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Clay township, St. Clair County, MI

8,357 Population
35.5 square miles 235.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

55.3 ±1.3 Median age
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in St. Clair County: 44.5 ±0.2
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Michigan: 40.2 ±0.1
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$49,753 ±$4,762 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in St. Clair County: $38,214 ±$1,024
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Michigan: $40,735 ±$166
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$87,292 ±$7,948 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in St. Clair County: $71,270 ±$1,351
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Michigan: $72,875 ±$293
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

8.6% ±2.5% (714  ±203) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in St. Clair County: 11.3% 17,872 (±0.9% / ±1,412)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Michigan: 13.2% 1,303,527 (±0.2% / ±16,388)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

38.5 minutes ±5.6 (127,760  ±12,684) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.4 times the figure in St. Clair County: 28.5 1,952,565 (±0.6 / ±55,681)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Michigan: 24.2 97,245,590 (±0.1 / ±399,652)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

3,968 ±178 Number of households
  • St. Clair County: 67,816 ±583
  • Michigan: 4,076,369 ±8,399
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.1 ±0.1 (8,353  ±30) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in St. Clair County: 2.3 158,767 (±0 / ±36)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Michigan: 2.4 9,863,281
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

2.6% ±2.3% (26  ±24) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in St. Clair County: 5.7% † 1,871 (±0.9% / ±309)
  • about half the rate in Michigan: 5.1% 114,939 (±0.1% / ±2,670)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

5,177 ±217 Number of housing units
  • St. Clair County: 72,799 ±121
  • Michigan: 4,622,236 ±795
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$307,600 ±$22,479 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in St. Clair County: $224,600 ±$3,575
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Michigan: $231,600 ±$642
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

9.9% ±3.1% (827  ±258.6) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in St. Clair County: 9.5% 15,017 (±0.9% / ±1,384.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan: 11.2% 1,119,587 (±0.1% / ±12,091.9)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

94.5% ±6.1% (6,347  ±456.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in St. Clair County: 92% 106,414 (±1.9% / ±2,139.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in Michigan: 92.1% 6,452,696 (±0.3% / ±19,033.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
20.4% ±2.9% (1,368  ±201.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in St. Clair County: 20.3% 23,488 (±0.9% / ±1,040.4)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Michigan: 32.5% 2,273,972 (±0.2% / ±11,133.4)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

2.9% ±1.3% (240  ±109) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in St. Clair County: 2% 3,240
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Michigan: 7.2% 728,881
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.6% ±1.8% (548  ±128) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in St. Clair County: 7.1% 9,016 (±0.4% / ±473)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Michigan: 5.8% 460,783 (±0.1% / ±4,000)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
548 Total veterans ±128 545 Male ±128 3 Female ±5

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