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Clay County, MO

257,033 Population
397.6 square miles 646.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38 ±0.5 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Missouri: 39.1 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$40,186 ±$1,669 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Missouri: $36,640 ±$419
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$77,612 ±$5,230 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Missouri: $64,811 ±$733
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

7.6% ±1.5% (19,332  ±3,693) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Missouri: 13.2% 791,030 (±0.4% / ±21,823)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

23.2 minutes ±1.2 (2,566,770  ±176,033) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Missouri: 23.7 61,037,284 (±0.2 / ±718,455)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

102,352 ±1,520 Number of households
  • Missouri: 2,521,832 ±11,480
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.5 ±0 (253,904  ±100) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,014,174
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 325,134,660

4.4% ±1.4% (2,737  ±881) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Missouri: 5.3% 74,145 (±0.4% / ±5,045)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

107,642 ±54 Number of housing units
  • Missouri: 2,826,295 ±607
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$264,100 ±$8,654 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Missouri: $221,200 ±$2,019
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

13.5% ±2.2% (34,317  ±5,545.7) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in Missouri: 12.9% 790,852 (±0.3% / ±21,003.3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±,187,841.9)

Social

93.7% ±3.8% (166,563  ±6,804.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Missouri: 91.6% 3,878,393 (±0.7% / ±30,655)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±,272,504.5)
35.4% ±2.3% (62,881  ±4,045.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 32.2% 1,364,017 (±0.4% / ±18,291.8)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±,175,321.9)

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

4.6% (11,729  ±2,231) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 4.1% 252,575
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,182,176

7% ±0.9% (13,838  ±1,685) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Missouri: 7.1% 341,834 (±0.2% / ±9,753)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
13,838 Total veterans ±1,685 12,267 Male ±1,469 1,571 Female ±667

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