Clay County, IN Demographic Data
Clay County, IN Summary
Clay County is located in Indiana
- Population: 26,861
- Area: 360.32 sq. miles
- Land Area: 357.54 sq. miles
- Water Area: 2.78 sq. miles
- Population Density: 74.54 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 576.77 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: No
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Clay County, IN Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
13,585
51%
50.8
Male
12,983
49%
49.2
Total Population
26,568
323,128,000
Clay County, IN Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,589
6.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,943
7.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,593
6.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,680
6.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,515
5.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
3,221
12.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
3,243
12.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,694
13.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,656
6.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
2,065
7.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,414
9.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,287
4.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
668
2.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
20,340
76.6%
77.2
Female
10,475
51.5%
51.3
Male
9,865
48.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
19,357
72.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
5,712
21.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
4,369
16.4%
15.2
Female
2,435
55.7%
55.8
Male
1,934
44.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
40
0.0%
0.0
Clay County, IN Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
26,029
98.0%
96.8
White
25,848
97.3%
72.6
Black or African American
64
0.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
38
0.1%
0.8
Asian
22
0.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
2
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
9
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
9
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
2
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
57
0.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
539
2.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
344
1.3%
17.8
Mexican
223
0.8%
11.2
Puerto Rican
37
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
84
0.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
26,224
98.7%
82.2
Clay County, IN Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
442
2.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,431
7.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
8,169
44.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
3,304
18.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,813
9.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
2,007
11.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,082
5.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,873
10.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
16,375
89.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
3,089
16.9%
31.2
Clay County, IN Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
4,522
21.1%
33.7%
Now Married
12,424
57.9%
47.5
Divorced
2,723
12.7%
11.0%
Separated
341
1.6%
2.0
Widowed
1,433
6.7
5.8%
Clay County, IN Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
24,527
98.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
452
1.8%
21.6%
Spanish
320
1.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
113
0.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
19
0.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Clay County, IN Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
884
8.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
515
4.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,279
12.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,308
12.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,309
12.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
2,432
23.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,354
12.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,061
10.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
257
2.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
142
1.3%
6.4
Median household income
49,735
57,617
Per capita income
22,913
31,128
Clay County, IN Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
409
3.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,014
8.4%
9.8
Construction
602
5.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,775
23.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
469
3.9%
6.6
Information
82
0.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
2,449
20.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
589
4.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
727
6.0%
11.4
Public administration
870
7.2%
4.6
Retail trade
1,337
11.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
510
4.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
210
1.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,143
9.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
3,354
27.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,644
22.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,546
21.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,356
19.6%
18.1%
Clay County, IN Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
11,862
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
9,791
82.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,421
12.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
5
0.0%
5.1
Walked
245
2.1%
2.7
Other means
122
1.0%
1.8
Worked at home
278
2.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
25.6
26.6
Clay County, IN Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
612
5.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,895
27.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,791
36.0%
37.1
3 or more
3,243
30.8%
21.0
Clay County, IN Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
10,541
90.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
7,920
75.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,621
24.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,156
9.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Clay County, IN Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
11,697
1 room
128
1.1%
2.4
2 rooms
128
1.1%
2.7
3 rooms
376
3.2%
9.1
4 rooms
1,803
15.4%
16.5
5 rooms
2,848
24.3%
19.8
6 rooms
2,512
21.5%
17.8
7 rooms
1,499
12.8%
12.0
8 rooms
1,107
9.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,296
11.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Clay County, IN Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
11,697
1-unit, detached
9,505
81.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
137
1.2%
5.9
2-units
303
2.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
191
1.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
221
1.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
18
0.2%
4.4
20 or more units
316
2.7%
9.0
Mobile home
979
8.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
27
0.2%
0.1
Clay County, IN Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
3,233
27.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
811
6.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,283
11.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
905
7.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,373
11.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
851
7.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,634
14.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,422
12.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
112
1.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
73
0.6%
1.4%
Clay County, IN Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
3,070
29.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,236
11.7%
4.7
Electricity
5,429
51.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
342
3.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
2
0.0%
0.1
Wood
384
3.6%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
29
0.3%
0.5
No fuel used
49
0.5%
1.1
Clay County, IN Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
5,078
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
5
0.1%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
25
0.5%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
161
3.2%
11.8%
Less than $500
249
4.9%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
416
8.2%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,891
37.2%
28.8%
$500 to $999
2,331
45.9%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
2,734
53.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
919
18.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
355
7.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
314
6.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
756
14.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Clay County, IN Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,234
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
163
7.3%
28.3%
Less than $500
565
25.3%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,506
67.4%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
387
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
672
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
462
20.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
211
9.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
233
10.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
278
12.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
115
5.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
934
41.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
388
0.0%
0.0%
Clay County, IN Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
7,920
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,306
16.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,836
35.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,583
20.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
997
12.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
850
10.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
261
3.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
87
1.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
96,600
205,000