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Clay County, Iowa

Clay County has a population of 16,461 and has shrunk 1.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $178,600, about 2.7 times the county's median household income of $65,428.

Home price
$178,600
Income
$65,428
Population
16,461
Unemployment
3.5%

Housing

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

Median home price$178,600county
Median gross rent$811county
Median year homes here were built1967county
Share of homes built before 198069.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile1.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant10.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented26.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.9%county
Typical monthly rent$1,176(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$919county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$700county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,198county
Home insurance / yr$2,902(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living89.7(statewide)
Median household income$65,428county
Family health premium / yr$22,954(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,605(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.721(statewide)
Poverty rate11.4%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 home6.1%county
Unemployment rate3.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force65.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.8%county
Share of workers employed by government12.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry26.8%county
Economic output per resident$93,550county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.15%county
Top state income tax3.80%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.80%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.94%(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 time17.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service63 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport7733county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.4 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station136 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.5%county
Traffic deaths24.3county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-3.6(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 higher27.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.3%county
Public schools in the county6county
Public school enrollment2147county
Students per full-time teacher15.1county
Free lunch eligible50.7%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution34 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians85county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter6.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.5%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year11.1%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year9.6%county
Frequent mental distress14.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity26.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.7%county

Place

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

Population16,461county
Land area in square miles567county
People per square mile of land29.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store26.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract31.8%county
Population change since 2020-1.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age42.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.4%county
Share of households that are one person38.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.5%county
Second languages3.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls64.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents220county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-18county
Households that moved in430county
Households that moved away421county
Average income of arriving households$53,684county
Average income of departing households$57,812county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes8county
Housing units authorised in the latest year61county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings77.0%county
Violent crime rate243(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature48.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation30.6 incounty
Annual snowfall34.7 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.96 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F8 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing142 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 4bcounty
Frost-free days151 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 4county
Average first fall frostOct 2county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$199county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh13.8¢county
Household electricity use1,444 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$14.86(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity33.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas50.2%county
Homes heated by propane13.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.7%county
Households with broadband89.5%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk53.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk61.7county
Landslide risk32.6county
Hail risk83.0county
Earthquake risk14.2county
Tornado risk53.8county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk16.6county
Winter weather risk71.0county
Strong wind risk32.7county
Wildfire risk29.6county

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

Similar counties in Iowa

Delaware$177,900Guthrie$180,100Buchanan$176,000Carroll$176,000Harrison$176,000Mitchell$175,100

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