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At-A-Glance LEE STREET PARK

C layton County is the fifth-largest POPULATION 297,595 Household
Median

county in Georgia with a 2020
Income
population of approximately 297,595
residents living within the county’s
(2020 dollars)
141 square miles. It is a part of the Atlanta 2050 Population Forecast $51,093
393,005
Metropolitan Statistical Area, the most populous
metro area in the state. With a total population
of 6,089,815, the Atlanta MSA is the ninth Age Brackets
largest metro area in the United States. Per Capita Income
Just 12 miles south of downtown Atlanta,
Clayton County offers its residents a friendly, $21,251 (2020 dollars)
suburban lifestyle with all the perks of being so
close to the many entertainment options of one
of the South’s largest and most vibrant cities. As
home to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International
Airport, and with 19 exits on four major interstate
highways, Clayton County is also perfectly Clayton County
positioned for global business. Yearly Climate
Clayton County Cities Rainfall
College Park 0-17 18-64 65+
Forest Park 49”
Jonesboro (County Seat) 27.6 62.8 9.6
Lake City Snowfall
Lovejoy
Morrow Median Age 1”
Riverdale
Ethnicities 33 Annual High
72˚
White 9.1%
Black 68.5%
Hispanic 13.4% Sources: Georgia Department of Labor Annual Low
Asian 5.0% Area Labor Profiles, Sperling’s Best 51˚
American Indian 0.0% Places, U.S. Census Bureau American
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.4% Fact Finder, U.S. Census Bureau Quick
Facts, U.S. Climate Data
Two or more races 3.2%

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