The City of Clayton

Clayton at a glance

Wake County Major Employers*

  • State Of North Carolina
  • Wake County Public Schools
  • IBM Corporation
  • North Carolina State University
  • Wake Med Health & Hospitals
  • GlaxoSmithKline
  • Rex Healthcare
  • Sas Institute, Inc.
  • Wake County Government
  • Cisco Systems
  • City of Raleigh
  • Verizon Business
  • Progress Energy
  • Affiliated Computer Services
  • RTI International
  • Fidelity Investments
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
*Wake County Economic Development 2012

Clayton is the fastest growing town in Johnston County - nearly tripling its population in the past 8 years. It maintains the quaint charm of a small Southern town, while providing avenues of growth for education, industry, small business, and recreation.

Who lives here?
  • Current population 16,166
  • 69.5 percent white
  • 21.8 percent black
  • 1.4 percent Asian
  • 10.7 percent Hispanic or Latino of any race
  • Median household income is 50,282
  • Bachelors degrees or higher are held by 33.1 percent of the population over 25

*Source: US Census 2010

Jobs in the Clayton area