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- Jonesboro is 0% more densely populated than Clayton.
- People are 25.5% less likely to be married in Jonesboro.
- The Median Age is 12.4 years younger in Jonesboro.
 Clayton, GAJonesboro, GAUnited States
 Population  Unlock4,492329,725,481
 Female Population52.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3238.4
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 Population - 20101,919  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock3,829285,036,114
 Population - 19901,613  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock34.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now30.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,777.693.4
 Land Area3.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Clayton, GAJonesboro, GAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock1.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 207.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock8.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 848.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Clayton, GAJonesboro, GAUnited States
 White91.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock61.0%12.2%
 Asian0.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock14.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Clayton, GAJonesboro, GAUnited States
 Married Population41.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock23.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock69.0%50.2%
 Never Married31.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.7%10.8%
 Widowed9.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.572.60
 Households734  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock78980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children20.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock28.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households245  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock27.8%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 Jonesboro    4 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

I moved to Jonesboro from Plantation, Florida. Jonesboro is like any other town within a big city. The area that I came from in Florida is ft. lauderdale. There were  More

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Jonesboro has changed a lot in the past 8 years. It's the type of place you might raise kids if you just left a city like Oakland or Detroit. The food scene is  More

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The crime rate has increased here, but it has everywhere in the Atlanta metro area. Marvin has put his comments in every section. He has  More

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