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Clay County, MN

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

AI Overview

Clay County, MN has a population of 66,848 and grew 4.5% over five years, with a relatively young median age of 33.7 years anchored in part by the Fargo-Moorhead metro area. The labor force participation rate is 70.7%, with 39.0% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher and an unemployment rate of 3.9%; median worker earnings sit at $44,060 against a median home value of $256,000 and median gross rent of just $1,000 per month. Per capita GDP of $33,399 trails median household income of $81,172, and a poverty rate of 14.4% points to income concentration, though overall housing costs remain relatively low for a metro-adjacent county.

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

Population

66,848

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$81,172

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

33.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+4.5% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone56,092 (84.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone3,217 (4.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,850 (4.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,557 (2.4%)
  • Asian Alone1,059 (1.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone689 (1.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,103
  2. 2.Other Indo-European915
  3. 3.Arabic648
  4. 4.Vietnamese261
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic208

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

13.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,719

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$33,399

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$38,791

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

14.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance9,932
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)3,545
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services3,153
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)3,000
  5. 5.Construction (Group)2,583

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations14,801
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations6,620
  3. 3.Service Occupations6,076
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations4,063
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,013

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.52×)838
  2. 2.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.31×)10,542
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.15×)1,875
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.14×)1,859
  5. 5.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.07×)854

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$256,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,000/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

65.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9993,893 (22.3%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9993,731 (21.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9992,287 (13.1%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,740 (10.0%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9991,198 (6.9%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9991,188 (6.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

39.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

95.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

70.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$44,060

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

19.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone25,155 (74.5%)
  • Worked At Home3,980 (11.8%)
  • Carpooled2,513 (7.4%)
  • Walked1,112 (3.3%)
  • Public Transit591 (1.8%)
  • Other278 (0.8%)

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.