Clay County, Minnesota

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Key figures

Statistic	Clay County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States	Rank
Total Population	66,059	5,739,445	334,922,499	829th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$81,172	$89,062	$80,734	536th of 3,221
Median Age	33.7	38.8	38.9	3045th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	39.3%	39.4%	35.7%	300th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$265,500	$329,300	$332,700	811th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,019	$1,280	$1,413	931st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	13.3%	9.3%	12.5%	1622nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.1%	4.1%	5.2%	1862nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	63.2	72.1	n/a	1333rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.2%	8.7%	14.1%	1157th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.9	n/a	n/a	509th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	65.9%	72.2%	65.2%	2671st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	19.7	22.7	26.4	2594th of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.8%	17.6%	15.1%	827th of 3,222
Uninsured	4.7%	n/a	n/a	3048th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	47.4%	48.9%	46.9%	1976th of 3,222
Broadband Access	87.7%	n/a	n/a	721st of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Clay County, Minnesota

Statistic	Clay County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	83.5%	75.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.0%	6.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	4.6%	6.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.6%	5.1%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.4%	4.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.7%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	29.7	41.1	61.4

Age in Clay County, Minnesota

Statistic	Clay County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Median Age	33.7	38.8	38.9
Under 18 %	24.7%	22.9%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	13.8%	8.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.0%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.0%	13.5%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	20.6%	24.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	14.0%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Clay County, Minnesota

Statistic	Clay County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Households	26,442	2,307,955	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	61.2%	62.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.2%	28.7%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.8%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	29.8%	29.7%	28.7%
Never Married	37.0%	33.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Clay County, Minnesota

Statistic	Clay County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Per Capita Income	$39,936	$48,237	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	16.8%	11.7%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.5%	15.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	20.3%	19.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	8.7%	13.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	13.3%	9.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	24.8%	22.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	9.9%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in Clay County, Minnesota

Statistic	Clay County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Housing Units	27,559	2,545,030	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	59.7%	66.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	26.0%	19.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	4.1%	9.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,981.0	1,979.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	34.1%	27.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.5%	29.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,013	$3,357	n/a

Education in Clay County, Minnesota

Statistic	Clay County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Less than High School	4.7%	6.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	22.5%	23.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	33.5%	31.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	26.8%	25.6%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	12.5%	13.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Clay County, Minnesota

Statistic	Clay County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Labour Force Participation	70.3%	68.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	74.5%	68.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.8%	1.8%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.3%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	36.3%	32.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.6%	4.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	9.1%	6.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Clay County, Minnesota

Statistic	Clay County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Born in State of Residence	39.0%	67.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.3%	5.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.9%	3.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	93.1%	87.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.8%	4.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	6.0%	12.7%	16.7%

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