The income gap in Claytown, 2026

Here is what the numbers say. The Census puts the income inequality (Gini index) in Claytown at 0.400.

That is 19% below the Wayne County figure of 0.493.

Where Claytown stands

Among 138 Detroit neighborhoods, Claytown has the 119th highest figure, above 14% of them. The middle figure in that group is 0.500, so Claytown sits below the typical one.

The range runs from 0.300 in Von Steuben to 0.700 in Hubbell-Lyndon. The highest figures in the group belong to Hubbell-Lyndon (0.700), Palmer Park (0.600), and Chalfonte (0.600).

Next door

Midwest nearby comes in at 0.500, 25% higher. Chadsey Condon nearby comes in at 0.500, 25% higher.

Springwells nearby comes in at 0.400, about the same. Central Southwest nearby comes in at 0.400, about the same.

Related numbers

For adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or more, Claytown comes in at 8.5%. For households with a broadband subscription, Claytown comes in at 83.1%.

For unemployment rate, Claytown comes in at 10.1%.

What it means for you

So what does that mean for you?

The Gini index runs from 0, where every household earns the same, to 1, where one household earns it all.

How we read the numbers

The figure is the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Ranks compare Claytown with the 138 Detroit neighborhoods that have the same figure on file, highest first.

A neighborhood's figures combine the Census tracts whose center falls inside its boundary.