Clay County, GA

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2022 Population

2,855

0.971% 1-year decline

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

42.7

13.4% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

25.7%

0.315% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$43,264

20.5% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$81,200

33.3% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Clay County, GA had a population of 2.86k people with a median age of 42.7 and a median household income of $43,264. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Clay County, GA declined from 2,883 to 2,855, a −0.971% decrease and its median household income grew from $35,893 to $43,264, a 20.5% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Clay County, GA are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (61.2%), White (Non-Hispanic) (36.4%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1.54%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (0.49%), and White (Hispanic) (0.42%).

None of the households in Clay County, GA 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.

98.5% of the residents in Clay County, GA are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Clay County, GA was $81,200, and the homeownership rate was 68.3%.

Most people in Clay County, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Clay County, GA was 2 cars per household.

Clay County, GA borders Barbour County, AL, Henry County, AL, Calhoun County, GA, Early County, GA, Quitman County, GA, and Randolph County, GA.

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Population & Diversity

Clay County, GA is home to a population of 2.86k people, from which 98.5% are citizens. As of 2022, 2.77% of Clay County, GA residents were born outside of the country (79 people).

In 2022, there were 1.68 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.75k people) in Clay County, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.04k White (Non-Hispanic) and 44 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

98.5%

2022 Citizenship

98.3%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 98.5% of Clay County, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Clay County, GA was 98.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Clay County, GA

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.75k ± 175
White (Non-Hispanic)
1.04k ± 168
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
44 ± 68

0.42%

Hispanic Population

12 people

0.42% of the people in Clay County, GA are hispanic (12 people).

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

Foreign-Born Population

2.77%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

79 people

4.3%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

124 people

As of 2022, 2.77% of Clay County, GA residents (79 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Clay County, GA was 4.3%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Clay County, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
61 ± 44
Vietnam
54 ± 38
Korea
11 ± 22

Clay County, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.13 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Clay County, GA employs 1.13k people. The largest industries in Clay County, GA are Manufacturing (194 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (132 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (131 people), and the highest paying industries are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($68,000), Transportation & Warehousing ($65,781), and Construction ($45,323).

Employment

Occupations

1.13k

2022 Value

± 235

−1.99%

1 Year decline

± 30%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Clay County, GA declined at a rate of −1.99%, from 1.16k employees to 1.13k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Clay County, GA, are Production Occupations (174 people), Transportation Occupations (113 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (110 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Clay County, GA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Georgia (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

1.13k

2022 Value

± 235

−1.99%

1 Year decline

± 30%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Clay County, GA declined at a rate of −1.99%, from 1.16k employees to 1.13k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Clay County, GA, are Manufacturing (194 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (132 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (131 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Clay County, GA, though some of these residents may live in Clay County, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$38,313

Median earning men ± $15,236

$25,824

Median earning women ± $6,344

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($67,344), Public Administration ($54,602), and Retail Trade ($47,647).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($34,107), Retail Trade ($32,061), and Construction ($29,444).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.94%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.87M people employed in Georgia. This represents a 2.94% 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 11.9%.

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

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

25
Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
12
Retail Trade
9
Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing

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

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Clay County, GA went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 55.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (44.4%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.488%).

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing the state of Georgia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Georgia is currently represented by 14 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

Joseph R Biden Jr. (55.1%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (44.4%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.488%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Clay County, GA went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 55.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (44.4%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.488%).

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

Senator Elections

US Senators from Georgia

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Jon Ossoff

Senator from Georgia

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Inauguration delayed as incumbent senator David Perdue's term expired on January 3, 2021, two days prior to the 2020-21 United States Senate election in Georgia|runoff election.

Raphael Warnock

Senator from Georgia

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Elected to the seat to succeed Kelly Loeffler, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Johnny Isakson.

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing Georgia.

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

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Georgia

Georgia is currently represented by 14 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 Georgia have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.03% 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 (2.33M), Some college (1.78M), and Bachelors Degree (1.56M).

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

The median property value in Clay County, GA was $81,200 in 2022, which is 0.288 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $60,900 to $81,200, a 33.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Clay County, GA is 68.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Clay County, GA have an average commute time of 20.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Clay County, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$81,200

Median Property Value 2022

±$29,534

$781

Median Property Taxes

±$159

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 County, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

68.3%

Homeownership

2022

62.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 68.3% of the housing units in Clay County, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 73%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 9603

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the tracts in Clay County, GA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$43,264

Median Household Income

± $13,864

1.14k

Number of Households

± 206

In 2022, the median household income of the 1.14k households in Clay County, GA grew to $43,264 from the previous year's value of $35,893.

The following chart displays the households in Clay County, GA 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 County, GA is from Georgia.

0.474

2022 Wage GINI in Georgia

0.475

2021 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2022, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.224% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Georgia in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (73.3%)
Carpooled (14.6%)
Other (4.63%)

In 2022, 73.3% of workers in Clay County, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14.6%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (4.63%).

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

20.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Clay County, GA have a shorter commute time (20.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 0.562% of the workforce in Clay County, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Clay County, GA 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, GA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Clay County, GA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

25.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Clay County, GA (720 out of 2.8k 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 Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Females < 5.

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

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
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

89.7% of the population of Clay County, GA has health coverage, with 37.3% on employee plans, 23.3% on Medicaid, 15.3% on Medicare, 11.5% on non-group plans, and 2.32% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.2% were men and 52.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.4% under 18 years, 16.4% between 18 and 34 years, 34.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 23.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.2% were men and 52.8% were women.

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

Uninsured People

10.3%

Uninsured

37.3%

Employer Coverage

23.3%

Medicaid

15.3%

Medicare

11.5%

Non-Group

2.32%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Clay County, GA declined by 25.5% from 13.8% to 10.3%.

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