Clay

Also part of these county-equivalents:
  1. Clay Legal Resources
  2. Clay Statistics
  3. Clay Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Clay Employment Information
  5. Clay Family Information
  6. Clay Education Information
  7. Clay Public Benefits Information
  8. Clay Immigration & Civil Rights Information


Clay Legal Resources Back to top

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Clay Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 19,946
  • Land Area (2000): 2,451.251 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 12.818 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 8,059
Clay Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 6,768 33.90%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 1,921 9.62%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 11,275 56.48%

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Clay Employment Information Back to top
Clay Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 639 11.01%
2. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 497 8.56%
3. Health Care 351 6.05%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 308 5.31%
5. Public Administration 242 4.17%
6. Educational Services 224 3.86%
7. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 206 3.55%
8. Truck Transportation 204 3.51%
9. Metal Manufactuing 191 3.29%
10. Finance and Insurance 181 3.12%
11. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 178 3.07%
12. Repair and Maintenance 168 2.89%
13. Utilities 135 2.33%
14. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 134 2.31%
15. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 128 2.20%
16. Food Manufacturing 127 2.19%
17. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 116 2.00%
18. Other Transportation 103 1.77%
19. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 97 1.67%
20. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 89 1.53%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 889 19.62%
2. Educational Services 737 16.26%
3. Finance and Insurance 236 5.21%
4. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 196 4.32%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 159 3.51%
6. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 123 2.71%
7. Public Administration 121 2.67%
8. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 114 2.52%
9. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 114 2.52%
10. Department and Other General Stores 109 2.41%
11. Personal and Laundry Services 106 2.34%
12. Social Assistance 102 2.25%
13. Food and Beverage Stores 96 2.12%
14. Printing and Related Manufacturing 89 1.96%
15. Construction 64 1.41%
16. Machinery Manufacturing 59 1.30%
17. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 57 1.26%
18. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 56 1.24%
19. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 56 1.24%
20. Metal Manufactuing 55 1.21%

Clay Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Sales and Related Occupations 404 6.96%
2. Farmers and Farm Managers 347 5.98%
3. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 314 5.41%
4. Other Installation / Maintenance 284 4.89%
5. Other Management Occupations 260 4.48%
6. Vehicle Mechanics 242 4.17%
7. Other Production Occupations 196 3.38%
8. Top Executives 186 3.20%
9. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 176 3.03%
10. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 173 2.98%
11. Physicians and Surgeons 160 2.76%
12. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 148 2.55%
13. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 145 2.50%
14. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 139 2.39%
15. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 136 2.34%
16. Agricultural Workers 128 2.20%
17. Postsecondary Teachers 112 1.93%
18. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 105 1.81%
19. Business Operations Specialists 93 1.60%
20. Other Food Preparation and Servers 93 1.60%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 324 7.15%
2. Secretaries and Admins 291 6.42%
3. Registered Nurses 258 5.69%
4. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 228 5.03%
5. Other Management Occupations 207 4.57%
6. Other Sales and Related Occupations 202 4.46%
7. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 149 3.29%
8. Other Production Occupations 148 3.27%
9. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 143 3.16%
10. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 137 3.02%
11. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 120 2.65%
12. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 116 2.56%
13. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 116 2.56%
14. Health Technologists and Technicians 104 2.29%
15. Cashiers 93 2.05%
16. Other Healthcare Support 85 1.88%
17. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 84 1.85%
18. Business Operations Specialists 81 1.79%
19. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 78 1.72%
20. Customer Service Representatives 77 1.70%

Clay Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 9,023 58.23%
15-35 hours 1,983 12.80%
1-14 hours 497 3.21%
No regular hours 3,992 25.76%

Clay Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 362 3.72%
5 AM-5:29 AM 284 2.92%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 358 3.68%
6 AM-6:29 AM 877 9.01%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 976 10.03%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,798 18.48%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,828 18.79%
8 AM-8:29 AM 1,056 10.85%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 436 4.48%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 335 3.44%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 175 1.80%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 64 0.66%
Noon-3:59 PM 587 6.03%
4 PM-11:59 PM 593 6.10%

Clay Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 216 2.22%
5-9 1,000 10.28%
10-14 1,848 18.99%
15-19 2,209 22.71%
20-24 1,746 17.95%
25-29 532 5.47%
30-34 842 8.65%
35-39 154 1.58%
40-44 233 2.39%
45-59 446 4.58%
60-89 269 2.76%
At least 90 234 2.41%

