Clay County, Nebraska

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Key figures

Statistic	Clay County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States	Rank
Total Population	6,095	1,978,707	334,922,499	2804th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$78,986	$76,475	$80,734	625th of 3,221
Median Age	39.1	37.2	38.9	2360th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	22.3%	34.6%	35.7%	1610th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$155,600	$238,600	$332,700	2135th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$645	$1,072	$1,413	2956th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	6.9%	10.6%	12.5%	3023rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.9%	3.0%	5.2%	2967th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	10.7	25.8	n/a	2622nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.6%	8.0%	14.1%	1708th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.5	n/a	n/a	932nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	81.9%	66.5%	65.2%	376th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.1	19.2	26.4	2121st of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.7%	11.0%	15.1%	2200th of 3,222
Uninsured	10.0%	n/a	n/a	1656th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	57.1%	48.8%	46.9%	382nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	84.5%	n/a	n/a	1347th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Clay County, Nebraska

Statistic	Clay County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	87.1%	75.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9.7%	12.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	4.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	2.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.1%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	23.1	41.3	61.4

Age in Clay County, Nebraska

Statistic	Clay County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Median Age	39.1	37.2	38.9
Under 18 %	24.6%	24.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.0%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.2%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.3%	13.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.8%	23.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.3%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Clay County, Nebraska

Statistic	Clay County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Households	2,490	797,847	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	71.0%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.0%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.9%	13.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	25.2%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	22.0%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Clay County, Nebraska

Statistic	Clay County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Per Capita Income	$39,221	$41,751	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	14.3%	13.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.8%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.4%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.1%	9.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	6.9%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	25.1%	26.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	6.1%	8.2%	n/a

Housing in Clay County, Nebraska

Statistic	Clay County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Housing Units	2,817	863,444	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	87.7%	71.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.3%	17.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	11.6%	7.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,954.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	18.1%	33.5%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	20.3%	27.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,870	$3,549	n/a

Education in Clay County, Nebraska

Statistic	Clay County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Less than High School	6.5%	7.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	34.0%	25.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	37.2%	32.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	14.9%	22.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.4%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Clay County, Nebraska

Statistic	Clay County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Labour Force Participation	67.5%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	82.3%	76.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.3%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	37.3%	41.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.3%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.7%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Clay County, Nebraska

Statistic	Clay County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Born in State of Residence	76.3%	64.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.5%	3.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.0%	4.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	93.6%	87.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	5.3%	8.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.3%	9.5%	16.7%

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