Clay is a city of 10,273 people in Alabama. The population has more than doubled since 2000, adding 5,326 people. Owners hold 91% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 23% of adults. 2% of residents were born outside the United States. Renters pay $2,240 a month at the median.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $81,920, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
23% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Clay
What changed most since 2000
Black share0.7% → 43.0%(+42.3 pts)US over the same years: −0.1 pts
White share97.7% → 47.0%(−50.7 pts)US over the same years: −11.3 pts
Population4,947 → 10,273(+108%)US over the same years: +19%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)25.4%(108)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)25.1%(107)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.6%(122)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.5%(32)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 426 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Clay, decade by decade
Clay population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2000
4,947
$111,197
$205,847
18.7%
5.7
2010
9,708
$101,093
$241,248
25.6%
35.9
2020
10,291
$82,242
$189,442
20.8%
71.6
2024
10,273
$81,920
$220,600
23.2%
73.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
