Clayton is a very small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 2,020 people and two associated neighborhoods, Clayton is the 261st largest community in Georgia.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.69% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The citizens of Clayton are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.39% of adults in Clayton having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Clayton in 2022 was $32,003, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $128,012 for a family of four. However, Clayton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Clayton is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Clayton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Clayton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Clayton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.34% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Clayton include English, Irish, German, Scots-Irish, and French.

The most common language spoken in Clayton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.