Clay County, Kentucky

Clay County has a population of 19,921 and has shrunk 4.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $90,700, about 2.2 times the county's median household income of $40,900.

Home price
$90,700
Income
$40,900
Population
19,921
Unemployment
9.3%

Housing

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

Median home price$90,700county
Median gross rent$724county
Median year homes here were built1989county
Share of homes built before 198034.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile31.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant15.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented23.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,369(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$866county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$759county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,176county
Home insurance / yr$4,042(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$40,900county
Family health premium / yr$23,584(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,756(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.573(statewide)
Poverty rate32.4%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 home9.4%county
Unemployment rate9.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force42.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.7%county
Share of workers employed by government25.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry26.4%county
Economic output per resident$22,829county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.70%county
Top state income tax3.50%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.50%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.00%(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 time29.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service76 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport776297county
Miles to nearest general aviation field19 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 station102 micounty
Households without a vehicle13.2%county
Traffic deaths15.1county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.8(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 higher15.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher73.8%county
Public schools in the county10county
Public school enrollment2928county
Students per full-time teacher13.7county
Free lunch eligible75.8%county
Elementary schools7county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution22 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians40county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter7.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.2%county
Frequent mental distress20.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity35.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.3%county

Place

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

Population19,921county
Land area in square miles469county
People per square mile of land42.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-4.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age40.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over16.0%county
Share of households that are one person25.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.9%county
Second languages1.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls43.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents231county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents0county
Households that moved in215county
Households that moved away283county
Average income of arriving households$31,995county
Average income of departing households$42,336county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings40.6%(statewide)
Violent crime rate213(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature56.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation58.7 incounty
Annual snowfall16.5 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.07 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F22 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing92 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days195 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 15county
Average first fall frostOct 27county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$146county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh13.3¢county
Household electricity use1,109 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity54.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas26.2%county
Homes heated by propane6.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil7.8%county
Homes heated by wood3.2%county
Households with broadband83.9%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk81.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk29.7county
Landslide risk93.3county
Hail risk52.3county
Earthquake risk41.8county
Tornado risk41.3county
Tropical cyclone risk36.5county
Extreme heat risk47.5county
Winter weather risk70.2county
Strong wind risk56.3county
Wildfire risk85.1county

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

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