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Clay County, KS

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

AI Overview

Clay County, Kansas is a small rural county of 8,071 residents with a modest labor pool—58.4% labor force participation—and relatively low educational attainment, with 23.4% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though high school completion stands at 93.2%. The unemployment rate is extremely tight at 1.1%, median worker earnings run $40,124, and housing costs remain low with a median home value of $149,600 and median gross rent of $911 per month. Population has edged down 0.9% over five years, and a median age of 43.7 reflects an older workforce typical of rural Kansas agricultural communities.

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

Population

8,071

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$66,176

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.9% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone7,410 (92.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race212 (2.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone193 (2.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races124 (1.5%)
  • Asian Alone45 (0.6%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone38 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic94
  2. 2.Spanish30
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island22
  4. 4.Other Indo-European3
  5. 5.Arabic2

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

52.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

24.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

960

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$33,532

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$35,913

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

1.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,038
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining388
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)345
  4. 4.Public Administration (Group)311
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services300

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,581
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations598
  3. 3.Service Occupations580
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations463
  5. 5.Sales & Office Occupations442

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 7.00×)407
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.72×)296
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.50×)258
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.45×)366
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.02×)871

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$149,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$911/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

78.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,999429 (15.6%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999276 (10.0%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999254 (9.2%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999249 (9.1%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999232 (8.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999193 (7.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

23.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

58.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,124

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,882 (78.1%)
  • Carpooled382 (10.4%)
  • Worked At Home304 (8.2%)
  • Walked58 (1.6%)
  • Other49 (1.3%)
  • Bicycle10 (0.3%)

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.