Clay County, Kentucky

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Clay County, Kentucky is among the lowest in the country for median household income, and among the lowest in the country for median home value.

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Key figures

Statistic	Clay County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States	Rank
Total Population	19,921	4,534,824	334,922,499	1883rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$40,900	$63,726	$80,734	3060th of 3,221
Median Age	40.2	39.1	38.9	2057th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	15.5%	27.6%	35.7%	2738th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$90,700	$205,600	$332,700	3082nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$724	$967	$1,413	2617th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	32.4%	16.1%	12.5%	110th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	9.3%	4.9%	5.2%	171st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	42.4	114.8	n/a	1687th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.9%	4.7%	14.1%	2785th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	69.1	n/a	n/a	2986th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	76.4%	68.3%	65.2%	1277th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	29.1	24.0	26.4	637th of 3,221
Worked from Home	9.4%	10.2%	15.1%	1368th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.5%	n/a	n/a	2018th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	46.6%	46.6%	46.9%	2110th of 3,222
Broadband Access	77.9%	n/a	n/a	2438th 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, Kentucky

Statistic	Clay County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	91.3%	81.5%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.1%	5.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	3.9%	7.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.5%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	16.5	32.5	61.4

Age in Clay County, Kentucky

Statistic	Clay County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Median Age	40.2	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	20.6%	22.6%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.9%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	15.0%	13.1%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.2%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.4%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	16.0%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Clay County, Kentucky

Statistic	Clay County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Households	7,288	1,814,469	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	72.1%	63.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	38.6%	29.8%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	25.5%	17.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	25.9%	29.8%	28.7%
Never Married	29.2%	30.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Clay County, Kentucky

Statistic	Clay County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Per Capita Income	$21,846	$35,821	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	34.4%	19.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.2%	17.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	10.4%	15.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	1.2%	7.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	32.4%	16.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	55.7%	35.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	34.7%	13.2%	n/a

Housing in Clay County, Kentucky

Statistic	Clay County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Housing Units	8,664	2,023,116	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	61.9%	67.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.0%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	15.9%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,989.0	1,982.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	23.6%	31.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	37.7%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$634	$1,544	n/a

Education in Clay County, Kentucky

Statistic	Clay County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Less than High School	26.2%	11.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	36.8%	32.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	21.4%	28.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	6.9%	16.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.6%	11.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Clay County, Kentucky

Statistic	Clay County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Labour Force Participation	42.6%	59.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	76.0%	76.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.4%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.0%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	33.0%	30.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	13.4%	6.2%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	13.2%	6.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Clay County, Kentucky

Statistic	Clay County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Born in State of Residence	80.4%	67.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.1%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.7%	2.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.3%	93.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.4%	3.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.1%	5.5%	16.7%

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