Clay County vs Decatur County

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

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

Clay County has the higher population (26,431 vs 26,411 in Decatur County). Decatur County has the higher median household income ($74,228 vs $67,676 in Clay County). Decatur County has the higher median home value ($189,900 vs $128,900 in Clay County).

Population, income & housing

	Clay County	Decatur County
Population	26,431	26,411
Median age	41.2 yrs	40.4 yrs
Median household income	$67,676	$74,228
Median home value	$128,900	$189,900
Median gross rent	$837	$828
Housing units	11,648	11,619
Homeownership rate	77.5%	75.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.0%	20.1%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clay County	Decatur County
Population	26,234 → 26,431 (+0.8%)	26,562 → 26,411 (-0.6%)
Median household income	$55,637 → $67,676 (+21.6%)	$57,949 → $74,228 (+28.1%)
Median home value	$101,400 → $128,900 (+27.1%)	$134,400 → $189,900 (+41.3%)
Median gross rent	$670 → $837 (+24.9%)	$791 → $828 (+4.7%)

Clay County

Population

26,23426,431

Median household income

$55,637$67,676

Median home value

$101,400$128,900

Median gross rent

$670$837

Decatur County

Population

26,56226,411

Median household income

$57,949$74,228

Median home value

$134,400$189,900

Median gross rent

$791$828

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clay County	Decatur County
Under 5	6.2%	6.5%
5 to 17	17.0%	17.2%
18 to 24	7.1%	7.9%
25 to 34	12.1%	12.2%
35 to 44	12.6%	12.1%
45 to 54	12.7%	12.7%
55 to 64	13.7%	13.7%
65 to 74	11.4%	10.3%
75 and over	7.1%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clay County	Decatur County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.3%	93.5%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.0%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clay County	Decatur County
No high school diploma	9.2%	9.5%
High school graduate	42.2%	44.0%
Some college or associate's	31.6%	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clay County	Decatur County
Drove alone	81.4%	79.6%
Carpooled	11.9%	7.5%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	9.0%
Other means	0.6%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clay County	Decatur County
1-unit, detached	81.2%	82.9%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	4.1%
20 or more units	2.1%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	9.7%	3.6%

Poverty & households

	Clay County	Decatur County
Poverty rate	10.7%	9.3%
Average household size	2.46	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	29	22
Median year structure built	1972	1973