Clay Center

Population: 367
Median household income: $64,750
Median home value: $121,200

Clay Center is a community in Ottawa County, Ohio, home to 367 residents. Its median household income of $64,750 runs below the Ottawa County figure of $75,728.

From 2019 to 2023, Clay Center's population grew 24.8% from 294 to 367, while its median home value rose 35.6% from $89,400 to $121,200.

The median resident is 32.3 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 23.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 367
Median age: 32.3 yrs
Median household income: $64,750
Median home value: $121,200
Median gross rent: $631
Housing units: 137
Homeownership rate: 85.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.8%
Unemployment rate: 7.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

294367

Median household income

$53,750$64,750

Median home value

$89,400$121,200

Median gross rent

$940$631

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	294	$53,750	$89,400	$940
2020	400	$54,375	$93,200	$920
2021	378	$56,250	$110,100	—
2022	357	$60,625	$118,200	$569
2023	367	$64,750	$121,200	$631

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

Age distribution

Under 51.1%

5 to 1717.2%

18 to 2417.2%

25 to 3423.2%

35 to 449.3%

45 to 547.9%

55 to 649.8%

65 to 747.1%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4	1.1%
5 to 17	63	17.2%
18 to 24	63	17.2%
25 to 34	85	23.2%
35 to 44	34	9.3%
45 to 54	29	7.9%
55 to 64	36	9.8%
65 to 74	26	7.1%
75 and over	27	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	345	94.0%
Black or African American	2	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	20	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.5%

High school graduate72.2%

Some college or associate's21.5%

Bachelor's degree2.1%

Graduate or professional degree1.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6	2.5%
High school graduate	171	72.2%
Some college or associate's	51	21.5%
Bachelor's degree	5	2.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4	1.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone83.8%

Carpooled2.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	98	83.8%
Carpooled	3	2.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	3	2.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	13	11.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	17	16.3%
15 to 29 min	41	39.4%
30 to 44 min	40	38.5%
45 to 59 min	4	3.8%
60+ min	2	1.9%

Households

Average household size: 3.14
Poverty rate: 18.0% (66 of 367)

	Count	Share
Family households	70	59.8%
Nonfamily households	47	40.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	117	85.4%
Vacant	20	14.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	100	85.5%
Renter-occupied	17	14.5%

1-unit, detached100.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	137	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3915588
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.01 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.5731, -83.3641