Clay County, FL

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2023 Population

223,436

1.72% 1-year growth

US Senator

Rick Scott

Republican Party

US Senator

Ashley Moody

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

40.2

0.752% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

9.14%

2.42% 1-year decrease

2023 Employed Population

105,420

1.73% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Clay County, FL are White (Non-Hispanic) (69.1%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (11.1%), Two+ (Hispanic) (5.22%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.66%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (2.92%).

None of the households in Clay County, FL 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.

98% of the residents in Clay County, FL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Clay County, FL are Fortis College-Orange Park (103 degrees awarded in 2023) and American Academy of Cosmetology (98 degrees).

Most people in Clay County, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 32.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Clay County, FL was 2 cars per household.

Clay County, FL borders Baker County, FL, Bradford County, FL, Duval County, FL, Putnam County, FL, and St. Johns County, FL.

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Population & Diversity

Clay County, FL is home to a population of 223k people, from which 98% are citizens. As of N/A, N/A% of Clay County, FL residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

In 2023, there were 6.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (154k people) in Clay County, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 24.9k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 11.7k Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98%

2023 Citizenship

98%

2022 Citizenship

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Clay County, FL

White (Non-Hispanic)
154k ± 702
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
24.9k ± 1.23k
Two+ (Hispanic)
11.7k ± 1.49k

11%

Hispanic Population

24.7k people

11% of the people in Clay County, FL are hispanic (24.7k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Clay County, FL as a share of the total population.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
10,552 ± 1,108
Gulf War (1990s)
6,646 ± 830
Vietnam
5,970 ± 585

Clay County, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.59 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Clay County, FL employs 105k people. The largest industries in Clay County, FL are Health Care & Social Assistance (15,882 people), Retail Trade (14,140 people), and Construction (8,323 people), and the highest paying industries are .

Employment

Occupations

105k

2023 Value

± 3,360

1.73%

1 Year growth

± 4.45%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Clay County, FL, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Clay County, FL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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Industries

Employment by Industries

105k

2023 Value

± 3,360

1.73%

1 Year growth

± 4.45%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Clay County, FL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (15,882 people), Retail Trade (14,140 people), and Construction (8,323 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Clay County, FL, though some of these residents may live in Clay County, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$52,923

Median earning men ± $2,053

$39,706

Median earning women ± $2,162

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($83,220), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($73,308), and Information ($68,140).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Information ($71,563), Wholesale Trade ($64,545), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($61,342).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

4.23%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.69M people employed in Florida. This represents a 4.23% 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 12.6%.

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

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

421
Construction
367
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
313
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

$563k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$267k
Retail Trade
$195k
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services

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

Civics

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing the state of Florida. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Florida is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Florida

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Rick Scott

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 8, 2019
Inauguration delayed in order to finish his term as Governor of Florida.

Ashley Moody

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 21, 2025
While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Florida will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of Marco Rubio's term.

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing Florida.

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 Florida over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Florida

Florida is currently represented by 26 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 Florida have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2023, universities in Clay County, FL awarded 201 degrees. The student population of Clay County, FL in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 51 male students and 372 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Clay County, FL are Black or African American (82 and 40.8%), followed by White (62 and 30.8%), Unknown (30 and 14.9%), and Hispanic or Latino (17 and 8.46%).

The largest universities in Clay County, FL by number of degrees awarded are Fortis College-Orange Park (103 and 51.2%) and American Academy of Cosmetology (98 and 48.8%).

The most popular majors in Clay County, FL are Other Cosmetology & Related Personal Grooming Arts (50 and 24.9%), Registered Nursing (34 and 16.9%), and General Cosmetology (26 and 12.9%).

The median tuition cost in Clay County, FL for private four year colleges is $11,907.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 423 students enrolled in Clay County, FL, 12.1% men and 87.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Black or African American with 213 records, of which 85% were women and 15% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Medical Assistant
24 degrees awarded
Barbering
20 degrees awarded
General Cosmetology
26 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Clay County, FL was Medical Assistant with 24 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Clay County, FL according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Fortis College-Orange Park
103 degrees awarded
American Academy of Cosmetology
98 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Fortis College-Orange Park with 103 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 43 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Clay County, FL, which is 0.272 times less than the 158 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Black or African American students. These 82 degrees mean that there were 1.32 times more degrees awarded to Black or African American students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 62 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

Private for-profit, 2-year ($14,102) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private for-profit, 2-year ($284) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private for-profit, 2-year ($769) 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, 1.19% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.2% 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 (4.97M), Some college (3.58M), and Bachelors Degree (3.32M).

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

People in Clay County, FL have an average commute time of 32.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Clay County, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2023, 12.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Clay County, FL. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 1.94%.

Housing

Rent vs Own

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Homeownership

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68.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Clay County, FL 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, FL colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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Median Household Income

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Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in Clay County, FL 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Clay County, FL is from Florida.

0.474

2022 Wage GINI in Florida

0.473

2021 Wage GINI in Florida

In 2022, the income inequality in Florida was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.285% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Florida was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Florida in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (73.9%)
Worked At Home (14.5%)
Carpooled (8.66%)

In 2023, 73.9% of workers in Clay County, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.5%) and those who carpooled to work (8.66%).

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

32.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Clay County, FL have a longer commute time (32.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.46% of the workforce in Clay County, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Clay County, FL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Clay County, FL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 12.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Clay County, FL. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 1.94%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

9.14% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Clay County, FL (20.2k out of 221k 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 25 - 34 and then Males 6 - 11.

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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, 12.1% of the children was living in poverty in Clay County, FL. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 3.2%.

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

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

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The following map shows the N/A by state over multiple years.

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Health

91.8% of the population of Clay County, FL has health coverage, with 43.5% on employee plans, 10.8% on Medicaid, 10.3% on Medicare, 20.5% on non-group plans, and 6.72% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.6% under 18 years, 18.2% between 18 and 34 years, 40.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

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

Uninsured People

8.17%

Uninsured

43.5%

Employer Coverage

10.8%

Medicaid

10.3%

Medicare

20.5%

Non-Group

6.72%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Clay County, FL 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 42.1 in Clay County, FL.

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

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 35.2% in Clay County, FL.

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