Choctaw County vs Clay County

A side-by-side comparison of Choctaw County and Clay County: population, income, housing, and more.

Choctaw County and Clay County are counties in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Clay County has the higher population (14,188 vs 12,525 in Choctaw County). Clay County has the higher median household income ($51,852 vs $44,483 in Choctaw County). Clay County has the higher median home value ($144,700 vs $111,800 in Choctaw County).

Population, income & housing

	Choctaw County	Clay County
Population	12,525	14,188
Median age	47.0 yrs	43.8 yrs
Median household income	$44,483	$51,852
Median home value	$111,800	$144,700
Median gross rent	$653	$624
Housing units	7,164	7,072
Homeownership rate	82.2%	77.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.9%	15.2%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Choctaw County	Clay County
Population	12,925 → 12,525 (-3.1%)	13,337 → 14,188 (+6.4%)
Median household income	$35,892 → $44,483 (+23.9%)	$40,845 → $51,852 (+26.9%)
Median home value	$74,100 → $111,800 (+50.9%)	$107,800 → $144,700 (+34.2%)
Median gross rent	$525 → $653 (+24.4%)	$535 → $624 (+16.6%)

Choctaw County

Population

12,92512,525

Median household income

$35,892$44,483

Median home value

$74,100$111,800

Median gross rent

$525$653

Clay County

Population

13,33714,188

Median household income

$40,845$51,852

Median home value

$107,800$144,700

Median gross rent

$535$624

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Choctaw County	Clay County
Under 5	5.4%	5.2%
5 to 17	14.5%	15.4%
18 to 24	8.3%	7.0%
25 to 34	10.1%	12.1%
35 to 44	9.4%	11.5%
45 to 54	12.6%	12.9%
55 to 64	16.0%	15.3%
65 to 74	13.4%	11.5%
75 and over	10.4%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Choctaw County	Clay County
White (non-Hispanic)	56.6%	79.3%
Black or African American	38.1%	13.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.2%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.9%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Choctaw County	Clay County
No high school diploma	15.8%	17.2%
High school graduate	40.5%	37.0%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.9%	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Choctaw County	Clay County
Drove alone	81.8%	80.4%
Carpooled	12.4%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	1.5%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.3%	4.6%
Other means	1.9%	3.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Choctaw County	Clay County
1-unit, detached	60.7%	65.0%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.1%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	1.8%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	35.8%	25.1%

Poverty & households

	Choctaw County	Clay County
Poverty rate	19.5%	16.5%
Average household size	2.39	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	36	27
Median year structure built	1983	1983