Language Spoken At Home in Clayton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 240,085 | 100% |
English only | 192,070 | 80.0% |
Language other than English | 48,015 | 20.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 24,757 | 10.3% |
Spanish | 28,845 | 12.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 15,805 | 6.6% |
Other Indo-European languages | 4,837 | 2.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,467 | 0.6% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 10,873 | 4.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 6,871 | 2.9% |
Other languages | 3,460 | 1.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 614 | 0.3% |
Ancestry in Clayton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 262,066 | 100% |
American | 15,110 | 5.8% |
Arab | 269 | 0.1% |
Czech | 94 | 0.0% |
Danish | 69 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 856 | 0.3% |
English | 5,380 | 2.1% |
French (except Basque) | 1,035 | 0.4% |
French Canadian | 310 | 0.1% |
German | 4,888 | 1.9% |
Greek | 212 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 57 | 0.0% |
Irish | 6,972 | 2.7% |
Italian | 1,037 | 0.4% |
Lithuanian | 118 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 149 | 0.1% |
Polish | 416 | 0.2% |
Portuguese | 191 | 0.1% |
Russian | 251 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 807 | 0.3% |
Scottish | 1,178 | 0.4% |
Slovak | 161 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 8,899 | 3.4% |
Swedish | 274 | 0.1% |
Swiss | 96 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 33 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 316 | 0.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 7,628 | 2.9% |
Households By Type in Clayton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 85,972 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 56,269 | 65.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 29,246 | 34.0% |
Married-couple family | 31,246 | 36.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 14,750 | 17.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 5,152 | 6.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,351 | 2.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 19,871 | 23.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 12,145 | 14.1% |
Nonfamily households | 29,703 | 34.5% |
Householder living alone | 25,311 | 29.4% |
65 years and over | 4,001 | 4.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 34,273 | 39.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 12,437 | 14.5% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 4 | 0% |
Relationship in Clayton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 257,790 | 100% |
Householder | 85,972 | 33.3% |
Spouse | 31,177 | 12.1% |
Child | 93,301 | 36.2% |
Other relatives | 30,303 | 11.8% |
Nonrelatives | 17,037 | 6.6% |
Unmarried partner | 5,004 | 1.9% |
Marital Status in Clayton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 92,772 | 100% |
Never married | 40,411 | 43.6% |
Now married, except separated | 37,137 | 40.0% |
Separated | 2,784 | 3.0% |
Widowed | 2,005 | 2.2% |
Divorced | 10,435 | 11.2% |
Females 15 years and over | 105,743 | 100% |
Never married | 42,624 | 40.3% |
Now married, except separated | 35,219 | 33.3% |
Separated | 4,777 | 4.5% |
Widowed | 6,553 | 6.2% |
Divorced | 16,570 | 15.7% |
Fertility in Clayton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 4,331 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 2,542 | 58.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 52 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 58 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 54 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 96 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 23 | 0% |
Grandparents in Clayton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 7,956 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 3,675 | 46.2% |
Less than 1 year | 1,016 | 12.8% |
1 or 2 years | 845 | 10.6% |
3 or 4 years | 735 | 9.2% |
5 or more years | 1,079 | 13.6% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,675 | 100% |
Who are female | 2,675 | 72.8% |
Who are married | 2,138 | 58.2% |
School Enrollment in Clayton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 79,095 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 5,133 | 6.5% |
Kindergarten | 3,664 | 4.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 33,846 | 42.8% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 17,406 | 22.0% |
College or graduate school | 19,046 | 24.1% |
Educational Attainment in Clayton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 158,150 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 11,248 | 7.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 16,793 | 10.6% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 50,891 | 32.2% |
Some college, no degree | 39,815 | 25.2% |
Associate's degree | 11,705 | 7.4% |
Bachelor's degree | 18,779 | 11.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 8,919 | 5.6% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 82.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 17.5% |
Veteran Status in Clayton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 185,677 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 18,677 | 10.1% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Clayton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 257,811 | 100% |
With a disability | 27,379 | 10.6% |
Under 18 years | 75,745 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,850 | 3.8% |
18 to 64 years | 164,784 | 100% |
With a disability | 17,173 | 10.4% |
65 years and over | 17,282 | 100% |
With a disability | 7,356 | 42.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Clayton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 258,101 | 100% |
Same house | 204,687 | 79.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 52,278 | 20.3% |
Same county | 26,052 | 10.1% |
Different county | 26,226 | 10.2% |
Same state | 18,020 | 7.0% |
Different state | 8,206 | 3.2% |
Abroad | 1,136 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Clayton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 262,066 | 100% |
Native | 223,670 | 85.3% |
Born in United States | 218,939 | 83.5% |
State of residence | 131,507 | 50.2% |
Different state | 87,432 | 33.4% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 4,731 | 1.8% |
Foreign born | 38,396 | 14.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Clayton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 38,396 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 14,496 | 37.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 23,900 | 62.2% |
Year of Entry in Clayton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 43,127 | 100% |
Native | 4,731 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 535 | 11.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 4,196 | 88.7% |
Foreign born | 38,396 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 751 | 2.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 37,645 | 98.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Clayton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 38,396 | 100% |
Europe | 647 | 1.7% |
Asia | 9,958 | 25.9% |
Africa | 4,585 | 11.9% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 23,139 | 60.3% |
Northern America | 67 | 0.2% |