Clay

Population: 485
Median home value: $58,800

Clay, a community in Clay County, West Virginia, has 485 residents. At $58,800, its median home value sits below Clay County's $107,100.

Between 2019 and 2023, Clay's population declined 31.3% from 706 to 485, while its median home value fell 2.0% from $60,000 to $58,800.

77.8% of workers drive to work alone. 48.5% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 485
Median age: 29.0 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $58,800
Median gross rent: $668
Housing units: 272
Homeownership rate: 25.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.0%
Unemployment rate: 20.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

706485

Median household income

$20,156$11,442

Median home value

$60,000$58,800

Median gross rent

$572$668

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	706	$20,156	$60,000	$572
2020	718	$17,708	$63,300	$576
2021	626	$11,442	$71,400	$579
2022	524	—	$65,000	$623
2023	485	—	$58,800	$668

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

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1738.8%

18 to 242.9%

25 to 3419.6%

35 to 445.6%

45 to 548.2%

55 to 649.5%

65 to 745.4%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	21	4.3%
5 to 17	188	38.8%
18 to 24	14	2.9%
25 to 34	95	19.6%
35 to 44	27	5.6%
45 to 54	40	8.2%
55 to 64	46	9.5%
65 to 74	26	5.4%
75 and over	28	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	473	97.5%
Black or African American	1	0.2%
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	7	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.9%

High school graduate68.3%

Some college or associate's5.7%

Bachelor's degree0.8%

Graduate or professional degree7.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	47	17.9%
High school graduate	179	68.3%
Some college or associate's	15	5.7%
Bachelor's degree	2	0.8%
Graduate or professional degree	19	7.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone77.8%

Carpooled5.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.6%

Other means11.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	28	77.8%
Carpooled	2	5.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2	5.6%
Other means	4	11.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	17	50.0%
15 to 29 min	12	35.3%
30 to 44 min	3	8.8%
45 to 59 min	2	5.9%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.98
Poverty rate: 75.7% (334 of 441)

	Count	Share
Family households	101	63.1%
Nonfamily households	59	36.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	160	58.8%
Vacant	112	41.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	41	25.6%
Renter-occupied	119	74.4%

1-unit, detached48.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units25.7%

5 to 19 units10.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other15.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	132	48.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	70	25.7%
5 to 19 units	28	10.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	42	15.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5415676
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.56 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 38.4615, -81.0849

West Virginia rankings

Other places in Clay County

None.