Clay County, MO

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US Senator

Josh Hawley

Republican Party

US Senator

Eric Schmitt

Republican Party

2023 Poverty Rate

8.49%

2.83% 1-year increase

2023 Employed Population

134,587

0.692% 1-year growth

About

In N/A, Clay County, MO had a population of N/A people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of N/A. Between N/A and N/A the population of Clay County, MO N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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None of the households in Clay County, MO reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in Clay County, MO are Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (616 degrees awarded in 2022) and William Jewell College (242 degrees).

Clay County, MO borders Wyandotte County, KS, Clinton County, MO, Jackson County, MO, Platte County, MO, and Ray County, MO.

About the photo: North of 435 in Clay county, just west of N Prospect and NE 132nd Street.

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United States Missouri Kansas City, MO-KS

Population & Diversity

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Clay County, MO than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Missouri.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
37,430 ± 4,735 people
India
22,246 ± 3,655 people
China
18,085 ± 3,297 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Missouri was Mexico, the natal country of 37,430 Missouri residents, followed by India with 22,246 and China with 18,085.

Economy

The economy of Clay County, MO employs 135k people. The largest industries in Clay County, MO are , and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($87,094), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($76,526), and Finance & Insurance ($71,351).

Employment

Occupations

135k

2023 Value

± 3,024

0.692%

1 Year growth

± 3.12%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Clay County, MO grew at a rate of 0.692%, from 134k employees to 135k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Clay County, MO, are Management Occupations (16,282 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (15,757 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (12,396 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Clay County, MO.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Missouri (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

135k

2023 Value

± 3,024

0.692%

1 Year growth

± 3.12%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Clay County, MO grew at a rate of 0.692%, from 134k employees to 135k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Clay County, MO, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Clay County, MO, though some of these residents may live in Clay County, MO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($74,102), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($73,358), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($71,742).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($58,809), Construction ($58,750), and Public Administration ($56,875).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Missouri.

Y-Axis

2.17%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.94M people employed in Missouri. This represents a 2.17% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Missouri.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

385
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
350
Health Care and Social Assistance
330
Other Services (except Public Administration)

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$1.84M
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
$1.05M
Manufacturing
$866k
Health Care and Social Assistance

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Clay County, MO went to Donald J. Trump with 51% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (46.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.6%).

Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt are the senators currently representing the state of Missouri. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Missouri is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (51%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (46.9%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.6%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Clay County, MO went to Donald J. Trump with 51% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (46.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.6%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Clay County, MO for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Missouri

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Missouri.

Josh Hawley

Senator from Missouri

Assumed office on January 3, 2019

Eric Schmitt

Senator from Missouri

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt are the senators currently representing Missouri.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Missouri over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Missouri

Missouri is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Missouri have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Most students graduating from Universities in Clay County, MO are White (575 and 70%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (85 and 10.3%), Unknown (78 and 9.49%), and Black or African American (38 and 4.62%).

The largest universities in Clay County, MO by number of degrees awarded are Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (616 and NaNk%) and William Jewell College (242 and NaNk%).

The most popular majors in Clay County, MO are Divinity & Ministry (206 and NaNk%), Theological Studies (188 and NaNk%), and Biblical Studies (89 and NaNk%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2022 there were 4,625 students enrolled in Clay County, MO, 75.2% men and 24.8% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 2,734 records, of which 25.6% were women and 74.4% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Registered Nursing
67 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
46 degrees awarded
Biblical Studies
36 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Clay County, MO was Registered Nursing with 67 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Clay County, MO according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
616 degrees awarded
William Jewell College
242 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary with 616 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2022, 612 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Clay County, MO, which is 2.49 times more than the 246 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 575 degrees mean that there were 6.76 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 85 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($13,740) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,075) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,024) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.699% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.592% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.48M), Some college (1.12M), and Bachelors Degree (864k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

In 2023, 9.97% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Clay County, MO. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 1.13%.

Housing

Rent vs Own

68.9%

Homeownership

2023

65%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 68.9% of the housing units in Clay County, MO were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 68.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Clay County, MO compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the tracts in Clay County, MO colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

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Median Household Income

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101k

Number of Households

± 2,599

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The following chart displays the households in Clay County, MO distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Clay County, MO is from Missouri.

0.455

2022 Wage GINI in Missouri

0.457

2021 Wage GINI in Missouri

In 2022, the income inequality in Missouri was 0.455 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.432% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Missouri was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Missouri in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Missouri across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (76.3%)
Worked At Home (14%)
Carpooled (7.61%)

In 2023, 76.3% of workers in Clay County, MO drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14%) and those who carpooled to work (7.61%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

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Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Clay County, MO have a N/A commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Clay County, MO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Clay County, MO compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

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Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Clay County, MO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Clay County, MO have N/A.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 9.97% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Clay County, MO. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 1.13%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

8.49% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Clay County, MO (21.5k out of 253k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Clay County, MO is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 10.2% of the children was living in poverty in Clay County, MO. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 2.2%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

92.7% of the population of Clay County, MO has health coverage, with 59.9% on employee plans, 8.44% on Medicaid, 11.8% on Medicare, 11.1% on non-group plans, and 1.47% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Clay County, MO see 1584 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.763% increase from the previous year (1572 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1558 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 672 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,584 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Clay County, MO

Primary care physicians in Clay County, MO see an average of 1,584 patients per year. This represents a 0.763% increase from the previous year (1,572 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Clay County, MO in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.2% under 18 years, 20.9% between 18 and 34 years, 39.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

7.3%

Uninsured

59.9%

Employer Coverage

8.44%

Medicaid

11.8%

Medicare

11.1%

Non-Group

1.47%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Clay County, MO declined by 5.79% from 7.75% to 7.3%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Clay County, MO changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 43.7 in Clay County, MO.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Clay County, MO.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 34.2% in Clay County, MO.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Clay County, MO.