Clayton, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Clayton, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,117. 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-MI · Clayton, MI 1 ZIPs · 2,117 pop · #15778/25278 · Lenawee County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $64,219
  • RANK-LOWER #15778/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Morenci
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 83% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,117
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $173,500

Nearest income peer: Morenci, MI ( $1,339 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, MI sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

38th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,117
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$64,219
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $64,219 and poverty 12.3% concentrate in 49235.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (82.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Clayton as a pure owner town.

Within Michigan, Tekonsha is the closest lower-income city and Colon 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's single ZIP 49235 carries the town

Clayton is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 49235 is the entire residential footprint (2,117 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Clayton

Citywide ZBP: 21 establishments, 58 employees , annual payroll $3,325k (~10 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 49235 (21 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (4) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Clayton, MI

These ZIP codes sit in Lenawee County, which covers 18 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Clayton. See the Lenawee County roll-up →

Clayton sits in the lower half of Lenawee County on income: Adrian, Tecumseh and Blissfield report more, and only Hudson reports less. Britton marks the far end of that range at $94,950, 48% above Clayton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
49235 2,117 $64,219 21 16

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, .