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Clay County, FL

Demographic and economic profile of Clay County, FL, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Clay County is a predominantly residential county of 236,760 people, characterized by high homeownership (76.2%) and a median household income of $87,820 — well above typical suburban benchmarks — alongside a low poverty rate of 9.1% and unemployment of 3.8%. The workforce of roughly 63% labor force participation skews toward commuter households, with a mean commute of 32.5 minutes, and holds moderate educational attainment at 28.7% with bachelor's degrees or higher and a median worker earnings figure of $44,276. The county grew 7.8% over five years, with median home values at $281,500 and a foreign-born population of just 7.0%, reflecting a relatively stable, established demographic base.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

236,760

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$87,820

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+7.8% since 2018

Clay County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone159,072 (69.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone26,854 (11.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race14,129 (6.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races11,439 (5.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone8,333 (3.7%)
  • Asian Alone7,004 (3.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish13,591
  2. 2.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)2,121
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)1,437
  4. 4.Other Indo-European1,311
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island983

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

7.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

27,517

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$28,257

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$39,166

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance23,536
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)14,458
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services13,479
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services9,935
  5. 5.Construction (Group)9,196

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations43,348
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations24,809
  3. 3.Service Occupations17,382
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations12,604
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations10,195

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.32×)8,157
  2. 2.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.24×)8,690
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.23×)14,140
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.17×)5,810
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.14×)8,323

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$281,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,464/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

75.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,99915,143 (23.8%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9999,807 (15.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9998,687 (13.7%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9998,241 (13.0%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9995,891 (9.3%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9993,512 (5.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

28.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

62.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$44,276

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

31.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone78,358 (72.0%)
  • Worked At Home17,305 (15.9%)
  • Carpooled9,793 (9.0%)
  • Other1,182 (1.1%)
  • Walked816 (0.8%)
  • Motorcycle428 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.