COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Clay County

Alabama · 13,252 residents · 604 sq mi

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Clay County is home to 13,252 people in Alabama. 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $35,300. Median rent is $180 a month. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock. Median household income is $19,252, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 20%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

13,252

−7%vs 2000

vs 14,254 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.8

−7%vs 2000

vs 38.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

604 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202414K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.8%(768)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.1%(945)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.9%(921)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.2%(1,085)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.6%(874)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.4%(1,906)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.4%(1,647)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.8%(1,563)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.7%(1,291)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.7%(1,156)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.9%(779)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.4%(317)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,252

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,885 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,533

−31%vs 2000

vs $13,785 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.4%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$35,300

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $58,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$180

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $272 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.6%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.2% in 2000

24.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic81.5%(11,616)

Black15.6%(2,219)

Hispanic / Latino1.8%(253)

Asian0.1%(12)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic83.4%(11,048)

Black16.3%(2,166)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(31)

Asian0.2%(21)

Other0.1%(17)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.4%(342)

Central American0.4%(55)

Salvadoran0.3%(45)

Cuban0.2%(24)

Spaniard0.1%(15)

Costa Rican0.1%(10)

South American0%(2)

Colombian0%(2)

Asian origin

Burmese0.4%(50)

Filipino0%(4)

Ancestry

American17.8%(2,533)

English13.5%(1,922)

Irish9.9%(1,398)

German6.4%(905)

Scottish3.4%(478)

Scotch-Irish2.9%(412)

French1.6%(226)

Italian1%(147)

Subsaharan African1%(137)

Welsh0.4%(62)

Dutch0.4%(54)

French Canadian0.3%(42)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

Greek0.1%(16)

Polish0.1%(15)

Norwegian0.1%(12)

Nigerian0.1%(11)

Croatian0.1%(9)

Swedish0.1%(8)

Swiss0%(6)

British0%(3)

Russian0%(3)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.3%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

53.8%

−12.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.2%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.1 min

+11%vs 2000

vs 19.1 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 married25.5%(1,470)

Married58.8%(3,389)

Widowed5.3%(305)

Divorced10.4%(598)

Women 15+

Never married19%(1,134)

Married58.2%(3,481)

Widowed12%(716)

Divorced10.9%(651)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.2%

−6.5 ptssince 2013

from 13.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.0%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 52.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.5%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 14.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.6%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 25.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.0%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 24.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.9%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.7%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 65.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.1%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 44.0% 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)11.1%(84)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24.8%(188)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era40.5%(307)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2%(15)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 758 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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