Clay City, KY

Census Place

2024 Population

1,204

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

42.8

18.6% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

39.5%

1.66% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$23,816

26.9% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$63,500

41.5% 1-year decline

Population & Diversity

Clay City, KY is home to a population of 1.2k people, from which 100% are citizens.

In 2024, there were 19.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.1k people) in Clay City, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 57 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 27 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Clay City, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Clay City, KY was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Clay City, KY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Clay City, KY

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.1k ± 260
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
57 ± 63
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
27 ± 51

2.24%

Hispanic Population

27 people

2.24% of the people in Clay City, KY are hispanic (27 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Clay City, KY as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Mexico
34,417 ± 4,537 people
Cuba
21,613 ± 3,601 people
India
11,987 ± 2,684 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kentucky was Mexico, the natal country of 34,417 Kentucky residents, followed by Cuba with 21,613 and India with 11,987.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
16 ± 27
Vietnam
9 ± 22

Clay City, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.78 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Clay City, KY.

Economy

The economy of Clay City, KY employs 376 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Clay City, KY were Retail Trade (111 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (50 people), and Manufacturing (49 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($39,844), Manufacturing ($33,125), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($32,500).

Employment

Occupations

376

2024 Value

± 138

−17.2%

1 Year decline

± 62.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Clay City, KY declined at a rate of −17.2%, from 454 employees to 376 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Clay City, KY, are Production Occupations (50 people), Sales & Related Occupations (49 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (39 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Clay City, KY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kentucky (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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

376

2024 Value

± 138

−17.2%

1 Year decline

± 62.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Clay City, KY declined at a rate of −17.2%, from 454 employees to 376 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Clay City, KY, are Retail Trade (111 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (50 people), and Manufacturing (49 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Clay City, KY, though some of these residents may live in Clay City, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$32,986

Median earning men ± $12,078

$20,739

Median earning women ± $13,183

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($43,750), Construction ($39,844), and Retail Trade ($23,423).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($28,864), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($20,250), and Manufacturing ($13,750).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Clay City, KY was $63,500 in 2024, which is 0.191 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $108,600 to $63,500, a 41.5% decrease. The homeownership rate in Clay City, KY is 41.3%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Clay City, KY have an average commute time of 21.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Clay City, KY is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$63,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$47,974

$219

Median Property Taxes

±$88

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Clay City, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Clay City, KY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

41.3%

Homeownership

2024

49.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 41.3% of the housing units in Clay City, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 42.2%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$23,816

Median Household Income

± $7,099

530

Number of Households

± 136

In 2024, the median household income of the 530 households in Clay City, KY declined from $23,816 from the previous year's value of $32,571.

The following chart displays the households in Clay City, KY 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 $10k - $15k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Clay City, KY is from Kentucky.

0.446

2024 Wage GINI in Kentucky

0.449

2023 Wage GINI in Kentucky

In 2024, the income inequality in Kentucky was 0.446 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.585% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kentucky was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kentucky in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (78.9%)
Carpooled (15.4%)
Worked At Home (3.37%)

In 2024, 78.9% of workers in Clay City, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (15.4%) and those who worked at home (3.37%).

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

21.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Clay City, KY have a shorter commute time (21.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.872% of the workforce in Clay City, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Clay City, KY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Clay City, KY have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

39.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Clay City, KY (476 out of 1.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 45 - 54, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Clay City, KY is White, followed by Two Or More 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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

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

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

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