2024 population: 14,239 ( 4 from 2020)
Land area: 604.0 square miles
Population density: 23.6 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	11,359	79.77%	1.1%
Black:	1,927	13.53%	1.3%
Indian:	81	0.57%	20.9%
Asian:	57	0.40%	72.7%
2+ races:	315	2.21%	14.5%
Hispanic:	500	3.51%	17.4%

Total non-White:	2,880	20.23%	4.6%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	686	12.0
Deaths:	966	17.0
Net Migration:	274	4.8
Net Immigration:	10	0.2

Change in White population:	-122	-0.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	126	0.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
14,235
11,481	80.65%
1,953	13.72%
67	0.47%
33	0.23%
275	1.93%
426	2.99%
2,754	19.35%

2010
13,932
11,186	80.29%
2,048	14.70%
55	0.39%
23	0.17%
216	1.55%
399	2.86%
2,746	19.71%

2000
14,254
11,616	81.49%
2,219	15.57%
44	0.31%
13	0.09%
106	0.74%
253	1.77%
2,638	18.51%

1990
13,252
11,021	83.16%
2,166	16.34%
11	0.08%
23	0.17%
n/a
31	0.23%
2,231	16.84%

1980
13,703
11,315	82.57%
2,259	16.49%
8	0.06%
0	0.00%
n/a
121	0.88%
2,388	17.43%

1970
12,636
10,447	82.68%
2,173	17.20%
5	0.04%
10	0.08%
n/a
0	0.00%
2,189	17.32%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
1,297	9.3
1,672	12.0
-307	-2.2
-9	-0.1

295	2.1
8	0.1

Number	Rate
2000's
1,417	9.9
1,586	11.1
-423	-3.0
65	0.5

-430	-3.0
108	0.8

Number	Rate
1990's
1,827	13.8
1,619	12.2
632	4.8
29	0.2

595	4.5
407	3.1

Number	Rate
1980's
1,853	13.5
1,631	11.9
-552	-4.0
n/a

-294	-2.1
-157	-1.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
195	1.5
n/a

868	6.9
199	1.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Clay County, AL

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
43.9
2,910	20.4%
11,329	79.6%
2,959	20.8%

5,485
2.54

3,934	71.7%
3,169	80.6%
281	7.1%
1,551	28.3%

2010
Number	Percent
42.0
3,144	22.6%
10,788	77.4%
2,449	17.6%

5,670
2.41

3,978	70.2%
2,988	75.1%
387	9.7%
1,692	29.8%

2000
Number	Percent
39.1
3,389	23.8%
10,865	76.2%
2,378	16.7%

5,770
2.42

4,087	70.8%
3,268	80.0%
384	9.4%
1,683	29.2%

1990
Number	Percent
35.8
3,307	25.0%
9,945	75.0%
2,252	17.0%

4,952
2.64

3,755	75.8%
3,207	85.4%
234	6.2%
1,197	24.2%

1980
Number	Percent
31.6
4,183	30.5%
9,520	69.5%
2,078	15.2%

4,746
2.88

3,792	79.9%
3,244	85.5%
170	4.5%
954	20.1%

2022 Housing Data for Clay County, AL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	455	8.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	427	7.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	244	4.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	202	3.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	253	4.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	301	5.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	350	6.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	334	6.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	262	4.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	326	5.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	669	12.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	487	8.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	407	7.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	280	5.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	366	6.7%
$200,000 or more	122	2.2%

Median Household Income	48,074
Per Capita Income	27,991

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	89
Compared to U.S.	73

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	342	6.2%
Public Assistance	239	4.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	748	13.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	4,708	56.0%
Unemployed	281	3.3%
In Armed Forces	33	0.4%

Total Labor Force	5,022	59.7%
Not in Labor Force	3,389	40.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		43.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,057	1,390	59.7%
Non-Profit	109	249	30.4%
Self-Employed	458	150	75.3%

Local Government	173	288	37.5%
State Government	79	124	38.9%
Federal Government	16	40	28.6%

Total Private + Self	2,515	1,540	62.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	377	701	35.0%
Total	2,892	2,241	56.3%

Pct. Govt.	14.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	715	13.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	794	15.4%
Professional, Technical	1,014	19.6%
Service Occupations	556	10.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	19	0.4%
All others	2,086	40.4%

