Clay County, Minnesota

Clay County has a population of 66,059 and has grown 3.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $265,500, about 3.3 times the county's median household income of $81,172.

Home price
$265,500
Income
$81,172
Population
66,059
Unemployment
4.1%

Housing

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

Median home price$265,500county
Median gross rent$1,019county
Median year homes here were built1981county
Share of homes built before 198049.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile2.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant4.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented34.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,233county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,112county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$917county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,547county
Home insurance / yr$2,729(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living94.6(statewide)
Median household income$81,172county
Family health premium / yr$23,565(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$22,569(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.846(statewide)
Poverty rate13.3%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 home11.8%county
Unemployment rate4.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force70.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.1%county
Share of workers employed by government17.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry28.7%county
Economic output per resident$44,189county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.13%county
Top state income tax9.85%(statewide)
Capital gains tax10.85%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.14%(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 time19.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service8.1 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport552860county
Miles to nearest general aviation field1.2 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station5.6 micounty
Households without a vehicle9.1%county
Traffic deaths30.3county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0002.5(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 higher39.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher95.3%county
Public schools in the county26county
Public school enrollment11470county
Students per full-time teacher15.4county
Free lunch eligible40.2%county
Elementary schools10county
Middle schools2county
High schools8county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above2county
Share of local colleges that are public50.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution4.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians20county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.0%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.1%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year8.8%county
Frequent mental distress16.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity20.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes8.8%county

Place

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

Population66,059county
Land area in square miles1,045county
People per square mile of land63.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores6county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store9.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+3.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age33.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over14.0%county
Share of households that are one person29.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.2%county
Second languages6.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls46.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents113county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2county
Households that moved in2,100county
Households that moved away2,022county
Average income of arriving households$48,341county
Average income of departing households$55,951county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes13county
Housing units authorised in the latest year344county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings55.5%county
Violent crime rate257(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature42.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation21.7 incounty
Annual snowfall29.6 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.71 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F5 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing169 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5acounty
Frost-free days153 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 7county
Average first fall frostOct 7county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$100county
Electric utilities serving this county5county
Electricity price per kWh13.3¢county
Household electricity use842 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$13.14(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity32.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas51.2%county
Homes heated by propane10.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil2.1%county
Homes heated by wood1.1%county
Households with broadband89.8%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk82.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk49.4county
Landslide risk47.3county
Hail risk80.5county
Earthquake risk14.8county
Tornado risk62.0county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk38.7county
Winter weather risk95.8county
Strong wind risk78.8county
Wildfire risk66.0county

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

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