Clayton, Illinois, 2025
Clayton’s story
192 years in pictures
Census counts: 941 in 1880, 639 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2025 and 3 maps from 1946 on.
- 1834Clayton is established
ClaytonIL
A town of 616, established in 1834.
Population
616
2025 Census estimate · −3.4% since 2020
Median home value
$92K
Census ACS
Household income
$66K
median
Median age
49.2
years
Jobs based here
43
A commuter town
Is Clayton a good place to live?
Clayton has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Clayton stand out
Where Clayton beats most towns.
Small town
616 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Clayton: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Clayton, and how to reach them.
PowerAmeren Illinois Company16.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterClayton water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Clayton’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Illinois you can register online until 16 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 28 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereAdams County ClerkAdams County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code6232462324 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Clayton.
Work & commute
Clayton has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Clayton: 1.3% of working residents work locally, below both the Illinois town median (8.3%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). 13% of Clayton residents live below the poverty line. Half the trips to work are shorter than 23 miles. The income of the median household for Clayton comes to $66,000.
1%work in town
| Clayton | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $66,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Clayton1%
Quincy25%
Mount Sterling14%
Ellington Township6%
Camp Point5%
23 mi
median commute distance
43
jobs based in Clayton
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
In Clayton, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 18° and about 14 inches of snow falls in a winter.
14″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter21–38°
Spring42–63°
Summer64–84°
Fall44–65°
Oct 21
typical first frost
Apr 18
typical last frost
+0.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
How healthy Clayton is
Among adults locally, 19% binge drink. Clayton: 37% of adults have high blood pressure, against 35% in Illinois’ towns and 35% across U.S. towns.
| Clayton | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 35% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 35% | 36% |
32 measures vs. Illinois
1 better25 too close to call6 worse
| What stands out | Clayton | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.5% | 13.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.3% | 6.3% |
Sarah D Culbertson Memorial Hospital
21.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazards
The biggest natural risk in Clayton is inland flooding, at a moderate overall level
On expected storm and flood damage, Clayton sits above 55% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts a quarter of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 18% to drought. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid in 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2013.
55risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingDroughtCold waves
4
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Housing
A home in Clayton sells for about $808K at the median
On the market in Clayton: a median 42 days to sell. 56% of the homes sold in Clayton went for more than their asking price. For households here, the share who own their home is 76%.
$808Kmedian sale price
Market temperature
42
days on market
101.6%
sale-to-list price
39
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 567 acres
0.2 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Clayton Park | — | 13 |
| 2. Veteran's Memorial Park | 0.2 mi | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Clayton
18pages on Clayton
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Clayton; the nearest are
John Wood Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Quincy21.6 mi$5,700 in-state tuitionWestern Illinois UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Macomb33.4 mi$15,264 in-state tuition
About 1 of every 100 Clayton residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Clayton for work
Where Clayton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
43jobs based in Clayton
1%of working residents work in town
23 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
Famous people from Clayton
3 notable people were born in Clayton.
About Clayton
Village in Illinois, United States
Clayton is a village in Adams County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, the total population was 639 people, down from 709 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Quincy, IL–MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.9 sq mi
- ZIP code
- 62324
- Area code
- 217
Questions about Clayton
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Clayton, IL a good place to live?
Clayton has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What is Clayton, IL known for?
Clayton was established in 1834. 3 notable people were born here, including John Anderson and J. Leroy Adair.