Clay County

Population

Population

Population	2000	2010	2025	2030
Clay County	17,372	16,667	16,447	16,458

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Population by Age

Population	2025
0-4	949
5-9	1,003
10-14	967
15-19	989
20-24	839
25-29	803
30-34	922
35-39	1,050
40-44	1,047
45-49	975
50-54	928
55-59	866
60-64	1,102
65-69	1,216
70-74	1,051
75-79	692
80-84	449
85+	599
18+	12,896
Median Age	43

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Population by Race

Clay County	2025
Total	16,447.00
White Alone	91.81%
Black Alone	0.94%
American Indian Alone	0.33%
Asian Alone	0.73%
Pacific Islander Alone	0.03%
Some Other Race	1.92%
Two or More Races	4.24%
Hispanic Origin	5.09%
Diversity Index	23.60

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Growth Rate

Clay County	2025 - 2030
Population	0.01%
Households	-0.05%
Families	-0.26%
Median Household Income	2%
Per Capita Income	2%

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Housing

Households

Population	2000	2010	2025	2030
Households	7,259	7,282	7,219	7,200
Housing Units	7,828	8,062	8,222	8,227
Owner Occupied Units			5,172	5,219
Renter Occupied Units			2,047	1,981
Vacant Units			1,003	1,027

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Home Value

Clay County	2025	2030
Median Home Value	$200,472	$277,753
Average Home Value	$272,185	$340,774
<$50,000	275	218
$50,000 - $99,999	551	312
$100,000 - $149,999	863	598
$150,000 - $199,999	893	776
$200,000 - $249,999	424	393
$250,000 - $299,999	554	563
$300,000 - $399,999	749	955
$400,000 - $499,999	396	623
$500,000 - $749,999	346	586
$1,000,000 +	1	0

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Housing Year Built

Year Range	Houses Built
2010 or Later	445
2000-2009	698
1990-1999	585
1980-1989	625
1970-1979	1,382
1960-1969	747
1950-1959	780
1940-1949	522
1939 or Before	2,318

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Income

Income

Clay County	2025	2030
Median Household	$63,639	$71,854
Average Household	$84,101	$93,351
Per Capita	$37,062	$40,987

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Household Income

Clay County	2025
<$15,000	513
$15,000 - $24,999	786
$25,000 - $34,999	667
$35,000 - $49,999	992
$50,000 - $74,999	1,150
$75,000 - $99,999	1,000
$100,000 - $149,999	1,282
$150,000 - $199,999	468
$200,000+	361

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Employees

Commute

Category	Commuters
Workers 16+	8,156
In-County Residents	6,536
Out-of-County Residents	1,588
Drive Alone	6,434
Carpooled	722
Public Transport	86
Work at Home	527
Motorcycle	1
Bicycle	25
Walked	345
Other	16
Less than 5 minutes	776
5-9 minutes	2,144
10-14 minutes	1,505
15-19 minutes	706
20-24 minutes	549
25-29 minutes	260
30-34 minutes	596
35-39 minutes	105
40-44 minutes	232
45-59 minutes	409
60-89 minutes	145
90+ minutes	202
Average Travel Time	19

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Employees by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Employees	10,668
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt	221
Mining	0
Utilities	78
Construction	734
Manufacturing	709
Wholesale Trade	551

Retail Trade	1,760
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers	163
Furn & Home Furnish Str	16
Electronics & Appl Store	53
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip	264
Food & Beverage Stores	387
Health/Pers Care Stores	75
Gasoline Stations	46
Clothing/Accessory Store	77
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music	102
General Merchandise Str	577

Transportation/Warehouse	185
Information	352

Finance & Insurance	290
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn	186
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv	33
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other	71

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing	118
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv	392
Legal Services	56
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises	148
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt	220
Educational Services	492
HealthCare/Social Assist	2,410
Arts/Entertainment/Rec	106

Accommodation/Food Srvcs	550
Accommodation	72
Food Srv/Drinking Places	478

Other Srv excl Pub Admin	612
Auto Repair/Maintenance	106
Public Administration Emp	725

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Educational Attainment (25+)

Clay County	2025
<9th Grade	132
Some High School	437
GED	425
Graduated High School	3,366
Some College/No Degree	2,548
Associates Degree	1,667
Bachelor's Degree	2,221
Graduate Degree	904

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Businesses

Businesses by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Businesses	938
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt Bus	32
Mining Bus	0
Utilities Bus	4
Construction Bus	68
Manufacturing Bus	32
Wholesale Trade Bus	52

Retail Trade Bus	130
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers Bus	16
Furn & Home Furnish Str Bus	3
Electronics & Appl Store Bus	7
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip Bus	17
Food & Beverage Stores Bus	17
Health/Pers Care Stores Bus	12
Gasoline Stations Bus	11
Clothing/Accessory Store Bus	16
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music Bus	16
General Merchandise Str Bus	15

Transportation/Warehouse Bus	27
Information Bus	30

Finance & Insurance Bus	49
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn Bus	17
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv Bus	12
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other Bus	20

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing Bus	30
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv Bus	49
Legal Services Bus	14
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises Bus	6
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt Bus	23
Educational Services Bus	16
HealthCare/Social Assist Bus	77
Arts/Entertainment/Rec Bus	16

Accommodation/Food Srvcs Bus	52
Accommodation Bus	11
Food Srv/Drinking Places Bus	41

Other Srv excl Pub Admin Bus	147
Auto Repair/Maintenance Bus	21
Public Administration Bus	77

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

MWI Components
US Senate
Midwest Mechanical
Godbersen Metal Works
Cannon Moss Brygger Architects
Doll Distributing

Thoughts on the Corridor

"Our experience with the Corridor has been one of genuine partnership. The team demonstrates true interest in community growth by asking questions to provoke thought..."

— Philip Ramstack, MWI Components

Thoughts on the Corridor

"The Iowa Lakes Corridor serves as an incredible conduit between business, economic development, and government. Their tireless advocacy of their region and member communities (and their diverse needs) helps to keep the Lakes region at the forefront and top-of-mind in my work."

— Kolby DeWitt, Outreach Director, US Senate

Thoughts on the Corridor

"The Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation has always been the go-to place to find ways of helping current business and future business. There isn’t much they will not do to help, including showing property or finding housing for new employees that come to work in the area. The staff at the Corridor is top notch and very caring."

— Donavon Wunschel, Midwestern Mechanical/Spencer City Council

Thoughts on the Corridor

"The Iowa Lakes Corridor has been a valuable resource as we have gone from a startup company to now becoming an established local business, their entire team is very knowledgeable and great to work with."

—Jim Smith, Godbersen Metal Works

Thoughts on the Corridor

"This is a great homebase in Northwest Iowa with the ability to reach a number of communities. The community is positive about growth and values quality spaces. This is a great place to raise a family and be a part of a community that cares about people."

—Adam Van Gorp, CMBA Architects

Thoughts on the Corridor

"After our initial (BRE) meeting, Joanne and I started discussing challenges that we were facing and warehouse space was at the top of our issues. She asked me if we had interest in taking a look at the Daily Reporter building as they were wanting to possibly downsize their location. Jo did all of the leg work in arranging a meeting between Doll’s and the Daily Reporter. She even was present the day that we looked at the facility. Basically, without Jo, we could of possibly never been told that a solution to our warehouse needs was 4 blocks away! Jo checked in several times throughout the process and was always asking if there was anything else she could help with. We are very happy with our purchase and the growth opportunities that this additional space will provide us. We can’t thank you enough!"

—Jason Halverson, Doll Distributing