Clay County, Georgia

Clay County has a population of 2,850 and has shrunk 1.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $94,400, about 1.9 times the county's median household income of $49,147.

Home price
$94,400
Income
$49,147
Population
2,850
Unemployment
4.5%

Housing

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

Median home price$94,400county
Median gross rent$536county
Median year homes here were built1988county
Share of homes built before 198034.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile40.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant37.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented21.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use19.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,764(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$770county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,217county
Home insurance / yr$2,323(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living92.5(statewide)
Median household income$49,147county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate21.0%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 home2.2%county
Unemployment rate4.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force49.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed3.8%county
Share of workers employed by government17.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.5%county
Economic output per resident$26,066county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.99%county
Top state income tax4.99%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.99%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.56%(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 time23.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service34 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport39339county
Miles to nearest general aviation field12 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 station147 micounty
Households without a vehicle8.4%county
Traffic deaths35.1county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-4.9(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 higher23.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher86.2%county
Public schools in the county2county
Public school enrollment191county
Students per full-time teacher8.0county
Free lunch eligible100.0%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools1county
High schools0county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution16 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians35county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year25.9%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year24.5%county
Frequent mental distress15.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity32.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes19.4%county

Place

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

Population2,850county
Land area in square miles195county
People per square mile of land14.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores4county
Share living far from a food store7.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-1.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-6county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age45.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over29.2%county
Share of households that are one person40.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.3%county
Second languages1.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls24.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents316county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents14county
Households that moved in87county
Households that moved away80county
Average income of arriving households$55,241county
Average income of departing households$48,088county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year5county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings27.5%(statewide)
Violent crime rate326(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature66.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation44.1 incounty
Annual snowfall1.0 in(statewide)
Average daily solar energy4.72 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F71 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing29 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days258 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 4county
Average first fall frostNov 17county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$153county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh16.8¢county
Household electricity use989 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity87.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas2.3%county
Homes heated by propane10.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.1%county
Households with broadband80.6%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk9.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk76.0county
Landslide risk26.3county
Hail risk10.7county
Earthquake risk22.4county
Tornado risk32.9county
Tropical cyclone risk71.8county
Extreme heat risk18.8county
Winter weather risk3.2county
Strong wind risk8.5county
Wildfire risk36.8county

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 Georgia figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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