Clay County, IL

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2024 Population
13,052
US Senator
Dick Durbin
Democratic Party
US Senator
Tammy Duckworth
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
40.4
2.65% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
17.5%
4.77% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$60,417
5.5% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$97,400
3.29% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
5,585
0.676% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Clay County, IL 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.

99.9% of the residents in Clay County, IL are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Clay County, IL was $97,400, and the homeownership rate was 79.3%.

Most people in Clay County, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25 minutes. The average car ownership in Clay County, IL was 3 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Clay County, IL is home to a population of 13.1k people, from which 99.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 0.238% of Clay County, IL residents were born outside of the country (31 people).

In 2024, there were 41.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (12.4k people) in Clay County, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 299 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 177 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.9%
2024 Citizenship
99.8%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.9% of Clay County, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Clay County, IL was 99.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Clay County, IL
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    12.4k ± 39
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    299 ± 50
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    177 ± 81
2.02%
Hispanic Population
264 people

In 2024, there were 41.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (12.4k people) in Clay County, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 299 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 177 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

2.02% of the people in Clay County, IL are hispanic (264 people).

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Illinois.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    633,244 ± 19,044 people
  2. India
    161,770 ± 9,812 people
  3. Poland
    119,556 ± 8,449 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Illinois was Mexico, the natal country of 633,244 Illinois residents, followed by India with 161,770 and Poland with 119,556.

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Foreign-Born Population

0.238%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
31 people
0.243%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
32 people

As of 2024, 0.238% of Clay County, IL residents (31 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Clay County, IL was 0.243%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    352 ± 111
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    149 ± 92
  3. Korea
    74 ± 59

Clay County, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.36 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Clay County, IL employs 5.59k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Clay County, IL were Manufacturing (1,214 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (924 people), and Retail Trade (607 people), and the highest paying industries were Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($67,857), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($66,103), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($57,917).

Employment

Occupations

5.59k
2024 Value
± 497
−0.676%
1 Year decline
± 13%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Clay County, IL declined at a rate of −0.676%, from 5.62k employees to 5.59k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Clay County, IL, are Management Occupations (592 people), Production Occupations (586 people), and Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (441 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Clay County, IL.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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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

5.59k
2024 Value
± 497
−0.676%
1 Year decline
± 13%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Clay County, IL declined at a rate of −0.676%, from 5.62k employees to 5.59k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Clay County, IL, are Manufacturing (1,214 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (924 people), and Retail Trade (607 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Clay County, IL, though some of these residents may live in Clay County, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$47,517
Median earning men ± $7,043
$37,452
Median earning women ± $2,656

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($72,639), Wholesale Trade ($70,714), and Information ($55,156).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($66,691), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($57,794), and Public Administration ($50,089).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.47%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Illinois. This represents a 2.47% 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 13%.

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

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 34
    Other Services (except Public Administration)
  2. 18
    Finance and Insurance
  3. 17
    Health Care and Social Assistance

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The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $117k
    Manufacturing
  2. $27.8k
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  3. $16.9k
    Retail Trade

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Kamala Harris with 54.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.43%).

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing the state of Illinois. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Illinois is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Clay County, IL. Showing the available data for Illinois.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (54.4%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (43.5%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.43%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Kamala Harris with 54.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.43%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Illinois for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Illinois

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Dick Durbin
Senator from Illinois2
Assumed office on January 3, 1997
Tammy Duckworth
Senator from Illinois3
Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing Illinois.

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

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Clay County, IL was $97,400 in 2024, which is 0.293 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $94,300 to $97,400, a 3.29% increase. The homeownership rate in Clay County, IL is 79.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Clay County, IL have an average commute time of 25 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Clay County, IL is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

In 2025, 10.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Clay County, IL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.82%.

Housing

Property

$97,400
Median Property Value 2024
±$10,728
$4,211
Median Property Taxes
±$409

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

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

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Rent vs Own

79.3%
Homeownership
2024
62.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 79.3% of the housing units in Clay County, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 80.7%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$60,417
Median Household Income
± $11,361
5.31k
Number of Households
± 469

In 2024, the median household income of the 5.31k households in Clay County, IL grew to $60,417 from the previous year's value of $57,266.

The following chart displays the households in Clay County, IL 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Clay County, IL is from Illinois.
0.474
2023 Wage GINI in Illinois
0.477
2022 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2023, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.554% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Illinois in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (85.6%)
  2. Carpooled (9.1%)
  3. Worked At Home (4.4%)

In 2024, 85.6% of workers in Clay County, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.1%) and those who worked at home (4.4%).

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.

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Commute Time

25 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Clay County, IL have a shorter commute time (25 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.92% of the workforce in Clay County, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

3 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Clay County, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Clay County, IL have 3 cars.

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Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 10.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Clay County, IL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.82%.

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Poverty & Diversity

17.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Clay County, IL (2.25k out of 12.8k 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 Males 55 - 64, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Clay County, IL 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.

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Children in Poverty

In 2025, 19.1% of the children was living in poverty in Clay County, IL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.3%.

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Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 59.8 in Clay County, IL. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 5.3 per 100,000 population.

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Health

94.9% of the population of Clay County, IL has health coverage, with 41.8% on employee plans, 24.2% on Medicaid, 14.1% on Medicare, 13.8% on non-group plans, and 1.04% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Clay County, IL see 4,381 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (4,381 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2174 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 542 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

4,381 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Clay County, IL

Primary care physicians in Clay County, IL see an average of 4,381 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (4,381 patients).

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

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26% under 18 years, 16.9% between 18 and 34 years, 36.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

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Uninsured People

5.13%
Uninsured
41.8%
Employer Coverage
24.2%
Medicaid
14.1%
Medicare
13.8%
Non-Group
1.04%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Clay County, IL declined by 8.05% from 5.58% to 5.13%.

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

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Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2016, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 96 in Clay County, IL.

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, 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 38.3% in Clay County, IL.

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Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 5.87% in Clay County, IL.

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