Clayton County
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- Population
- 298,924
- Area
- 141.76 sq mi (367.15 km²), 2.67 sq mi water
- Median age
- 33.7
- Households
- 105,941
- Persons per household
- 2.8
- Median household income
- $59,806
- Median house value
- $222,300
Demographics: 2020–2024 ACS
Cities & Towns in Clayton County
Local News
GPB News
Published October 01Plan to move hundreds of pretrial detainees from Atlanta area to South Georgia draws challenges
The plan to move about 400 federal detainees from a facility near Lovejoy to a facility near Ocilla — almost 200 miles away — is drawing sharp criticism and a legal challenge. Plan to move hundreds of pretrial detainees from Atlanta area to South Georgia draws challenges
SaportaReport
Published September 28Judge dismisses College Park councilwoman’s TPO petition against resident
A Fulton County Superior Court judge dismissed a petition for a stalking temporary protective order brought by a College Park councilwoman against a resident. During a Monday hearing, Judge Tamika Hrobowski-Houston said resident Allyson Blue’s words and actions toward College…
GPB News
Published September 23'We Do It Together’: Midnight Comics brings representation to the comic book space
The couple behind Midnight Comics, a Black-owned comic book company, walked into Nubian Books, a Black-owned bookstore in Morrow, and handed the store’s owner, Marcus Williams, a stack of fresh comics.
GPB News
Published September 17Atlanta airport reports 33,000-gallon sewage spill near creek
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport has reported a 33,000-gallon sanitary sewage spill into a wooded area adjacent to Sullivan Creek in Clayton County.