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Clay County, MO

259,772 Population
397.6 square miles 653.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.4 ±0.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Missouri: 39.3 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$43,747 ±$1,974 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Missouri: $38,699 ±$393
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$84,378 ±$5,844 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Missouri: $68,545 ±$900
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

8.2% ±1.9% (21,101  ±4,790) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Missouri: 12% 720,210 (±0.4% / ±24,684)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

23.4 minutes ±1 (2,702,795  ±149,057) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Missouri: 23.6 62,492,340 (±0.2 / ±849,274)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

103,995 ±1,736 Number of households
  • Missouri: 2,556,271 ±10,804
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.5 ±0 (256,474  ±156) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,033,157
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

4.6% ±1.5% (2,826  ±905) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Missouri: 5.5% 78,185 (±0.4% / ±5,180)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

109,025 ±69 Number of housing units
  • Missouri: 2,844,440 ±583
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$283,200 ±$9,732 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Missouri: $233,600 ±$2,397
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

10% ±1.7% (25,637  ±4,380.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Missouri: 12.1% 739,002 (±0.4% / ±22,558.4)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

95% ±3.8% (170,801  ±6,975.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Missouri: 92% 3,915,999 (±0.7% / ±29,203.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
38% ±2.4% (68,315  ±4,290) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 33.2% 1,413,984 (±0.4% / ±18,155.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

6.8% (17,771  ±3,183) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Missouri: 4.8% 296,832
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

7.8% ±1% (15,416  ±1,937) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 7.1% 341,191 (±0.2% / ±8,649)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
15,416 Total veterans ±1,937 13,992 Male ±1,753 1,424 Female ±730

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