Clay County, Arkansas

12 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 14,399
Median household income: $48,500
Median home value: $88,100

Clay County is a county in Arkansas with a population of 14,399. 12 cities and places have their primary county here. At $48,500, its median household income sits below Arkansas's $58,773.

Between 2019 and 2023, Clay County's population declined 3.3% from 14,889 to 14,399, while its median household income rose 30.3% from $37,233 to $48,500.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.0% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 93.8% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,399
Median age: 42.6 yrs
Median household income: $48,500
Median home value: $88,100
Median gross rent: $696
Housing units: 7,499
Homeownership rate: 71.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.6%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,88914,399

Median household income

$37,233$48,500

Median home value

$77,400$88,100

Median gross rent

$618$696

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,889	$37,233	$77,400	$618
2020	14,710	$37,933	$79,600	$625
2021	14,661	$39,817	$75,800	$598
2022	14,537	$44,685	$85,800	$639
2023	14,399	$48,500	$88,100	$696

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1716.0%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 3412.5%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 7411.9%

75 and over9.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	804	5.6%
5 to 17	2,307	16.0%
18 to 24	1,020	7.1%
25 to 34	1,793	12.5%
35 to 44	1,547	10.7%
45 to 54	1,778	12.3%
55 to 64	2,011	14.0%
65 to 74	1,713	11.9%
75 and over	1,426	9.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,508	93.8%
Black or African American	13	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	47	0.3%
Asian	5	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	1	0.0%
Two or more races	705	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	120	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.4%

High school graduate44.5%

Some college or associate's26.5%

Bachelor's degree9.4%

Graduate or professional degree6.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,371	13.4%
High school graduate	4,573	44.5%
Some college or associate's	2,720	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	962	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	642	6.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone80.0%

Carpooled9.9%

Public transit0.1%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.2%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,868	80.0%
Carpooled	604	9.9%
Public transit	4	0.1%
Walked	120	2.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	377	6.2%
Other means	111	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,261	39.6%
15 to 29 min	1,268	22.2%
30 to 44 min	1,284	22.5%
45 to 59 min	452	7.9%
60+ min	442	7.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 17.2% (2,449 of 14,218)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,979	65.1%
Nonfamily households	2,137	34.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,116	81.6%
Vacant	1,383	18.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,371	71.5%
Renter-occupied	1,745	28.5%

1-unit, detached81.4%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units3.4%

5 to 19 units2.1%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other12.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,103	81.4%
1-unit, attached	28	0.4%
2 to 4 units	258	3.4%
5 to 19 units	154	2.1%
20 or more units	52	0.7%
Mobile home & other	904	12.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 05021
State: Arkansas
Land area: 639 sq mi
Water area: 2.12 sq mi
Center point: 36.3673, -90.4187