	-
Male	132,756	46.82%
Female	150,782	53.18%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	283,538	-
Under 5 years	21,627	7.63%
5 - 9 years	21,864	7.71%
10 - 14 years	23,138	8.16%
15 - 19 years	20,569	7.25%
20 - 24 years	20,526	7.24%
25 - 34 years	44,023	15.53%
35 - 44 years	37,792	13.33%
45 - 54 years	37,281	13.15%
55 - 59 years	16,614	5.86%
60 - 64 years	14,534	5.13%
65 - 74 years	17,455	6.16%
75 - 84 years	6,165	2.17%
85 years and older	1,950	0.69%
Median Age	32.5 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	283,538	-
One Race	274,935	96.97%
White	46,348	16.35%
Black or African American	196,495	69.30%
American Indian and Alaska Native	464	0.16%
Asian	14,592	5.15%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	247	0.09%
Other	16,789	5.92%

Two or more races	8,603	3.03%
White and Black or African American	3,789	1.34%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	478	0.17%
White and Asian	219	0.08%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	884	0.31%