Clay County, Florida

Clay County has a population of 227,584 and has grown 9.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $312,500, about 3.6 times the county's median household income of $87,820.

Home price
$312,500
Income
$87,820
Population
227,584
Unemployment
3.8%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$312,500county
Median gross rent$1,551county
Median year homes here were built1996county
Share of homes built before 198022.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile11.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant5.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented24.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.9%county
Typical monthly rent$1,875county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,658county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,382county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,043county
Home insurance / yr$7,136(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living102.2(statewide)
Median household income$87,820county
Family health premium / yr$24,807(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,021(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.878(statewide)
Poverty rate9.2%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home15.9%county
Unemployment rate3.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force63.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.6%county
Share of workers employed by government14.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.7%county
Economic output per resident$40,095county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.72%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.98%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time31.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service29 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport3749791county
Miles to nearest general aviation field10 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station20 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.6%county
Traffic deaths27.7county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher28.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.5%county
Public schools in the county48county
Public school enrollment38699county
Students per full-time teacher15.5county
Free lunch eligible53.7%county
Elementary schools29county
Middle schools6county
High schools8county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public0.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution15 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians54county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter8.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.2%county
Frequent mental distress17.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity21.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.5%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population227,584county
Land area in square miles605county
People per square mile of land376.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores24county
Convenience stores16county
Share living far from a food store41.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract4.0%county
Population change since 2020+9.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age40.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over17.1%county
Share of households that are one person20.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States7.0%county
Second languages10.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls39.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents79county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents8county
Households that moved in9,891county
Households that moved away8,523county
Average income of arriving households$65,179county
Average income of departing households$61,245county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes17county
Housing units authorised in the latest year1,522county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings18.5%county
Violent crime rate267(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature70.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation45.2 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.76 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F104 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing5 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 9b(statewide)
Frost-free days273 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 16county
Average first fall frostDec 13county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$155county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh13.1¢county
Household electricity use1,129 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$27.11(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity94.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas2.0%county
Homes heated by propane1.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.1%county
Households with broadband94.6%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk85.9county
Coastal flood risk57.0county
Drought risk17.8county
Landslide risk27.4county
Hail risk5.9county
Earthquake risk64.6county
Tornado risk83.2county
Tropical cyclone risk89.8county
Extreme heat risk82.5county
Winter weather risk8.4county
Strong wind risk32.2county
Wildfire risk82.9county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Clay County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Florida figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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