Attala County vs Clay County

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

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

Clay County has the higher population (18,462 vs 17,685 in Attala County). Attala County has the higher median household income ($48,098 vs $39,904 in Clay County). Clay County has the higher median home value ($115,600 vs $107,600 in Attala County).

Population, income & housing

	Attala County	Clay County
Population	17,685	18,462
Median age	39.6 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$48,098	$39,904
Median home value	$107,600	$115,600
Median gross rent	$774	$718
Housing units	8,341	9,035
Homeownership rate	76.6%	70.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.8%	18.2%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Attala County	Clay County
Population	18,437 → 17,685 (-4.1%)	19,640 → 18,462 (-6.0%)
Median household income	$33,767 → $48,098 (+42.4%)	$31,833 → $39,904 (+25.4%)
Median home value	$80,700 → $107,600 (+33.3%)	$89,900 → $115,600 (+28.6%)
Median gross rent	$510 → $774 (+51.8%)	$750 → $718 (-4.3%)

Attala County

Population

18,43717,685

Median household income

$33,767$48,098

Median home value

$80,700$107,600

Median gross rent

$510$774

Clay County

Population

19,64018,462

Median household income

$31,833$39,904

Median home value

$89,900$115,600

Median gross rent

$750$718

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Attala County	Clay County
Under 5	6.1%	5.9%
5 to 17	19.0%	16.8%
18 to 24	8.7%	8.6%
25 to 34	10.4%	11.9%
35 to 44	11.9%	12.4%
45 to 54	11.6%	11.7%
55 to 64	12.9%	13.4%
65 to 74	11.2%	11.7%
75 and over	8.2%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Attala County	Clay County
White (non-Hispanic)	52.2%	37.9%
Black or African American	45.4%	60.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Attala County	Clay County
No high school diploma	14.8%	17.2%
High school graduate	37.2%	33.9%
Some college or associate's	32.2%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	9.7%	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Attala County	Clay County
Drove alone	81.3%	86.1%
Carpooled	14.3%	6.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	2.5%	7.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Attala County	Clay County
1-unit, detached	72.6%	66.7%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	5.7%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	6.9%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	20.8%	20.0%

Poverty & households

	Attala County	Clay County
Poverty rate	20.7%	24.8%
Average household size	2.68	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	34	21
Median year structure built	1981	1981