Clay County, Mississippi Demographics

Statewide Claims to Fame

Clay County is 10th in Mississippi out of 82 other counties in Female residents

Clay County is 19th in Mississippi out of 82 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Main Cities Within Clay County, Mississippi

Clay County, Mississippi Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Clay County Rank Mississippi US
Current population (2012) 20,427 47th 2,984,926 313,914,040
Size in square miles 410.1 74th 46,923.3 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 50.3 32nd 63.2 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Clay County Rank Mississippi US
Residents younger than 5 6.5% 50th 6.8% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 25.1% 36th 25.0% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 15.2% 33rd 13.5% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Clay County Rank Mississippi US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 79.9% 27th 80.3% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 16.5% 26th 19.7% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Clay County Rank Mississippi US
Race - White 40.1% 64th 59.9% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 58.9% 19th 37.4% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.1% 82nd 0.6% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.2% 69th 0.9% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 49th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 0.6% 71st 1.1% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 1.1% 62nd 2.9% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 39.4% 61st 57.6% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Clay County Rank Mississippi US
Female residents 52.9% 10th 51.4% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 0.2% 76th 2.2% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Clay County Rank Mississippi US
Housing units 9,190 47th 1,281,711 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 10.0% 30th 13.4% 25.9%
Households 7,917 46th 1,085,062 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 72.6% 51st 70.6% 66.1%
Home median value $78,200 39th $99,200 $186,200
People per household 2.6 55th 2.6 2.6
Building permits (last year) 7 38th 6,039 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Clay County Rank Mississippi US
Income per capita $18,057 38th $20,521 $27,915
Income per household $32,919 45th $38,718 $52,762
Income below poverty line 24.2% 36th 21.6% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Clay County Rank Mississippi US
Non-farm private establishments 364 42nd 58,592 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 4,133 47th 887,772 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 1,424 50th 225,977 27,092,908
Retail sales $126,026 54th $33,751,407 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $6,037 56th $11,552 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $15,843 38th $7,045,097 $613,795,732

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