Clay County, Missouri

21 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 255,566
Median household income: $86,150
Median home value: $256,400

Clay County, Missouri counts 255,566 residents. 21 cities and places have their primary county here. At $86,150, its median household income sits above Missouri's $68,920.

Between 2019 and 2023, Clay County's population grew 5.4% from 242,516 to 255,566, while its median household income rose 22.2% from $70,510 to $86,150.

71.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1987.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 255,566
Median age: 37.6 yrs
Median household income: $86,150
Median home value: $256,400
Median gross rent: $1,220
Housing units: 106,689
Homeownership rate: 68.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

242,516255,566

Median household income

$70,510$86,150

Median home value

$174,900$256,400

Median gross rent

$965$1,220

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	242,516	$70,510	$174,900	$965
2020	246,480	$72,047	$185,700	$995
2021	250,134	$75,596	$199,600	$1,046
2022	253,085	$82,264	$237,200	$1,133
2023	255,566	$86,150	$256,400	$1,220

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1717.7%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3414.3%

35 to 4414.3%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	15,524	6.1%
5 to 17	45,291	17.7%
18 to 24	20,003	7.8%
25 to 34	36,595	14.3%
35 to 44	36,451	14.3%
45 to 54	32,512	12.7%
55 to 64	31,129	12.2%
65 to 74	23,105	9.0%
75 and over	14,956	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	198,802	77.8%
Black or African American	16,894	6.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	498	0.2%
Asian	6,209	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	903	0.4%
Some other race	780	0.3%
Two or more races	11,793	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	19,687	7.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.6%

High school graduate26.8%

Some college or associate's31.6%

Bachelor's degree23.6%

Graduate or professional degree12.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	9,744	5.6%
High school graduate	46,784	26.8%
Some college or associate's	55,301	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	41,232	23.6%
Graduate or professional degree	21,687	12.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone76.3%

Carpooled7.6%

Public transit0.2%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home14.0%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	100,976	76.3%
Carpooled	10,065	7.6%
Public transit	256	0.2%
Walked	1,056	0.8%
Bicycle	122	0.1%
Worked from home	18,543	14.0%
Other means	1,320	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	28,168	24.8%
15 to 29 min	52,592	46.2%
30 to 44 min	22,128	19.4%
45 to 59 min	6,690	5.9%
60+ min	4,217	3.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 8.5% (21,452 of 252,688)

	Count	Share
Family households	67,078	66.4%
Nonfamily households	33,930	33.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	101,008	94.7%
Vacant	5,681	5.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	69,570	68.9%
Renter-occupied	31,438	31.1%

1-unit, detached71.0%

1-unit, attached5.0%

2 to 4 units5.2%

5 to 19 units10.1%

20 or more units7.0%

Mobile home & other1.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	75,791	71.0%
1-unit, attached	5,320	5.0%
2 to 4 units	5,525	5.2%
5 to 19 units	10,766	10.1%
20 or more units	7,483	7.0%
Mobile home & other	1,804	1.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 29047
State: Missouri
Land area: 398 sq mi
Water area: 11 sq mi
Center point: 39.3156, -94.4215

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