Moving to Clayton, California
Population: 10,762. Estimated population in July 2024: 11,142 (+3.5% change)
Males: 5,270 (49.0%), Females: 5,492 (51.0%)
Zip code: 94517
Demographics
Median resident age: 40.2 years
Median household income: $101,651
Median house value: $358,700
Population by Race
Races in Clayton:
- White Non-Hispanic (83.6%)
- Hispanic (6.3%)
- Two or more races (3.7%)
- Chinese (1.7%)
- Other race (1.5%)
- Black (1.1%)
- Filipino (1.1%)
- Asian Indian (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
- Japanese (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (20.5%), Irish (18.2%), English (14.0%), Italian (12.6%), Polish (4.1%), United States (4.0%).
Land area: 3.9 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Clayton
- High school or higher: 97.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 51.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 15.5%
- Unemployed: 1.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 36.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Clayton city
- Never married: 19.2%
- Now married: 70.7%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 3.7%
- Divorced: 5.6%
8.2% Foreign born (3.1% Asia, 2.6% Europe, 1.6% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +3,392 (+46.0%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Clayton:
- JOHN MUIR MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; WALNUT CREEK, CA)
- MT DIABLO HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; CONCORD, CA)
- KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; WALNUT CREEK, CA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Clayton:
- BUCHANAN FIELD (about 9 miles; CONCORD, CA; Abbreviation: CCR)
- TRAVIS AFB (about 22 miles; FAIRFIELD, CA; Abbreviation: SUU)
- METROPOLITAN OAKLAND INTL (about 25 miles; OAKLAND, CA; Abbreviation: OAK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Clayton:
- LIVERMORE MUNI (about 20 miles; LIVERMORE, CA; Abbreviation: LVK)
- RIO VISTA MUNI (about 24 miles; RIO VISTA, CA; Abbreviation: O88)
- BYRON (about 24 miles; BYRON, CA; Abbreviation: C83)
Amtrak stations near Clayton:
- 10 miles: ANTIOCH-PITTSBURG (ANTIOCH, I ST. & SANTA FE TRACKS). Services: public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
- 15 miles: MARTINEZ (401 FERRY ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
- 17 miles: EAST DUBLIN-PLEASANTON (PLEASANTON, OWENS DR. AT BART WAY) – Bus Station
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Clayton:
- LOS MEDANOS COLLEGE (about 6 miles; PITTSBURG, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,244)
- DIABLO VALLEY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; PLEASANT HILL, CA; Full-time enrollment: 12,029)
- SAINT MARYS COLLEGE OF CALIFORNIA (about 12 miles; MORAGA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 3,545)
- MERRITT COLLEGE (about 21 miles; OAKLAND, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,646)
- CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-HAYWARD (about 22 miles; HAYWARD, CA; Full-time enrollment: 9,988)
- SOLANO COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 22 miles; SUISUN, CA; Full-time enrollment: 5,598)
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY (about 23 miles; BERKELEY, CA; Full-time enrollment: 29,690)
Public primary/middle schools in Clayton:
- MT. DIABLO ELEMENTARY (Students: 878; Location: 5880 MT. ZION DR.; Grades: KG – 05)
- DIABLO VIEW MIDDLE (Students: 604; Location: 300 DIABLO VIEW LANE; Grades: 06 – 08)