Clayton, NC
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Clayton, NC: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 54,573. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet CLAYTON-NC · Clayton, NC 2 ZIPs · 54,573 pop · #4339/25278 · Johnston County
INC-HIGH · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-MID
- INC-HIGH $100,679
- RANK-TOP #4339/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Princeton
- BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
- OWN-MID 78% owners
- POP-SMALL 54,573
- SPREAD-MOD 27520→27527
- HOME-MID $355,550
Nearest income peer: Princeton, NC ( $21,829 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.
- Micro · lowest
Micro · lowest
$44,531 median HH income
- Benson · near
Benson · near
$66,724 median HH income
- Selma · near
Selma · near
$66,831 median HH income
- Four Oaks · near
Four Oaks · near
$75,827 median HH income
- Princeton · near
Princeton · near
$78,850 median HH income
- Clayton · this city · highest
Clayton · this city · highest
$100,679 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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Clayton, NC sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- Top 17%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 54,573
- city population (Census)
- 2
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $100,679
- 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 2 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $100,679 and home value $355,550 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 40.2%.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (77.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Clayton as a pure owner town.
Within North Carolina, Indian Trail is the closest lower-income city and Colfax the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Clayton.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Clayton differ
The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Clayton: $86,322 in ZIP 27520 to $115,035 in 27527. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 1.3×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.2×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 3 points
27520 to 27527
27520 to 27527
27520 to 27527
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
Lead ZIP 27520 skews compact Clayton
In this 2-ZIP cluster, 27520 covers about 67% of Clayton's 54,573 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Employer-heavy short list in Clayton
Citywide ZBP: 1,400 establishments, 19,158 employees , annual payroll $1,103,724k (~26 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 27520 (1,000 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (289) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Health care and social assistance .
ZIP Codes in Clayton, NC
These ZIP codes sit in Johnston County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Clayton. See the Johnston County roll-up →
No other city sharing Johnston County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Clayton. Smithfield, Selma and Benson sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Micro marks the far end of that range at $44,531, 56% below Clayton.
Side-by-side: Compare 27520 vs 27527 →
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, .