Clay County vs Tyler County

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

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

Tyler County has the higher population (8,181 vs 7,946 in Clay County). Tyler County has the higher median household income ($58,293 vs $42,790 in Clay County). Tyler County has the higher median home value ($112,100 vs $107,100 in Clay County).

Population, income & housing

	Clay County	Tyler County
Population	7,946	8,181
Median age	45.3 yrs	48.4 yrs
Median household income	$42,790	$58,293
Median home value	$107,100	$112,100
Median gross rent	$589	$707
Housing units	3,945	4,144
Homeownership rate	79.0%	86.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.8%	15.7%
Unemployment rate	11.8%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clay County	Tyler County
Population	8,709 → 7,946 (-8.8%)	8,811 → 8,181 (-7.2%)
Median household income	$35,024 → $42,790 (+22.2%)	$43,087 → $58,293 (+35.3%)
Median home value	$80,200 → $107,100 (+33.5%)	$96,300 → $112,100 (+16.4%)
Median gross rent	$495 → $589 (+19.0%)	$664 → $707 (+6.5%)

Clay County

Population

8,7097,946

Median household income

$35,024$42,790

Median home value

$80,200$107,100

Median gross rent

$495$589

Tyler County

Population

8,8118,181

Median household income

$43,087$58,293

Median home value

$96,300$112,100

Median gross rent

$664$707

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clay County	Tyler County
Under 5	5.1%	4.8%
5 to 17	17.0%	14.6%
18 to 24	9.2%	6.7%
25 to 34	6.4%	9.7%
35 to 44	12.1%	10.4%
45 to 54	12.9%	14.2%
55 to 64	15.6%	15.8%
65 to 74	13.6%	14.1%
75 and over	8.2%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clay County	Tyler County
White (non-Hispanic)	97.0%	95.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clay County	Tyler County
No high school diploma	15.9%	8.4%
High school graduate	52.7%	47.7%
Some college or associate's	19.6%	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	7.0%	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clay County	Tyler County
Drove alone	75.5%	84.3%
Carpooled	15.2%	8.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.6%	2.2%
Other means	0.3%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clay County	Tyler County
1-unit, detached	65.5%	79.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	2.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	31.2%	14.7%

Poverty & households

	Clay County	Tyler County
Poverty rate	24.9%	17.7%
Average household size	2.66	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	39	32
Median year structure built	1983	1968