Clay County, Minnesota

12 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 65,628
Median household income: $77,664
Median home value: $256,000

Clay County is a county in Minnesota with a population of 65,628. 12 cities and places have their primary county here. At $77,664, its median household income sits below Minnesota's $87,556.

Between 2019 and 2023, Clay County's population grew 3.4% from 63,446 to 65,628, while its median household income rose 19.0% from $65,269 to $77,664.

Households average 2.41 people. The median gross rent is $1,000.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 65,628
Median age: 33.5 yrs
Median household income: $77,664
Median home value: $256,000
Median gross rent: $1,000
Housing units: 27,241
Homeownership rate: 66.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

63,44665,628

Median household income

$65,269$77,664

Median home value

$197,100$256,000

Median gross rent

$865$1,000

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	63,446	$65,269	$197,100	$865
2020	64,029	$66,069	$205,400	$859
2021	64,975	$67,984	$215,100	$884
2022	65,307	$75,006	$241,400	$972
2023	65,628	$77,664	$256,000	$1,000

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1718.3%

18 to 2414.0%

25 to 3413.2%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6410.2%

65 to 747.8%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,297	6.5%
5 to 17	11,986	18.3%
18 to 24	9,162	14.0%
25 to 34	8,670	13.2%
35 to 44	8,876	13.5%
45 to 54	6,829	10.4%
55 to 64	6,713	10.2%
65 to 74	5,116	7.8%
75 and over	3,979	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	55,293	84.3%
Black or African American	3,014	4.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	522	0.8%
Asian	1,088	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	167	0.3%
Some other race	116	0.2%
Two or more races	2,242	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,186	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.0%

High school graduate22.2%

Some college or associate's33.8%

Bachelor's degree26.0%

Graduate or professional degree13.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,009	5.0%
High school graduate	8,908	22.2%
Some college or associate's	13,576	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	10,454	26.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5,236	13.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone75.2%

Carpooled7.8%

Public transit1.2%

Walked3.5%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home11.0%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	25,123	75.2%
Carpooled	2,593	7.8%
Public transit	393	1.2%
Walked	1,158	3.5%
Bicycle	144	0.4%
Worked from home	3,688	11.0%
Other means	328	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	10,782	36.3%
15 to 29 min	13,602	45.7%
30 to 44 min	3,419	11.5%
45 to 59 min	809	2.7%
60+ min	1,127	3.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 14.4% (9,003 of 62,608)

	Count	Share
Family households	15,579	60.1%
Nonfamily households	10,360	39.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	25,939	95.2%
Vacant	1,302	4.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	17,285	66.6%
Renter-occupied	8,654	33.4%

1-unit, detached60.5%

1-unit, attached8.5%

2 to 4 units3.6%

5 to 19 units11.2%

20 or more units13.8%

Mobile home & other2.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	16,479	60.5%
1-unit, attached	2,312	8.5%
2 to 4 units	980	3.6%
5 to 19 units	3,064	11.2%
20 or more units	3,759	13.8%
Mobile home & other	647	2.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 27027
State: Minnesota
Land area: 1,045 sq mi
Water area: 7.45 sq mi
Center point: 46.8984, -96.4949