Clay County

Population

Population	2000	2010	2022	2027
Clay County	17,372	16,667	16,614	16,418

Source: ESRI, 2022-02-19

Population by Age

Population	2010	2022	2027
0-4	1,078	968	948
5-9	1,042	969	955
10-14	1,047	993	1,024
15-19	1,039	874	922
20-24	801	824	709
25-29	988	995	824
30-34	985	968	974
35-39	898	1,007	975
40-44	932	922	976
45-49	1,189	900	948
50-54	1,344	987	875
55-59	1,262	1,115	978
60-64	996	1,299	1,052
65-69	731	1,147	1,252
70-74	633	926	1,054
75-79	567	640	815
80-84	536	457	520
85+	599	623	617
18+	12,837	13,142	12,906
Median Age	42	44	45

Source: ESRI, 2022-02-19

Population by Race

Clay County	2022
Total	16,614.000
White Alone	94.310
Black Alone	1.020
American Indian Alone	0.290
Asian Alone	0.880
Pacific Islander Alone	0.010
Some Other Race	1.900
Two or More Races	1.610
Hispanic Origin	4.510
Diversity Index	18.700

Source: ESRI, 2022-02-19

Growth Rate

Clay County	2010 - 2014	2014 - 2019
Population	0%	0%
Households	0%	0%
Families	0%	0%
Median Household Income	%	1%
Per Capita Income	%	2%

Source: ESRI, 2022-02-19

Housing

Households

Population	2000	2010	2022	2027
Households	7,259	7,282	7,337	7,269
Housing Units	7,828	8,062	8,369	8,479
Owner Occupied Units			4,992	4,969
Renter Occupied Units			2,345	2,300
Vacant Units			1,032	1,210

Source: ESRI, 2022-02-19

Home Value

Clay County	2022	2027
Median Home Value	$141,518	$157,514
Average Home Value	$160,527	$174,291
<$50,000	348	273
$50,000 - $99,999	1,169	916
$100,000 - $149,999	1,179	1,106
$150,000 - $199,999	1,076	1,261
$200,000 - $249,999	534	606
$250,000 - $299,999	265	335
$300,000 - $399,999	280	309
$400,000 - $499,999	97	98
$500,000 - $749,999	30	44
$1,000,000 +	6	6

Source: ESRI, 2022-02-19

Housing Year Built

Year Range	Houses Built
2010 or Later	179
2000-2009	501
1990-1999	607
1980-1989	756
1970-1979	1,198
1960-1969	956
1950-1959	1,116
1940-1949	549
1939 or Before	2,303

Source: ESRI, 2022-02-19

Income

Clay County	2022	2027
Median Household	$51,486	$54,950
Average Household	$65,124	$71,337
Per Capita	$28,785	$31,610

Source: ESRI, 2022-02-19

Household Income Base

Clay County	2022
<$15,000	715
$15,000 - $24,999	891
$25,000 - $34,999	844
$35,000 - $49,999	1,106
$50,000 - $74,999	1,292
$75,000 - $99,999	984
$100,000 - $149,999	1,120
$150,000 - $199,999	268
$200,000+	117

Source: ESRI, 2022-02-19

Employees

Commute

Category	Commuters
Workers 16+	7,903
In-County Residents	6,403
Out-of-County Residents	1,445
Drive Alone	6,184
Carpooled	851
Public Transport	65
Work at Home	514
Less than 5 minutes	870
5-9 minutes	1,930
10-14 minutes	1,237
15-19 minutes	886
20-24 minutes	620
25-29 minutes	440
30-34 minutes	680
35-39 minutes	123
40-44 minutes	88
45-59 minutes	249
60-89 minutes	161
90+ minutes	105
Average Travel Time	17

Source: ESRI, 2022-02-19

Employees by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Employees	10,120
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt	191
Mining	0
Utilities	61
Construction	689
Manufacturing	516
Wholesale Trade	538

Retail Trade	1,630
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers	179
Furn & Home Furnish Str	13
Electronics & Appl Store	73
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip	261
Food & Beverage Stores	402
Health/Pers Care Stores	73
Gasoline Stations	46
Clothing/Accessory Store	92
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music	96
General Merchandise Str	327
Misc Store Retailers	68
Nonstore Retailers	0

Transportation/Warehouse	279
Information	287

Finance & Insurance	339
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn	243
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv	27
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other	69

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing	129
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv	536
Legal Services	70
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises	61
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt	258
Educational Services	489
HealthCare/Social Assist	2,356
Arts/Entertainment/Rec	100

Accommodation/Food Srvcs	569
Accommodation	69
Food Srv/Drinking Places	500

Other Srv excl Pub Admin	653
Auto Repair/Maintenance	103
Public Administration Emp	423

Source: ESRI, 2022-02-19

Educational Attainment (25+)

Clay County	2022
Some High School	500
Graduated High School	3,624
Associates Degree	1,350
Bachelor's Degree	2,043
Graduate Degree	757

Source: ESRI, 2022-02-19

Businesses

Businesses by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Businesses	948
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt Bus	28
Mining Bus	0
Utilities Bus	4
Construction Bus	68
Manufacturing Bus	38
Wholesale Trade Bus	50

Retail Trade Bus	134
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers Bus	18
Furn & Home Furnish Str Bus	2
Electronics & Appl Store Bus	7
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip Bus	19
Food & Beverage Stores Bus	14
Health/Pers Care Stores Bus	13
Gasoline Stations Bus	9
Clothing/Accessory Store Bus	17
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music Bus	12
General Merchandise Str Bus	6
Misc Store Retailers Bus	14
Nonstore Retailers Bus	3

Transportation/Warehouse Bus	27
Information Bus	24

Finance & Insurance Bus	51
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn Bus	19
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv Bus	11
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other Bus	21

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing Bus	36
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv Bus	55
Legal Services Bus	16
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises Bus	6
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt Bus	30
Educational Services Bus	14
HealthCare/Social Assist Bus	81
Arts/Entertainment/Rec Bus	15

Accommodation/Food Srvcs Bus	53
Accommodation Bus	10
Food Srv/Drinking Places Bus	43

Other Srv excl Pub Admin Bus	132
Auto Repair/Maintenance Bus	19
Public Administration Bus	67

Source: ESRI, 2022-02-19

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