White Collar		48.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	1,531	29.6%
Health care and social assistance	756	14.6%
Construction	569	11.0%
Retail trade	433	8.4%
Educational services	240	4.6%
Finance and insurance	227	4.4%
Transportation and warehousing	208	4.0%
Other services	201	3.9%
Public administration	187	3.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	181	3.5%
Accommodation and food services	147	2.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	124	2.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	99	1.9%
Utilities	82	1.6%
Wholesale trade	77	1.5%
Information	60	1.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	40	0.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	337	2.37%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	8	0.06%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	40	0.28%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	5	0.04%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	35	0.25%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	52	0.37%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	25	0.18%
Chinese	11	0.08%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	13,105	97.3%
Spanish	334	2.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	25	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	2,940	20.7%
English	2,227	15.7%
Irish	1,134	8.0%
German	836	5.9%
Scottish	606	4.3%
Scotch-Irish	466	3.3%
European	215	1.5%
French	164	1.2%
Italian	161	1.1%
Dutch	134	0.9%
Welsh	114	0.8%
Portuguese	31	0.2%
Russian	25	0.2%
Polish	22	0.2%
French Canadian	20	0.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	14,187	99.8%
Not a citizen	22	0.2%

Native	14,117	99.4%
Foreign-born	92	0.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
504	5.0%	1,171	11.6%	3,761	37.4%	3,334	33.2%	926	9.2%	357	3.6%
Average years of education: 12.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	504	5.0%
9-12 Years	1,171	11.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	3,761	37.4%
Some College	3,334	33.2%
Bach. Degree	926	9.2%
Grad Degree	357	3.6%
Average years of education: 12.5

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	6,348	5,896	452	7.1%	6.8%
1991	6,503	5,873	630	9.7%	7.3%
1992	6,459	6,018	441	6.8%	7.5%
1993	6,724	6,033	691	10.3%	7.2%
1994	6,536	6,166	370	5.7%	6.2%
1995	6,615	6,252	363	5.5%	5.9%
1996	6,616	6,291	325	4.9%	5.2%
1997	6,700	6,398	302	4.5%	4.9%
1998	6,687	6,439	248	3.7%	4.5%
1999	6,653	6,293	360	5.4%	4.7%

2000	6,608	6,199	409	6.2%	4.6%
2001	6,405	6,012	393	6.1%	5.2%
2002	6,165	5,780	385	6.2%	5.9%
2003	5,946	5,516	430	7.2%	6.0%
2004	5,894	5,525	369	6.3%	5.6%
2005	5,934	5,642	292	4.9%	4.4%
2006	6,189	5,911	278	4.5%	4.0%
2007	6,130	5,784	346	5.6%	4.1%
2008	5,739	5,269	470	8.2%	5.8%
2009	5,596	4,737	859	15.4%	10.1%

2010	5,844	5,016	828	14.2%	10.4%
2011	5,593	4,937	656	11.7%	9.6%
2012	5,419	4,899	520	9.6%	8.2%
2013	5,390	4,933	457	8.5%	7.3%
2014	5,521	5,128	393	7.1%	6.7%
2015	5,535	5,194	341	6.2%	6.1%
2016	5,579	5,247	332	6.0%	5.9%
2017	5,781	5,522	259	4.5%	4.6%
2018	5,985	5,757	228	3.8%	3.9%
2019	6,068	5,886	182	3.0%	3.0%

2020	6,083	5,838	245	4.0%	5.9%
2021	6,048	5,884	164	2.7%	3.4%
2022	6,130	5,991	139	2.3%	2.6%
2023	5,945	5,805	140	2.4%	2.5%
2024	5,922	5,744	178	3.0%	3.1%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	7,040
Median Value	$144,100

Occupied	5,485	77.9%
Vacant	1,555	22.1%

Owned	4,297	78.3%
Rented	1,188	21.7%
Median Rent	$576

Single-Family Units	4,651	66.1%
Detached	4,643	66.0%
Attached	8	0.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	158	2.2%
Mobile Homes	1,684	23.9%

Clay County, AL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Clay County, AL

2022 Housing Data for Clay County, AL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Clay County, AL

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Clay County, AL

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Clay County, AL

Historical Labor Force Data for Clay County, AL