Clay County, Tennessee

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Clay County, Tennessee is among the lowest in the country for median household income, and among the lowest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher.

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Key figures

Statistic	Clay County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States	Rank
Total Population	7,670	7,066,383	334,922,499	2675th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$39,972	$69,595	$80,734	3075th of 3,221
Median Age	48.5	38.9	38.9	326th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	11.5%	31.1%	35.7%	3134th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$136,400	$286,700	$332,700	2437th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$557	$1,189	$1,413	3112th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	24.2%	13.8%	12.5%	270th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	10.0%	4.7%	5.2%	131st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	32.4	171.4	n/a	1932nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.0%	6.1%	14.1%	2750th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	72.6	n/a	n/a	2538th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	74.4%	66.9%	65.2%	1637th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	27.6	25.7	26.4	886th of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.3%	12.9%	15.1%	2319th of 3,222
Uninsured	14.0%	n/a	n/a	858th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	45.0%	46.8%	46.9%	2383rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	73.1%	n/a	n/a	2836th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Clay County, Tennessee

Statistic	Clay County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	93.8%	71.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.2%	7.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	3.3%	15.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	1.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.8%	3.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	11.8	46.4	61.4

Age in Clay County, Tennessee

Statistic	Clay County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Median Age	48.5	38.9	38.9
Under 18 %	18.8%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.0%	8.9%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	6.6%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.8%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	28.9%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	25.0%	17.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Clay County, Tennessee

Statistic	Clay County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Households	3,486	2,824,277	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.5	2.5
Family Households	65.2%	64.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.6%	29.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	20.2%	17.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.0%	29.5%	28.7%
Never Married	20.1%	31.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Clay County, Tennessee

Statistic	Clay County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Per Capita Income	$24,731	$39,437	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	32.6%	16.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.5%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.0%	16.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	0.5%	9.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	24.2%	13.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	46.7%	31.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	25.2%	10.8%	n/a

Housing in Clay County, Tennessee

Statistic	Clay County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Housing Units	4,005	3,143,670	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	61.1%	68.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.0%	14.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	13.0%	10.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,985.0	1,987.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	25.6%	33.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	23.0%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$769	$1,442	n/a

Education in Clay County, Tennessee

Statistic	Clay County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Less than High School	15.2%	10.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	48.3%	31.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	25.0%	27.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	5.3%	19.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.2%	11.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Clay County, Tennessee

Statistic	Clay County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Labour Force Participation	45.9%	62.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	85.0%	75.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.5%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.2%	1.2%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	31.1%	24.9%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	10.5%	7.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.7%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Clay County, Tennessee

Statistic	Clay County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Born in State of Residence	59.4%	57.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.8%	2.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.2%	3.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.4%	91.4%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.7%	5.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.0%	6.1%	16.7%

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