Clay County, Texas

6 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 10,402
Median household income: $77,355
Median home value: $161,300

Home to 10,402 residents, Clay County is one of Texas's counties. 6 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $77,355 is in line with the Texas median ($76,292).

Between 2019 and 2023, Clay County's population held roughly steady from 10,403 to 10,402, while its median household income rose 38.2% from $55,989 to $77,355.

The median resident is 47.8 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 17.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,402
Median age: 47.8 yrs
Median household income: $77,355
Median home value: $161,300
Median gross rent: $825
Housing units: 5,154
Homeownership rate: 80.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.9%
Unemployment rate: 1.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,40310,402

Median household income

$55,989$77,355

Median home value

$101,000$161,300

Median gross rent

$737$825

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,403	$55,989	$101,000	$737
2020	10,444	$63,125	$110,000	$754
2021	10,236	$69,967	$117,900	$721
2022	10,290	$75,227	$139,700	$787
2023	10,402	$77,355	$161,300	$825

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1715.1%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3410.2%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6417.5%

65 to 7413.5%

75 and over9.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	471	4.5%
5 to 17	1,569	15.1%
18 to 24	690	6.6%
25 to 34	1,060	10.2%
35 to 44	1,143	11.0%
45 to 54	1,292	12.4%
55 to 64	1,816	17.5%
65 to 74	1,409	13.5%
75 and over	952	9.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,116	87.6%
Black or African American	117	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	61	0.6%
Asian	91	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	5	0.0%
Two or more races	307	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	705	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.2%

High school graduate36.3%

Some college or associate's32.6%

Bachelor's degree16.6%

Graduate or professional degree7.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	554	7.2%
High school graduate	2,785	36.3%
Some college or associate's	2,503	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	1,275	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	555	7.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone76.7%

Carpooled16.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.2%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,761	76.7%
Carpooled	799	16.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	79	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	256	5.2%
Other means	8	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,069	23.0%
15 to 29 min	1,980	42.6%
30 to 44 min	1,045	22.5%
45 to 59 min	212	4.6%
60+ min	341	7.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 10.4% (1,072 of 10,282)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,111	73.6%
Nonfamily households	1,116	26.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,227	82.0%
Vacant	927	18.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,404	80.5%
Renter-occupied	823	19.5%

1-unit, detached81.5%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units2.9%

5 to 19 units0.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other14.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,201	81.5%
1-unit, attached	39	0.8%
2 to 4 units	149	2.9%
5 to 19 units	14	0.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	751	14.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 48077
State: Texas
Land area: 1,089 sq mi
Water area: 28 sq mi
Center point: 33.7859, -98.2129

Cities & places

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