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Clayton County, Georgia
Clayton County sits immediately south of Atlanta and is defined economically by Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, whose footprint and workforce — including Delta Air Lines' Technical Operations base — anchor a logistics-driven economy where supply chain, warehousing, and air cargo account for a large share of local jobs. Forest Park and the Clayton-side edge of College Park have built out extensive industrial and distribution space feeding off airport access and the convergence of I-75, I-285, and I-675. Jonesboro, the county seat, retains a historic small-town core, while Riverdale, Morrow, and Lake City offer more conventional suburban retail and residential product. Incomes and home values trail the metro Atlanta average, making the county a value-oriented market for both industrial and workforce housing investment, with e-commerce and air-cargo growth continuing to drive demand for logistics space near the airport.
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Clayton County at a glance
- 297,703Population (2024)
- JonesboroCounty seat
- 142 sq miLand area
- 2,096 / sq miDensity
- $60,067Median household income
- $264,900Median home value
What the live Clayton County map shows
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- City Boundaries: 7
- School Boundaries - Elementary: 33
- School Boundaries - Middle: 14
- School Boundaries - High: 9
- School Boundaries: 2
- Commercial: 63
- Traffic Counts: 127
- Congressional Districts: 2
- Flood Zones: 6
- HUD: 58
- Soils: 50
- State House Districts: 8
- State Senate Districts: 6
- Voter Precincts: 58
- Wetlands: 5
- Zip Codes: 16
- Development News: 11
Cities and towns in Clayton County
College Park, Forest Park, Jonesboro, Lake City, Lovejoy, Morrow, Riverdale.
Neighboring counties
- Fayette County, GA · map
- Henry County, GA · map
- Spalding County, GA · map
- DeKalb County, GA · map
- Fulton County, GA · map