Clay Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 19 0.20% 7,532 77.42%
30-44 0 0.00% 1,229 12.63%
45-59 0 0.00% 446 4.58%
At least 60 15 0.15% 488 5.02%

Clay Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 956 9.37%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 8,625 84.53%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 16 0.16%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 34 0.33%
Color 6 Box Walked 98 0.96%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 475 4.66%

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Clay Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 7,400 (19,830 people)
Families (2000): 6,072 (18,061 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 3,031
People at same address in 1995: 11,182
Clay Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 386 5.19%
$10,000-$14,999 331 4.45%
$15,000-$19,999 377 5.07%
$20,000-$24,999 459 6.18%
$25,000-$29,999 408 5.49%
$30,000-$34,999 465 6.26%
$35,000-$39,999 487 6.55%
$40,000-$44,999 400 5.38%
$45,000-$49,999 422 5.68%
$50,000-$59,999 763 10.27%
$60,000-$74,999 744 10.01%
$75,000-$99,999 818 11.00%
$100,000-$124,999 471 6.34%
$125,000-$149,999 224 3.01%
$150,000-$199,999 306 4.12%
$200,000 or more 372 5.00%

Clay Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 1,147 15.52%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 2,753 37.25%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 215 2.91%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 1,279 17.30%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 26 0.35%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 1,234 16.70%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 11 0.15%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 531 7.18%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 2 0.03%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 138 1.87%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 55 0.74%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Clay Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 6,296 29.13%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 3,506 16.22%
Public Assistance 80 0.37%
Retirement 1,152 5.33%
Self Employment 1,650 7.63%
Social Security 1,883 8.71%
Supplemental Security 202 0.93%
Wage / Salary 5,930 27.43%
Other 917 4.24%

Clay Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 3,284 58.68%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 2,312 41.32%

Clay Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 553 6.90%
Color 1 Box Married 5,733 71.57%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,577 19.69%
Color 3 Box Widowed 147 1.84%

Clay Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 537 6.82%
Color 1 Box Married 5,767 73.28%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,062 13.49%
Color 3 Box Widowed 504 6.40%

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Clay Education Information Back to top
Clay Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 481 3.23%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,388 9.31%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 5,209 34.94%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 3,132 21.01%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 736 4.94%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 2,409 16.16%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 1,553 10.42%

Clay Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 124 0.62% 149 0.75% 273 1.37%
Kindergarten 165 0.83% 33 0.17% 198 0.99%
Grades 1-4 1,056 5.29% 170 0.85% 1,226 6.15%
Grades 5-8 1,183 5.93% 202 1.01% 1,385 6.94%
Grades 9-12 1,087 5.45% 151 0.76% 1,238 6.21%
Undergrad college 536 2.69% 141 0.71% 677 3.39%
Graduate or professional school 136 0.68% 49 0.25% 185 0.93%
Total 4,287 21.49% 895 4.49% 5,182 25.98%

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Clay Public Benefits Information Back to top
Clay Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 18,360 92.49%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 1,490 7.51%

Clay Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Clay Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Clay Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 2,525 12.66%
10-19 Years 3,185 15.97%
20-29 Years 1,571 7.88%
30-39 Years 2,672 13.40%
40-49 Years 3,673 18.41%
50-59 Years 2,911 14.59%
60-69 Years 1,848 9.27%
70-79 Years 1,165 5.84%
80-89 Years 336 1.68%
90+ Years 60 0.30%

Clay Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 10,014 50.21%
Color 1 Box Female 9,932 49.79%

Clay Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 19,212 96.32%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 198 0.99%
Color 2 Box Asian 172 0.86%
Color 1 Box African-American 169 0.85%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 130 0.65%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 50 0.25%
Color 6 Box Other Race 11 0.06%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 4 0.02%

Clay Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 4,973 29.17%
2. United States Or American 2,973 17.44%
3. English 2,775 16.27%
4. Irish 2,463 14.44%
5. French Non-Basque 565 3.31%
6. Scotch Irish 444 2.60%
7. Scottish 391 2.29%
8. Dutch 324 1.90%
9. Italian 318 1.86%
10. Swedish 247 1.45%

Clay Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 18,385 97.21%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 265 1.40%
3. German 78 0.41%
4. Chinese 57 0.30%
5. French 54 0.29%
6. Gujarathi 18 0.10%
7. Tagalog 17 0.09%
8. Japanese 12 0.06%
9. Vietnamese 8 0.04%
10. Persian 5 0.03%

Clay Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 19,760 98.98%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 77 0.39%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 127 0.64%

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Clay Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.