COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Clay County

Kansas · 9,158 residents · 645 sq mi

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Clay County is home to 9,158 people in Kansas. At a median age of 39.8, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $32,600. Median rent is $231 a month. Owners hold 73% of the housing stock. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 22%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

9,158

+4%vs 2000

vs 8,822 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.8

−4%vs 2000

vs 41.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

645 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(593)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.7%(703)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(683)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.9%(536)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.6%(334)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.9%(1,185)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.9%(1,183)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.9%(910)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.2%(931)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411%(1,005)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.3%(761)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.6%(334)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,896

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,965 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,431

−36%vs 2000

vs $17,939 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.6%

+2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$32,600

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $55,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$231

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $333 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.4%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.7% in 2000

26.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.2%(8,577)

Black0.6%(50)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(73)

Asian0.1%(12)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.7%(9,128)

Black0%(4)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(31)

Asian0.2%(15)

Other0.1%(11)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.7%(217)

Puerto Rican0.5%(40)

South American0.1%(12)

Chilean0.1%(12)

Spaniard0.1%(8)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.4%(29)

Laotian0.1%(6)

Korean0.1%(5)

Hmong0%(2)

Filipino0%(2)

Vietnamese0%(1)

Ancestry

German29.8%(2,402)

English15.1%(1,212)

Irish9.4%(753)

American5.8%(467)

Swedish4.9%(398)

French3.8%(309)

Czech1.5%(123)

Scottish1.5%(121)

Swiss1.2%(96)

Welsh1.2%(94)

Norwegian1%(79)

Croatian0.5%(44)

+ 11 more ancestry groups with data

Italian0.5%(43)

Austrian0.4%(33)

Polish0.4%(32)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(28)

Dutch0.3%(26)

Danish0.2%(19)

French Canadian0.1%(12)

Portuguese0.1%(12)

Belgian0.1%(8)

Canadian0.1%(7)

Slovak0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.3%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

77.8%

−9.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.2%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.0 min

+60%vs 2000

vs 16.2 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 married24.5%(811)

Married63%(2,087)

Widowed1.5%(49)

Divorced11.1%(367)

Women 15+

Never married12.4%(399)

Married59.7%(1,915)

Widowed12%(384)

Divorced15.8%(508)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.7%

−1.8 ptssince 2013

from 7.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.0%

−6.2 ptssince 2020

from 54.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

26.0%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 22.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.3%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 26.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

14.3%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 12.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

6.8%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 8.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

78.5%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 76.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.0%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 42.2% 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)41%(394)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)29.3%(281)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era37.3%(358)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.2%(2)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 960 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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