Clay County, West Virginia

1 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 7,946
Median household income: $42,790
Median home value: $107,100

Clay County, West Virginia counts 7,946 residents. 1 cities and places have their primary county here. At $42,790, its median household income sits below West Virginia's $57,917.

From 2019 to 2023, Clay County's population declined 8.8% from 8,709 to 7,946, while its median household income rose 22.2% from $35,024 to $42,790.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.0% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 97.0% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,946
Median age: 45.3 yrs
Median household income: $42,790
Median home value: $107,100
Median gross rent: $589
Housing units: 3,945
Homeownership rate: 79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.8%
Unemployment rate: 11.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,7097,946

Median household income

$35,024$42,790

Median home value

$80,200$107,100

Median gross rent

$495$589

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,709	$35,024	$80,200	$495
2020	8,599	$35,154	$86,100	$517
2021	8,176	$37,197	$87,700	$530
2022	8,049	$41,530	$100,800	$582
2023	7,946	$42,790	$107,100	$589

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 249.2%

25 to 346.4%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6415.6%

65 to 7413.6%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	403	5.1%
5 to 17	1,349	17.0%
18 to 24	733	9.2%
25 to 34	509	6.4%
35 to 44	958	12.1%
45 to 54	1,026	12.9%
55 to 64	1,241	15.6%
65 to 74	1,078	13.6%
75 and over	649	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,710	97.0%
Black or African American	2	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	214	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.9%

High school graduate52.7%

Some college or associate's19.6%

Bachelor's degree7.0%

Graduate or professional degree4.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	869	15.9%
High school graduate	2,876	52.7%
Some college or associate's	1,073	19.6%
Bachelor's degree	381	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	262	4.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 39 min

Drove alone75.5%

Carpooled15.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.6%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,734	75.5%
Carpooled	348	15.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	33	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	175	7.6%
Other means	6	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	347	16.4%
15 to 29 min	719	33.9%
30 to 44 min	392	18.5%
45 to 59 min	234	11.0%
60+ min	429	20.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.66
Poverty rate: 24.9% (1,952 of 7,839)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,016	68.1%
Nonfamily households	944	31.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,960	75.0%
Vacant	985	25.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,337	79.0%
Renter-occupied	623	21.0%

1-unit, detached65.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.8%

5 to 19 units1.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other31.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,585	65.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	70	1.8%
5 to 19 units	59	1.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1,231	31.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 54015
State: West Virginia
Land area: 342 sq mi
Water area: 1.88 sq mi
Center point: 38.4598, -81.0819

Cities & places

Clay