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Clayton, CA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Clayton, CA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 12,385. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet CLAYTON-CA · Clayton, CA 1 ZIPs · 12,385 pop · #513/25278 · Contra Costa County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-TOP

  • INC-TOP $168,921
  • RANK-TOP #513/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Pleasant Hill
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 89% owners
  • POP-TOWN 12,385
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-TOP $1,032,100

Nearest income peer: Pleasant Hill, CA ( $26,335 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Clayton

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Clayton on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Clayton, CA sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 2%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
12,385
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$168,921
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $168,921 and home value $1,032,100 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 58.1%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (89.2%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within California, Hermosa Beach is the closest lower-income city and Casmalia the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Clayton.

Population concentration

Clayton reads through its lone ZIP, 94517

12,385 ACS residents, one ZIP: 94517 is not the leading code inside Clayton, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Clayton's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 215 establishments, 1,819 employees , annual payroll $139,622k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 94517 (215 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (41) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Real estate and rental and leasing .

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ZIP Codes in Clayton, CA

These ZIP codes sit in Contra Costa County, which covers 43 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Clayton. See the Contra Costa County roll-up →

Clayton sits in the upper half of Contra Costa County on income: Concord, Antioch and Pittsburg report less, while San Ramon and Danville report more. San Pablo marks the far end of that range at $86,034, 49% below Clayton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
94517 12,385 $168,921 215 84
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Clayton roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Clayton, .