Statewide Claims to Fame

Clay County is 3rd in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Clay County is 11th in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Clay County is 12th in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Clay County is 19th in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Female residents

Main Cities Within Clay County, Iowa

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Clay County Rank Iowa US
Current population (2012) 16,599 46th 3,074,186 313,914,040
Size in square miles 567.2 56th 55,857.1 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 29.4 45th 54.5 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Clay County Rank Iowa US
Residents younger than 5 5.9% 55th 6.4% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 22.5% 62nd 23.5% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 19.0% 47th 15.3% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Clay County Rank Iowa US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 92.4% 12th 90.3% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 18.3% 40th 24.9% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Clay County Rank Iowa US
Race - White 97.5% 49th 92.8% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 0.6% 55th 3.2% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.3% 58th 0.5% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.7% 36th 2.0% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 49th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.0% 43rd 1.6% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 3.0% 38th 5.3% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 94.7% 54th 88.0% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Clay County Rank Iowa US
Female residents 50.9% 19th 50.4% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 2.0% 38th 4.2% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Clay County Rank Iowa US
Housing units 8,055 42nd 1,340,529 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 19.6% 11th 18.5% 25.9%
Households 7,346 41st 1,219,137 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 72.4% 84th 73.0% 66.1%
Home median value $99,500 41st $121,300 $186,200
People per household 2.2 90th 2.4 2.6
Building permits (last year) 39 23rd 9,501 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Clay County Rank Iowa US
Income per capita $26,114 22nd $26,110 $27,915
Income per household $45,462 64th $50,451 $52,762
Income below poverty line 11.7% 39th 11.9% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Clay County Rank Iowa US
Non-farm private establishments 627 28th 80,113 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 7,622 31st 1,263,665 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 2,262 30th 259,931 27,092,908
Retail sales $298,664 24th $39,234,649 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $17,960 3rd $13,172 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $23,407 30th $4,737,719 $613,795,732

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