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Clay County

Florida · 239,593 residents (2025 est.) · 605 sq mi
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Clay County is a county of 227,584 people in Florida. Since 2000 the county has risen by half, up 86,770 people. That puts it in the top 3% of US counties for household income. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock. 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 7% of residents were born outside the United States.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
28% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 76%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
227,584
+62%since 2000
from 140,814 in 2000
239,593 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
376 / sq mi
+27%since 2009
from 297 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
40.4
+13%since 2000
from 35.9 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
605 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
94K130K167K203K240K19902000201020202024Clay County
2024228K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.2%(11,810)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.3%(14,256)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147%(15,834)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.7%(15,202)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.4%(12,236)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412.1%(27,456)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.7%(31,118)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413%(29,495)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.7%(31,171)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.6%(24,138)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.7%(10,780)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.8%(4,088)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$87,820
−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $48,854 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$39,563
+90%since 2000
from $20,868 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
57.5%
+20.6 ptssince 2009
from 36.9% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
9.2%
+2.4 ptssince 2000
from 6.8% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.402
+4%since 2010
from 0.387 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information13.3%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade8.5%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services8.4%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance7.4%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical6.6%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration6.4%
US avg: 4.8%
Retail trade4.6%
US avg: 9.9%
Transportation & warehousing2%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.4%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.8%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.6%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.3%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.2%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$312,500
+76%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $97,400 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,551
+27%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $668 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
75.9%
−2.0 ptssince 2000
from 77.9% in 2000
24.1% rent
Vacancy rate
5.9%
−1.5 ptssince 2009
from 7.4% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.69 people
−1%since 2009
from 2.72 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
19.8%
−8.8 ptssince 2009
from 28.6% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
46.9%
+5.6 ptssince 2009
from 41.3% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.6
+15%since 2009
from 3.1 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
33
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic84.9%(119,587)
Black6.6%(9,243)
Hispanic / Latino4.3%(6,059)
Asian2%(2,754)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic67.8%(154,249)
Black11.6%(26,414)
Hispanic / Latino11.4%(26,029)
Asian3%(6,830)
Other6.2%(14,062)
Diversity Score
64
+39%since 2009
from 46 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
30
−8%since 2020
from 33 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican3.8%(8,545)
Mexican2.4%(5,543)
South American1.4%(3,261)
Central American1.3%(3,004)
Cuban1.1%(2,544)
Colombian0.8%(1,855)
Spaniard0.5%(1,041)
Guatemalan0.5%(1,031)
Nicaraguan0.3%(657)
Dominican0.3%(650)
Salvadoran0.2%(466)
Panamanian0.2%(421)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Peruvian0.2%(402)
Venezuelan0.2%(361)
Costa Rican0.1%(319)
Ecuadorian0.1%(259)
Argentine0%(112)
Honduran0%(110)
Bolivian0%(106)
Uruguayan0%(99)
Chilean0%(67)
Asian origin
Filipino1.7%(3,852)
Chinese0.4%(1,000)
Vietnamese0.2%(440)
Japanese0.1%(310)
Asian Indian0.1%(299)
Korean0.1%(275)
Sri Lankan0.1%(268)
Pakistani0%(109)
Burmese0%(60)
Thai0%(42)
Cambodian0%(25)
+ 3 more asian origin groups with data
Malaysian0%(13)
Mien0%(8)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.2%(386)
Guamanian0%(15)
Ancestry
English13.9%(31,595)
German11.1%(25,234)
Irish10.7%(24,244)
American6%(13,627)
Italian4%(9,042)
Scottish2.9%(6,612)
French2.2%(4,896)
Polish1.8%(4,068)
West Indian1.8%(4,056)
Scotch-Irish1.2%(2,622)
Haitian1%(2,305)
Swedish0.9%(2,092)
+ 41 more ancestry groups with data
Norwegian0.8%(1,820)
Welsh0.7%(1,537)
Dutch0.6%(1,352)
French Canadian0.6%(1,310)
