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Clayton County, IA

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

AI Overview

Clayton County, IA is a small rural county of 17,069 residents with an older median age of 46.4 years and a modest labor force participation rate of 62.0%, though unemployment is low at 2.6%. Educational attainment skews toward trade and workforce credentials rather than four-year degrees, with only 15.7% holding a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs are low—median home value of $155,700 and median gross rent of $764/month—but the county has shed 3.4% of its population over the past five years, and median worker earnings stand at $42,111.

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

Population

17,069

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$67,242

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

46.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-3.4% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone16,159 (95.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race329 (1.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races252 (1.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone112 (0.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone95 (0.6%)
  • Asian Alone56 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic535
  2. 2.Spanish423
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)40
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)20
  5. 5.Korean12

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

53.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

24.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,087

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$49,766

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$35,661

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,392
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,384
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)987
  4. 4.Construction (Group)962
  5. 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining877

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,230
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,837
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,741
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,345
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,167

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 6.78×)903
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.73×)997
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.57×)1,301
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.05×)958
  5. 5.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.01×)194

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$155,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$764/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

78.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,999726 (12.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999643 (11.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999643 (11.0%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999640 (10.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999440 (7.5%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999409 (7.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

15.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

62.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$42,111

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone6,275 (76.4%)
  • Worked At Home683 (8.3%)
  • Carpooled614 (7.5%)
  • Walked335 (4.1%)
  • Other215 (2.6%)
  • Taxi81 (1.0%)

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.