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Clay County, TX

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

AI Overview

Clay County is a small, rural Texas county of 10,402 residents with an economy centered on agriculture and extraction, reflected in a median household income of $80,114 and median worker earnings of $50,000. The labor force is relatively small—participation stands at 58.7%—with 23.9% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of just 1.9%. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $161,300 and median gross rent of $825/month, and an 84.0% homeownership rate; population has been essentially flat over five years at +0.1% growth.

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

Population

10,402

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$80,114

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

47.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.1% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone9,426 (89.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race417 (4.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races327 (3.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone104 (1.0%)
  • Asian Alone84 (0.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone69 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish403
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic28
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)19
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)17
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)7

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

22.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

881

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$23,941

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$37,126

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

1.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,310
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)711
  3. 3.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities542
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining472
  5. 5.Construction (Group)458

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,859
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,146
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations965
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations629
  5. 5.Service Occupations525

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 5.65×)443
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.58×)453
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.24×)663
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.16×)1,337
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.12×)380

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$161,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$825/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

84.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999416 (11.5%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999374 (10.4%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999320 (8.9%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999314 (8.7%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999283 (7.9%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999249 (6.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

23.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

58.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$50,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,883 (76.3%)
  • Carpooled718 (14.1%)
  • Worked At Home365 (7.2%)
  • Walked88 (1.7%)
  • Other34 (0.7%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

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.