Jamaican0.5%(1,170)
Hungarian0.4%(826)
Arab0.3%(779)
Portuguese0.3%(773)
British0.3%(739)
Russian0.3%(602)
Greek0.2%(511)
Czech0.2%(510)
Swiss0.2%(431)
Canadian0.2%(398)
Brazilian0.2%(377)
Slovak0.2%(351)
Romanian0.1%(328)
Lebanese0.1%(325)
Austrian0.1%(324)
Danish0.1%(268)
Lithuanian0.1%(257)
Guyanese0.1%(256)
Nigerian0.1%(238)
Ukrainian0.1%(237)
Finnish0.1%(167)
Armenian0.1%(135)
Palestinian0.1%(133)
Syrian0.1%(116)
Croatian0%(100)
Latvian0%(60)
Slovene0%(52)
Ghanaian0%(44)
Turkish0%(37)
Iranian0%(35)
Egyptian0%(33)
Serbian0%(20)
Moroccan0%(18)
Belgian0%(15)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
28.3%
+8.2 ptssince 2000
from 20.1% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
92.5%
+6.1 ptssince 2000
from 86.4% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
9.6%
+2.8 ptssince 2000
from 6.7% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
31.3 min
+26%since 2000
from 24.8 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
72.0%
−10.1 ptssince 2009
from 82.1% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
9.0%
−2.2 ptssince 2009
from 11.2% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.1%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
15.9%
+12.2 ptssince 2009
from 3.7% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.8%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 1.2% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.4%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
3.6%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 2.8% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.8%
−5.8 ptssince 2011
from 9.6% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
63.0%
−3.3 ptssince 2011
from 66.3% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
74.5%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 72.6% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
10.4%
−1.3 ptssince 2009
from 11.8% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
40.0%
+6.5 ptssince 2009
from 33.5% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.4%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 49.3% in 2009
Female
50.6%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 50.7% in 2009
Foreign born
7.0%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 5.9% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
15.9%
−4.2 ptssince 2009
from 20.1% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
14.5%
+1.7 ptssince 2012
from 12.8% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
8.2%
−5.6 ptssince 2013
from 13.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
94.6%
+8.6 ptssince 2017
from 86.0% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.2%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 95.6% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
87.2%
+3.7 ptssince 2020
from 83.4% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
89.2%
−0.7 ptssince 2016
from 89.9% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
6.3%
+1.1 ptssince 2016
from 5.2% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married30.7%(27,861)
Married57.2%(51,947)
Widowed2.5%(2,286)
Divorced9.7%(8,797)
Women 15+
Never married24.6%(23,287)
Married54.4%(51,541)
Widowed8.5%(8,069)
Divorced12.5%(11,896)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
8.2%
−5.6 ptssince 2013
from 13.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
53.7%
+2.4 ptssince 2020
from 51.3% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
14.6%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 13.5% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
18.8%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 17.6% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
14.4%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 14.8% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
5.7%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 5.1% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
74.2%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 73.4% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
33.8%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 32.7% 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)38.7%(10,639)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)44%(12,114)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era24.8%(6,837)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.5%(953)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.6%(159)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 27,517 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Clay County, Florida?

Clay County, Florida has about 227,584 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Clay County, Florida?

The typical household in Clay County, Florida earns about $87,820 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Clay County, Florida expensive?

In Clay County, Florida, the median home is worth about $312,500, and the typical rent is about $1,551 a month.

How educated are people in Clay County, Florida?

About 28.3% of adults age 25 and over in Clay County, Florida hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Clay County, Florida?

About 9.2% of people in Clay County, Florida live below the federal poverty line.

Has Clay County, Florida grown since 1990?

Yes, Clay County, Florida has grown since 1990. The population has added about 121,598 residents, a change of about 115 percent over that period.

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