Clay County, Iowa

10 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 16,446
Median household income: $64,082
Median home value: $171,500

Clay County, Iowa counts 16,446 residents. 10 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $64,082 runs below the Iowa figure of $73,147.

From 2019 to 2023, Clay County's population grew 1.4% from 16,211 to 16,446, while its median household income rose 26.8% from $50,521 to $64,082.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 91.7% of the population. 78.9% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,446
Median age: 41.8 yrs
Median household income: $64,082
Median home value: $171,500
Median gross rent: $798
Housing units: 8,141
Homeownership rate: 72.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,21116,446

Median household income

$50,521$64,082

Median home value

$124,100$171,500

Median gross rent

$700$798

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,211	$50,521	$124,100	$700
2020	16,138	$51,259	$129,700	$693
2021	16,410	$52,307	$134,000	$718
2022	16,423	$61,756	$151,400	$752
2023	16,446	$64,082	$171,500	$798

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1717.8%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3410.6%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over9.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	868	5.3%
5 to 17	2,935	17.8%
18 to 24	1,256	7.6%
25 to 34	1,751	10.6%
35 to 44	1,945	11.8%
45 to 54	1,835	11.2%
55 to 64	2,256	13.7%
65 to 74	2,017	12.3%
75 and over	1,583	9.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,085	91.7%
Black or African American	90	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	71	0.4%
Asian	54	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	17	0.1%
Two or more races	386	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	743	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.1%

High school graduate32.7%

Some college or associate's36.2%

Bachelor's degree18.6%

Graduate or professional degree7.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	581	5.1%
High school graduate	3,723	32.7%
Some college or associate's	4,118	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	2,119	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	846	7.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone78.9%

Carpooled8.9%

Public transit1.1%

Walked4.2%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home6.5%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,434	78.9%
Carpooled	722	8.9%
Public transit	86	1.1%
Walked	345	4.2%
Bicycle	25	0.3%
Worked from home	527	6.5%
Other means	17	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,425	58.0%
15 to 29 min	1,515	19.9%
30 to 44 min	933	12.2%
45 to 59 min	409	5.4%
60+ min	347	4.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.22
Poverty rate: 11.5% (1,848 of 16,133)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,018	55.4%
Nonfamily households	3,231	44.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,249	89.0%
Vacant	892	11.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,270	72.7%
Renter-occupied	1,979	27.3%

1-unit, detached75.5%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units7.1%

5 to 19 units7.5%

20 or more units6.5%

Mobile home & other1.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,149	75.5%
1-unit, attached	125	1.5%
2 to 4 units	574	7.1%
5 to 19 units	614	7.5%
20 or more units	533	6.5%
Mobile home & other	146	1.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 19041
State: Iowa
Land area: 567 sq mi
Water area: 5.35 sq mi
Center point: 43.0812, -95.1499