Clay County vs Crow Wing County

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

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

Crow Wing County has the higher population (67,113 vs 65,628 in Clay County). Clay County has the higher median household income ($77,664 vs $71,343 in Crow Wing County). Crow Wing County has the higher median home value ($274,400 vs $256,000 in Clay County).

Population, income & housing

	Clay County	Crow Wing County
Population	65,628	67,113
Median age	33.5 yrs	45.4 yrs
Median household income	$77,664	$71,343
Median home value	$256,000	$274,400
Median gross rent	$1,000	$962
Housing units	27,241	42,191
Homeownership rate	66.6%	77.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.0%	28.6%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clay County	Crow Wing County
Population	63,446 → 65,628 (+3.4%)	64,217 → 67,113 (+4.5%)
Median household income	$65,269 → $77,664 (+19.0%)	$56,549 → $71,343 (+26.2%)
Median home value	$197,100 → $256,000 (+29.9%)	$198,300 → $274,400 (+38.4%)
Median gross rent	$865 → $1,000 (+15.6%)	$806 → $962 (+19.4%)

Clay County

Population

63,44665,628

Median household income

$65,269$77,664

Median home value

$197,100$256,000

Median gross rent

$865$1,000

Crow Wing County

Population

64,21767,113

Median household income

$56,549$71,343

Median home value

$198,300$274,400

Median gross rent

$806$962

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clay County	Crow Wing County
Under 5	6.5%	5.0%
5 to 17	18.3%	15.8%
18 to 24	14.0%	6.4%
25 to 34	13.2%	10.6%
35 to 44	13.5%	11.8%
45 to 54	10.4%	11.0%
55 to 64	10.2%	15.5%
65 to 74	7.8%	13.9%
75 and over	6.1%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clay County	Crow Wing County
White (non-Hispanic)	84.3%	93.6%
Black or African American	4.6%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.7%
Asian	1.7%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.4%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clay County	Crow Wing County
No high school diploma	5.0%	5.4%
High school graduate	22.2%	28.3%
Some college or associate's	33.8%	37.7%
Bachelor's degree	26.0%	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	13.0%	9.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clay County	Crow Wing County
Drove alone	75.2%	76.0%
Carpooled	7.8%	9.0%
Public transit	1.2%	0.3%
Walked	3.5%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.4%
Worked from home	11.0%	11.3%
Other means	1.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clay County	Crow Wing County
1-unit, detached	60.5%	80.6%
1-unit, attached	8.5%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	11.2%	3.6%
20 or more units	13.8%	5.6%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	5.0%

Poverty & households

	Clay County	Crow Wing County
Poverty rate	14.4%	9.7%
Average household size	2.41	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	20	23
Median year structure built	1981	1987