People QuickFacts Clayton County Georgia Population, 2012 estimate 265,888 9,919,945 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 259,423 9,687,663 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 2.5% 2.4% Population, 2010 259,424 9,687,653 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 8.3% 7.0% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 29.0% 25.4% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 6.9% 11.0% Female persons, percent, 2011 52.0% 51.1%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 26.1% 63.2% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 66.0% 31.0% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.7% 0.5% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 5.0% 3.4% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 2.0% 1.8% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 13.5% 9.1% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 15.5% 55.5%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 79.9% 83.0% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 14.7% 9.7% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 20.4% 12.9% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 82.1% 84.0% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 17.8% 27.5% Veterans, 2007-2011 19,117 702,919 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 30.5 27.0  Housing units, 2011 104,309 4,102,992 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 59.1% 66.8% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 28.9% 20.5% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $121,300 $160,200 Households, 2007-2011 85,875 3,490,754 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.99 2.68 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $18,835 $25,383 Median household income, 2007-2011 $42,936 $49,736 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 18.4% 16.5%     Business QuickFacts Clayton County Georgia Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 3,930 217,099 Private nonfarm employment, 2010 70,758 3,315,274 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 -20.1 -4.8 Nonemployer establishments, 2010 23,341 771,155  Total number of firms, 2007 23,186 901,105 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 51.5% 20.4% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 0.7% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 11.8% 5.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 4.3% 3.6% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 38.1% 30.9%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 1,604,635 144,280,774 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 3,582,346 141,962,359 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 3,207,049 117,516,907 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $11,760 $12,326 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 398,890 16,976,235 Building permits, 2011 106 18,493     Geography QuickFacts Clayton County Georgia Land area in square miles, 2010 141.57 57,513.49 Persons per square mile, 2010 1,832.5 168.4 FIPS Code 063 13 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metro Area   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts