Clay County vs Posey County

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

Clay County and Posey 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 25,163 in Posey County). Posey County has the higher median household income ($79,124 vs $67,676 in Clay County). Posey County has the higher median home value ($218,000 vs $128,900 in Clay County).

Population, income & housing

	Clay County	Posey County
Population	26,431	25,163
Median age	41.2 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$67,676	$79,124
Median home value	$128,900	$218,000
Median gross rent	$837	$744
Housing units	11,648	11,081
Homeownership rate	77.5%	82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.0%	25.3%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clay County	Posey County
Population	26,234 → 26,431 (+0.8%)	25,560 → 25,163 (-1.6%)
Median household income	$55,637 → $67,676 (+21.6%)	$64,196 → $79,124 (+23.3%)
Median home value	$101,400 → $128,900 (+27.1%)	$144,200 → $218,000 (+51.2%)
Median gross rent	$670 → $837 (+24.9%)	$688 → $744 (+8.1%)

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

Posey County

Population

25,56025,163

Median household income

$64,196$79,124

Median home value

$144,200$218,000

Median gross rent

$688$744

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clay County	Posey County
Under 5	6.2%	5.1%
5 to 17	17.0%	17.0%
18 to 24	7.1%	6.6%
25 to 34	12.1%	11.3%
35 to 44	12.6%	12.1%
45 to 54	12.7%	12.3%
55 to 64	13.7%	15.1%
65 to 74	11.4%	12.6%
75 and over	7.1%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clay County	Posey County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.3%	93.7%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.2%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	1.1%
Two or more races	3.0%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clay County	Posey County
No high school diploma	9.2%	6.7%
High school graduate	42.2%	35.3%
Some college or associate's	31.6%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	9.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clay County	Posey County
Drove alone	81.4%	82.8%
Carpooled	11.9%	7.3%
Public transit	0.2%	0.1%
Walked	1.4%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.3%
Worked from home	4.3%	6.3%
Other means	0.6%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clay County	Posey County
1-unit, detached	81.2%	83.4%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	4.5%
20 or more units	2.1%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	9.7%	6.7%

Poverty & households

	Clay County	Posey County
Poverty rate	10.7%	9.9%
Average household size	2.46	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	29	23
Median year structure built	1972	1976