Clay County, West Virginia

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Clay County, West Virginia is among the lowest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher, and among the highest in the country for unemployment rate (72nd of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Clay County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	7,835	1,778,373	334,922,499	2662nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$42,318	$59,608	$80,734	3019th of 3,221
Median Age	45.4	42.7	38.9	696th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	11.3%	24.1%	35.7%	3145th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$109,100	$162,600	$332,700	2865th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$651	$872	$1,413	2932nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	26.4%	16.7%	12.5%	193rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	11.9%	5.4%	5.2%	72nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	22.9	74.0	n/a	2209th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.0%	1.8%	14.1%	3220th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	70.7	n/a	n/a	2893rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	76.0%	74.9%	65.2%	1374th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	45.4	26.6	26.4	3rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.4%	9.1%	15.1%	1995th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.3%	n/a	n/a	1800th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	49.6%	46.8%	46.9%	1561st of 3,222
Broadband Access	80.6%	n/a	n/a	2099th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Clay County, West Virginia

Statistic	Clay County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	96.8%	89.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.2%	2.1%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	3.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.9%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	6.2	19.3	61.4

Age in Clay County, West Virginia

Statistic	Clay County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Median Age	45.4	42.7	38.9
Under 18 %	21.8%	20.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.3%	8.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	7.3%	12.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.3%	12.0%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.9%	26.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	22.4%	21.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Clay County, West Virginia

Statistic	Clay County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Households	2,972	728,655	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.4	2.5
Family Households	66.7%	62.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.4%	26.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.2%	15.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.3%	31.3%	28.7%
Never Married	26.1%	29.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Clay County, West Virginia

Statistic	Clay County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$24,781	$34,203	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	33.6%	21.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	20.8%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	9.5%	15.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.8%	5.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	26.4%	16.7%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	53.6%	36.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	32.6%	17.3%	n/a

Housing in Clay County, West Virginia

Statistic	Clay County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Housing Units	3,961	861,325	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	63.0%	70.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.7%	7.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	25.0%	15.4%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,985.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	24.0%	25.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	39.2%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$377	$865	n/a

Education in Clay County, West Virginia

Statistic	Clay County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Less than High School	15.1%	10.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	54.9%	39.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	18.7%	25.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	6.9%	14.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.5%	9.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Clay County, West Virginia

Statistic	Clay County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	43.6%	53.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	75.3%	78.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.1%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	12.4%	28.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	26.6%	9.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	10.3%	8.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Clay County, West Virginia

Statistic	Clay County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	77.4%	67.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.0%	1.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.0%	0.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	100.0%	97.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.0%	1.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	0.0%	2.2%	16.7%

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