Clay County, Arkansas

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Clay County, Arkansas is among the lowest in the country for median home value.

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Key figures

Statistic	Clay County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	14,280	3,049,391	334,922,499	2205th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$51,481	$60,773	$80,734	2692nd of 3,221
Median Age	42.7	38.5	38.9	1288th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	15.3%	25.7%	35.7%	2762nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$94,600	$188,000	$332,700	3058th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$707	$947	$1,413	2714th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	17.2%	16.0%	12.5%	884th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.3%	4.9%	5.2%	598th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	22.3	58.7	n/a	2228th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.5%	5.4%	14.1%	3033rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	72.5	n/a	n/a	2558th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	74.7%	66.4%	65.2%	1568th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	23.3	22.5	26.4	1824th of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.0%	8.8%	15.1%	2382nd of 3,222
Uninsured	11.1%	n/a	n/a	1450th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	46.7%	47.0%	46.9%	2092nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	76.2%	n/a	n/a	2611th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Clay County, Arkansas

Statistic	Clay County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	93.5%	67.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.1%	9.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	14.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.9%	6.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	12.4	51.2	61.4

Age in Clay County, Arkansas

Statistic	Clay County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Median Age	42.7	38.5	38.9
Under 18 %	21.5%	23.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.9%	9.4%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.9%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.7%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.2%	24.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.8%	17.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Clay County, Arkansas

Statistic	Clay County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Households	6,021	1,205,987	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.5	2.5
Family Households	65.8%	64.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.5%	30.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	19.1%	17.6%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.2%	29.9%	28.7%
Never Married	20.9%	29.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Clay County, Arkansas

Statistic	Clay County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$27,594	$34,225	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	22.8%	19.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.0%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.5%	15.0%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	1.7%	6.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	17.2%	16.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	42.2%	37.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	10.1%	10.2%	n/a

Housing in Clay County, Arkansas

Statistic	Clay County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Housing Units	7,492	1,394,673	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	81.4%	70.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.4%	10.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	19.6%	13.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,973.0	1,987.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	25.3%	33.6%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	26.4%	27.6%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$470	$1,040	n/a

Education in Clay County, Arkansas

Statistic	Clay County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Less than High School	12.4%	11.3%	10.4%
High School Graduate	45.9%	34.1%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	26.3%	28.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	9.8%	16.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.5%	9.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Clay County, Arkansas

Statistic	Clay County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	56.5%	58.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	79.7%	78.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.5%	1.4%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	38.5%	34.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.7%	5.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.1%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Clay County, Arkansas

Statistic	Clay County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	54.7%	60.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.1%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.4%	3.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	99.2%	91.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.2%	6.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	0.8%	5.9%	16.7%

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