Clay County vs Sevier County

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

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

Sevier County has the higher population (15,797 vs 14,399 in Clay County). Sevier County has the higher median household income ($51,641 vs $48,500 in Clay County). Sevier County has the higher median home value ($111,700 vs $88,100 in Clay County).

Population, income & housing

	Clay County	Sevier County
Population	14,399	15,797
Median age	42.6 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$48,500	$51,641
Median home value	$88,100	$111,700
Median gross rent	$696	$725
Housing units	7,499	6,768
Homeownership rate	71.5%	65.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.6%	10.9%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clay County	Sevier County
Population	14,889 → 14,399 (-3.3%)	17,081 → 15,797 (-7.5%)
Median household income	$37,233 → $48,500 (+30.3%)	$47,704 → $51,641 (+8.3%)
Median home value	$77,400 → $88,100 (+13.8%)	$84,300 → $111,700 (+32.5%)
Median gross rent	$618 → $696 (+12.6%)	$581 → $725 (+24.8%)

Clay County

Population

14,88914,399

Median household income

$37,233$48,500

Median home value

$77,400$88,100

Median gross rent

$618$696

Sevier County

Population

17,08115,797

Median household income

$47,704$51,641

Median home value

$84,300$111,700

Median gross rent

$581$725

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clay County	Sevier County
Under 5	5.6%	7.2%
5 to 17	16.0%	21.4%
18 to 24	7.1%	10.6%
25 to 34	12.5%	11.0%
35 to 44	10.7%	12.4%
45 to 54	12.3%	11.1%
55 to 64	14.0%	11.9%
65 to 74	11.9%	9.0%
75 and over	9.9%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clay County	Sevier County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.8%	53.6%
Black or African American	0.1%	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	1.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.3%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	4.9%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	35.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clay County	Sevier County
No high school diploma	13.4%	27.5%
High school graduate	44.5%	32.8%
Some college or associate's	26.5%	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	9.4%	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clay County	Sevier County
Drove alone	80.0%	72.6%
Carpooled	9.9%	21.4%
Public transit	0.1%	0.3%
Walked	2.0%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	3.0%
Other means	1.8%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clay County	Sevier County
1-unit, detached	81.4%	66.4%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	1.6%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	12.1%	27.7%

Poverty & households

	Clay County	Sevier County
Poverty rate	17.2%	19.6%
Average household size	2.34	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	23	26
Median year structure built	1973	1980