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30525 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 30525 covers Clayton, Georgia, with a population of about 7,265 and a median household income of $58,374.

Population
7,26537 per square mile
Median age
48.69.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$58,37422% below the Georgia median
Poverty rate
15.3%2.9 points above the US average
Typical home value
$363,847up 30.2% in five years
Median rent
$91030% below the Georgia median
Degree or higher
27.8%7.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
77.7%12.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
315

Where 30525 is

Clayton, Georgia — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population7,265
Median age48.6
Family households68.1%
Born outside the US4.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home8.8%
White (non-Hispanic)87.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino8.2%
Veterans7.2%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$58,374
Income per person$34,930
Poverty rate15.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance11%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.6%
$10–15k4.9%
$15–20k4.2%
$20–25k8.0%
$25–30k6.3%
$30–35k2.9%
$35–40k3.4%
$40–45k4.5%
$45–50k4.1%
$50–60k9.1%
$60–75k9.4%
$75–100k13.8%
$100–125k8.7%
$125–150k5.4%
$150–200k4.0%
$200k or more6.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed4,020
Mean adjusted gross income$73,659
Returns declaring $200,000 or more6%
Returns, under $25k31.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k12.2%
Returns, $200k or more6.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$267,100
Median gross rent$910
Rent as a share of household income23.9%
Owner-occupied77.7%
Vacant homes36.1%
Median year built1988

What the homes are

Detached house77.6%
Attached house2.3%
2 to 4 units3.1%
5 to 19 units4.9%
Mobile home11.9%
Boat, RV or van0.2%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$363,847as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 30.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 132.1%
Typical asking rent$2,500as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$363,847$110,558

$110,558 in 2000 to $363,847 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher27.8%
High school diploma or higher90.4%
Works from home16.9%
Drives to work alone66.5%
Takes public transport1.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more13.3%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity34.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15.4% 3.4 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.5% 2.3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure43.4% 9.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health22.6% 2.3 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)12.9% 1.6 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.2% 0.7 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity29.7% 4.3 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis33% 7.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.6% 2.4 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81.9% 7.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.1% 2.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80% 3.3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.1% 2.2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.7% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66% 1.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.7% 3.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist61.8% 0.5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability34.5% 3.8 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.2% 4.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14.2% 2.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11.7% 2.6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol43.8% 7.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.9% 2.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.8% 1.4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use72.3% 3.6 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.4% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17.9% 3.9 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.4% 2.9 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.1% 1.7 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.1% 5.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.1% 0.5 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments315
People employed3,036
Annual payroll$112,424,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 60.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 9 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss48.2 out of 100
Community resilience21.7 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Landslide98.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning97.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave92Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire84.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm81.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought74.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail68.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado67.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind67.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding65.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane62.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake54.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather35.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave0.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Georgia and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPGeorgiaUnited States
Median household income$58,374$74,664$78,538
Income per person$34,930$39,525$43,289
Poverty rate15.3%13.5%12.4%
Median home value$267,100$272,900$303,400
Median gross rent$910$1,306$1,348
Homeownership77.7%65.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher27.8%34.2%35%
Unemployment rate1.8%5.1%5.2%
Works from home16.9%14.2%13.5%
Born outside the US4.9%10.8%13.9%
Median age48.637.438.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationCLAYTON 1 SSW, GA US1.1 km away
Rain in a year72 in
Snow in a year2 in

Average high and low by month

January50.2°F / 29.7°F6.76 in rain, 0.9 in snow
February54°F / 31.5°F5.76 in rain, 0.6 in snow
March61°F / 37°F6.28 in rain, 0.1 in snow
April69.7°F / 44.4°F5.71 in rain
May76.4°F / 53.2°F5.08 in rain
June82.5°F / 61.5°F6.27 in rain
July85.4°F / 64.9°F5.34 in rain
August84.3°F / 64.2°F6.43 in rain
September79.3°F / 58.6°F5.74 in rain
October70.6°F / 47°F5.35 in rain
November60.8°F / 36.7°F5.97 in rain
December52.9°F / 31.8°F7.04 in rain, 0.8 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket2% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Rabun County School District98% of this ZIP code's land area
Towns County School District2% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts
Household characteristics36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Walkability6.3 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

30562 Mountain City, GA4.4 km away
30576 Tiger, GA7.7 km away
30568 Rabun Gap, GA8.5 km away
30581 Wiley, GA8.8 km away
30537 Dillard, GA13.2 km away
30552 Lakemont, GA13.4 km away
30573 Tallulah Falls, GA15.7 km away
29658 Long Creek, SC17.7 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Rabun County98% of this ZIP code's land area
Towns County2% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area198.02 sq mi
Water area0.92 sq mi
Population density37 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude34.8826, -83.4065

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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