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Clayton, NJ

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Clayton, NJ: 1 USPS ZIP, population 7,875. 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-NJ · Clayton, NJ 1 ZIPs · 7,875 pop · #6546/25278 · Gloucester County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $89,294
  • RANK-UPPER #6546/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Glassboro
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-TOWN 7,875
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $254,100

Nearest income peer: Glassboro, NJ ( $164 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, NJ sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 26%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
7,875
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$89,294
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 08312 (7,875 residents). Household income $89,294 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Clayton as a pure owner town.

Within New Jersey, Ocean Grove is the closest lower-income city and Lodi 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, 08312

7,875 ACS residents, one ZIP: 08312 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Clayton

Citywide ZBP: 94 establishments, 900 employees , annual payroll $42,107k (~12 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 08312 (94 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (21) · also Construction · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Clayton, NJ

These ZIP codes sit in Gloucester County, which covers 25 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Clayton. See the Gloucester County roll-up →

Clayton sits in the lower half of Gloucester County on income: Williamstown, Sewell and Swedesboro report more, Westville and Paulsboro report less. Mullica Hill marks the far end of that range at $157,009, 76% above Clayton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
08312 7,875 $89,294 94 523
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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, .