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Clayton, GA vs Jackson, GA

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- Jackson is 0% more densely populated than Clayton.
- People are 20.1% less likely to be married in Jackson.
- The Median Age is 10.7 years younger in Jackson.
 Clayton, GAJackson, GAUnited States
 Population  Unlock5,435329,725,481
 Female Population52.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock33.738.4
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 Population - 20101,919  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock3,934285,036,114
 Population - 19901,613  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock35.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now30.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock894.293.4
 Land Area3.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Clayton, GAJackson, GAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock9.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 207.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock5.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 848.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Clayton, GAJackson, GAUnited States
 White91.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock45.2%12.2%
 Asian0.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock3.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Clayton, GAJackson, GAUnited States
 Married Population41.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock28.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock66.8%50.2%
 Never Married31.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.8%10.8%
 Widowed9.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.042.60
 Households734  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,31680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children20.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock23.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households245  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock45.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children20.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Clayton    3 Reviews

Clayton is the largest town in mountainous Rabun County, the most northeastern part of Georgia before crossing into North Carolina. It is less than 2 hrs from Atlanta.  More

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With about 66% of the land being national forest, Rabun County is blessed to retain a small town atmosphere and not worry about being over developed. Beautiful  More

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We have lived full time in Rabun County for 12 years and part time for 31 years. It is an absolutely beautful county but it is governed by the locals and it is hard to  More

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Reviews for Jackson    2 Reviews

Jackson County, Georgia is considered the worst county in GA to reside in. The politicians, county manager, sheriff's dept., local police departments, etc. have all been  More

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Over 18 years ago

Living in the Jackson area is really like being in the counry with all the conveninces of the city less than an hour away. We are going to retire on Lake Jackson very  More

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