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==Demographics== {{US Census population | 1860 = 4466 | 1870 = 5477 | 1880 = 8027 | 1890 = 8295 | 1900 = 9598 | 1910 = 10453 | 1920 = 11159 | 1930 = 10260 | 1940 = 11655 | 1950 = 22872 | 1960 = 46365 | 1970 = 98043 | 1980 = 150357 | 1990 = 182052 | 2000 = 236517 | 2010 = 259424 | 2020 = 297595 | estyear = 2023 | estimate = 298300 | estref = <ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 31, 2024}}</ref> | align-fn = center | footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=}}</ref><br>1790-1880<ref name=1880CensusGACty>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1880 Census Population by Counties 1790-1800 |website=United States Census Bureau|date= 1880|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1880/vol-01-population/1880_v1-08.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1890-1910<ref name=1910CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1910 Census of Population - Georgia |website=United States Census Bureau|date= 1910|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ga.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref><br> 1920-1930<ref name=1930CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1930 Census of Population - Georgia |website=United States Census Bureau|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1930-1940<ref name=1940CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1940 Census of Population - Georgia |website=United States Census Bureau|date= 1940|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 1940-1950<ref name=1950CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1950 Census of Population - Georgia - |website=United States Census Bureau|date= 1950|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-2/37779083v2p11ch2.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1960-1980<ref name=1980CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia |website=United States Census Bureau|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_gaABC-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 1980-2000<ref name=2000CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Georgia |website=United States Census Bureau|date= 2000|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-12.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/> }} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+'''Clayton County, Georgia β Racial and ethnic composition'''<br /><small>{{nobold|''Note: the U.S. census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small> !Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small> !Pop 2000<ref name="2000CensusP004">{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race β 2000: DEC Summary File 1 β Clayton County, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=050XX00US13063|publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> !Pop 2010<ref name="2010CensusP2">{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race β 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Clayton County, Georgia |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2010.P2?q=p2&g=050XX00US13063|publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> !{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race β 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Clayton County, Georgia |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P2?q=p2&g=050XX00US13063|publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> !% 2000 !% 2010 !{{partial|% 2020}} |- |[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH) |82,637 |36,610 | style="background: #ffffe6; " |25,902 |34.94% |14.11% | style="background: #ffffe6;" |8.70% |- |[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH) |120,816 |169,020 | style="background: #ffffe6;" |205,301 |51.08% |65.15% | style="background: #ffffe6;" |68.99% |- |[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH) |545 |562 | style="background: #ffffe6;" |601 |0.23% |0.22% | style="background: #ffffe6;" |0.20% |- |[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH) |10,562 |12,839 | style="background: #ffffe6;" |13,491 |4.47% |4.95% | style="background: #ffffe6;" |4.53% |- |[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH) |126 |103 | style="background: #ffffe6;" |119 |0.05% |0.04% | style="background: #ffffe6;" |0.04% |- |[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH) |513 |467 | style="background: #ffffe6;" |1,800 |0.22% |0.18% | style="background: #ffffe6;" |0.60% |- |[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH) |3,590 |4,376 | style="background: #ffffe6;" |7,835 |1.52% |1.69% | style="background: #ffffe6;" |2.63% |- |[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race) |17,728 |35,447 | style="background: #ffffe6;" |42,546 |7.50% |13.66% | style="background: #ffffe6;" |14.30% |- |'''Total''' |'''236,517''' |'''259,424''' | style="background: #ffffe6;" |'''297,595''' |'''100.00%''' |'''100.00%''' | style="background: #ffffe6;" |'''100.00%''' |} At the [[2020 United States census]], there were 297,595 people, 97,030 households, and 62,746 families residing in the county. In 2000, it had a population of 236,517.<ref name="2000CensusP004" /> In 2010, the racial and ethnic makeup of the county was 66.1% [[African Americans|Black or African American]], 18.87% [[Non-Hispanic whites|non-Hispanic white]], 5.0% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.4% [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian]], 0.1% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific islander]], 7.1% from other races, and 2.5% from [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]]. Those of [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] origin made up 13.66% of the population.<ref name="census-dp1">{{cite web |title=DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US13063 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213011840/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US13063 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=December 27, 2015 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> In terms of ancestry, 4.9% were "American".<ref name="census-dp2">{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US13063 |title=DP02 Selected Social Characteristics in the United States β 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |access-date=December 27, 2015 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213013819/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US13063 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref> By 2020, its makeup was 68.99% Black or African American, 8.70% non-Hispanic white, 0.20% American Indian or Alaska Native, 4.53% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.60% some other race, 2.63% multiracial, and 14.30% Hispanic or Latino of any race. The last quarter-century has seen significant change in the racial composition of the county's population. In 1980, Clayton county's population was 150,357 β 91% white and 9% minority,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www2.census.gov/census_1980/d1/ |title=Index of /Census_1980/D1 |access-date=March 27, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20011126210128/http%3A//www2%2Ecensus%2Egov/census_1980/d1/ |archive-date=November 26, 2001}} at the [[Library of Congress]] (November 26, 2001){{dead link|date=August 2020}}</ref> while in 2006 the population was approximately 271,240 β 20% white and 80% minority.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |title=Clayton County, Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau |year=2008 |access-date=March 27, 2008}}</ref> In 2010, the median income for a household in the county was $43,311, and the median income for a family was $48,064. Males had a median income of $36,177 and $32,460 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,958. About 13.6% of families and 16.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 24.5% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="census-dp3">{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US13063 |title=DP03 Selected Economic Characteristics β 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |access-date=December 27, 2015 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213025855/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US13063 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2000, the median income for a household in the county was $42,697, and the median income for a family was $46,782. Males had a median income of $32,118 versus $26,926 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $18,079. About 8.20% of families and 10.10% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.20% of those under age 18 and 8.90% of those age 65 or over.
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