Clay Center

Population: 750
Median household income: $75,833
Median home value: $148,300

Clay Center, a community in Clay County, Nebraska, has 750 residents. At $75,833, its median household income sits in line with Clay County's $75,938.

Between 2019 and 2023, Clay Center's population declined 6.4% from 801 to 750, while its median home value rose 74.9% from $84,800 to $148,300.

Owners occupy 82.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 39.7 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 750
Median age: 39.7 yrs
Median household income: $75,833
Median home value: $148,300
Median gross rent: $620
Housing units: 346
Homeownership rate: 82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.6%
Unemployment rate: 1.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

801750

Median household income

$57,750$75,833

Median home value

$84,800$148,300

Median gross rent

$515$620

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	801	$57,750	$84,800	$515
2020	859	$61,146	$93,600	$550
2021	774	$66,932	$105,100	$561
2022	780	$72,083	$119,500	$610
2023	750	$75,833	$148,300	$620

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

Age distribution

Under 59.9%

5 to 1711.6%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 3414.8%

35 to 449.7%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 7415.6%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	74	9.9%
5 to 17	87	11.6%
18 to 24	61	8.1%
25 to 34	111	14.8%
35 to 44	73	9.7%
45 to 54	80	10.7%
55 to 64	90	12.0%
65 to 74	117	15.6%
75 and over	57	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	666	88.8%
Black or African American	10	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.9%
Asian	1	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	25	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	41	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.3%

High school graduate33.0%

Some college or associate's40.2%

Bachelor's degree13.1%

Graduate or professional degree7.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	33	6.3%
High school graduate	174	33.0%
Some college or associate's	212	40.2%
Bachelor's degree	69	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	40	7.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone85.5%

Carpooled3.8%

Public transit1.5%

Walked4.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	341	85.5%
Carpooled	15	3.8%
Public transit	6	1.5%
Walked	16	4.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	21	5.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	164	43.4%
15 to 29 min	101	26.7%
30 to 44 min	89	23.5%
45 to 59 min	9	2.4%
60+ min	15	4.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 2.9% (21 of 731)

	Count	Share
Family households	220	70.5%
Nonfamily households	92	29.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	312	90.2%
Vacant	34	9.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	256	82.1%
Renter-occupied	56	17.9%

1-unit, detached88.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units6.9%

5 to 19 units0.9%

20 or more units0.9%

Mobile home & other2.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	306	88.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	24	6.9%
5 to 19 units	3	0.9%
20 or more units	3	0.9%
Mobile home & other	10	2.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3109375
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.73 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.5255, -98.0550