Clay County vs Doniphan County

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

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

Clay County has the higher population (8,071 vs 7,492 in Doniphan County). Doniphan County has the higher median household income ($72,833 vs $63,136 in Clay County). Clay County has the higher median home value ($149,600 vs $121,200 in Doniphan County).

Population, income & housing

	Clay County	Doniphan County
Population	8,071	7,492
Median age	43.1 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$63,136	$72,833
Median home value	$149,600	$121,200
Median gross rent	$911	$801
Housing units	3,940	3,375
Homeownership rate	73.2%	81.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.4%	21.5%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clay County	Doniphan County
Population	8,082 → 8,071 (-0.1%)	7,684 → 7,492 (-2.5%)
Median household income	$53,929 → $63,136 (+17.1%)	$49,703 → $72,833 (+46.5%)
Median home value	$98,000 → $149,600 (+52.7%)	$100,600 → $121,200 (+20.5%)
Median gross rent	$607 → $911 (+50.1%)	$649 → $801 (+23.4%)

Clay County

Population

8,0828,071

Median household income

$53,929$63,136

Median home value

$98,000$149,600

Median gross rent

$607$911

Doniphan County

Population

7,6847,492

Median household income

$49,703$72,833

Median home value

$100,600$121,200

Median gross rent

$649$801

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clay County	Doniphan County
Under 5	6.0%	5.2%
5 to 17	17.2%	15.2%
18 to 24	6.2%	13.3%
25 to 34	9.9%	10.4%
35 to 44	12.3%	11.1%
45 to 54	10.8%	11.6%
55 to 64	12.9%	13.8%
65 to 74	13.4%	11.6%
75 and over	11.2%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clay County	Doniphan County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.4%	88.6%
Black or African American	2.3%	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.3%
Asian	0.6%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clay County	Doniphan County
No high school diploma	6.8%	7.1%
High school graduate	35.1%	35.3%
Some college or associate's	34.7%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	17.4%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	10.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clay County	Doniphan County
Drove alone	78.1%	80.4%
Carpooled	11.1%	8.1%
Public transit	0.1%	0.2%
Walked	1.6%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.6%	6.8%
Other means	1.6%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clay County	Doniphan County
1-unit, detached	85.2%	80.0%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	2.2%
20 or more units	3.1%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	11.4%

Poverty & households

	Clay County	Doniphan County
Poverty rate	12.9%	9.8%
Average household size	2.17	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	23	21
Median year structure built	1961	1970