Clayton, IN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Clayton, IN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,015. 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-IN · Clayton, IN 1 ZIPs · 5,015 pop · #9865/25278 · Hendricks County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $78,298
  • RANK-UPPER #9865/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under North Salem
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 84% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,015
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $276,900

Nearest income peer: North Salem, IN (+ $8,190 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, IN sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 39%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,015
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$78,298
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 46118 (5,015 residents). Household income $78,298 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (83.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Clayton as a pure owner town.

Within Indiana, Chandler is the closest lower-income city and Lapel 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

One ZIP, 46118, is all of Clayton

There is no split to weigh here: 46118 holds every one of Clayton's 5,015 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Clayton's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 103 establishments, 2,657 employees , annual payroll $151,836k (~21 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 46118 (103 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (35) · also Transportation and warehousing · Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services .

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ZIP Codes in Clayton, IN

These ZIP codes sit in Hendricks County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Clayton. See the Hendricks County roll-up →

Every one of the 9 cities sharing Hendricks County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Clayton, Brownsburg, Avon and Plainfield among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Pittsboro marks the far end of that range at $122,723, 57% above Clayton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
46118 5,015 $78,298 103 36

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, .