CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Clay

West Virginia · 606 residents · 0.56 sq mi

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With 606 people, Clay is a city in West Virginia. 36.3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. 47% of homes are owner-occupied. Households here earn about 35% less than in West Virginia as a whole. Median household income is $13,417, under the $30,130 national median. The typical home is worth $45,800.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

606

+2%vs 2000

vs 593 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.9

+2%vs 2000

vs 35.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.56 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024378

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.6%(46)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(42)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.1%(37)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(41)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.8%(41)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.4%(87)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.7%(77)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.4%(69)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.6%(34)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.2%(62)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.4%(39)

US avg: 4%

85 and over5.1%(31)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$13,417

+20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $14,712 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2021

Per capita income

$7,584

−34%vs 2000

vs $11,415 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

36.3%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 39.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$45,800

+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $53,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$236

+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $276 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

46.5%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 48.3% in 2000

53.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.7%(585)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(1)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(606)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(8)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican1.1%(4)

Ancestry

American15.9%(60)

Irish15.1%(57)

English10.6%(40)

Italian8.2%(31)

Scotch-Irish4%(15)

German3.2%(12)

Dutch1.3%(5)

West Indian0.5%(2)

Jamaican0.5%(2)

Scottish0.3%(1)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Italian population · Largest Scotch-Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.3%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.4%

−8.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.8%

−4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.9 min

−17%vs 2000

vs 24.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married67.3%(101)

Married28%(42)

Widowed2.7%(4)

Divorced2%(3)

Women 15+

Never married31.9%(29)

Married45.1%(41)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced23.1%(21)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.9%

−13.9 ptssince 2013

from 15.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

10.8%

−15.4 ptssince 2020

from 26.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

1.6%

−3.7 ptssince 2020

from 5.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

39.4%

+19.5 ptssince 2020

from 19.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

81.0%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 78.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.8%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 4.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

13.0%

−16.0 ptssince 2020

from 29.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

93.9%

+6.0 ptssince 2020

from 87.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)18.2%(2)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.2%(2)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era27.3%(3)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War45.5%(5)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 11 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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