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Clay City, IL

723 Population
1.8 square miles 405.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.9 ±10.5 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Clay County: 40.4 ±0.8
  • about the same as the figure in Illinois: 39 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$25,756 ±$7,053 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Clay County: $31,980 † ±$3,964
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Illinois: $46,406 ±$212
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$53,472 ±$12,745 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Clay County: $60,417 † ±$11,361
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Illinois: $83,390 ±$362
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

32.5% ±13.3% (235  ±115) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in Clay County: 17.5% † 2,245 (±2.9% / ±372)
  • more than double the rate in Illinois: 11.8% 1,464,937 (±0.2% / ±18,161)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

26.1 minutes ±15.1 (7,140  ±4,616) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Clay County: 25 † 132,500 (±3.2 / ±18,744)
  • a little less than the figure in Illinois: 27.8 143,793,920 (±0.1 / ±595,293)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

277 ±65 Number of households
  • Clay County: 5,311 ±228
  • Illinois: 5,036,449 ±8,009
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.3 (723  ±194) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Clay County: 2.4 12,685 (±0.1 / ±32)
  • a little higher than the figure in Illinois: 2.5 12,405,980
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3.5% ±6.7% (5  ±10) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Clay County: 4.2% † 113 (±2.5% / ±67)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Illinois: 4.9% 147,208 (±0.1% / ±3,564)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

369 ±80 Number of housing units
  • Clay County: 6,165 ±45
  • Illinois: 5,457,452 ±471
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$83,200 ±$9,799 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Clay County: $97,400 † ±$10,728
  • about one-third of the amount in Illinois: $263,300 ±$797
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

15.8% ±10.7% (114  ±82.9) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Clay County: 15.6% † 2,024 (±4.4% / ±576.4)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Illinois: 11.1% 1,396,426 (±0.1% / ±14,640.6)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

90.6% ±26.2% (395  ±79.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Clay County: 90.5% 8,158 (±6% / ±546.8)
  • about the same as the rate in Illinois: 90.5% 7,931,250 (±0.3% / ±22,974.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
3.7% ±7.5% (16  ±33) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Clay County: 13.1% † 1,180 (±2.6% / ±236.5)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Illinois: 37.9% 3,318,149 (±0.2% / ±14,295.2)
  • about 10 percent 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

1.2% ±1.9% (9  ±14) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Clay County: 0.2% 31
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Illinois: 14.8% 1,872,449
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6% ±4.6% (29  ±23) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Clay County: 8.9% † 880 (±1.6% / ±162)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 4.8% 478,196 (±0.1% / ±4,766)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
29 Total veterans ±23 27 Male ±23 2 Female ±4

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