Clay County, Nebraska

Clay County has a population of 6,095 and has grown 1.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $155,600, about 2.0 times the county's median household income of $78,986.

Home price
$155,600
Income
$78,986
Population
6,095
Unemployment
1.9%

Housing

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

Median home price$155,600county
Median gross rent$645county
Median year homes here were built1954county
Share of homes built before 198078.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile1.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant11.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented18.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,392(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$961county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$759county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,152county
Home insurance / yr$4,553(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living92.6(statewide)
Median household income$78,986county
Family health premium / yr$23,696(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,106(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.842(statewide)
Poverty rate6.9%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 home6.7%county
Unemployment rate1.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force67.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed13.7%county
Share of workers employed by government18.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry27.6%county
Economic output per resident$76,967county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.20%county
Top state income tax4.55%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.55%(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 time22.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service33 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport67747county
Miles to nearest general aviation field7.7 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 station19 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.7%county
Traffic deaths16.4county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0004.5(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 higher22.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.5%county
Public schools in the county8county
Public school enrollment1077county
Students per full-time teacher10.0county
Free lunch eligible35.8%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools2county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution18 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians33county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.6%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year11.7%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year8.4%county
Frequent mental distress14.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.4%county

Place

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

Population6,095county
Land area in square miles572county
People per square mile of land10.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store9.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+1.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age39.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.3%county
Share of households that are one person25.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.6%county
Second languages6.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls50.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents360county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents5county
Households that moved in129county
Households that moved away148county
Average income of arriving households$44,721county
Average income of departing households$54,628county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes6county
Housing units authorised in the latest year18county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings47.0%(statewide)
Violent crime rate221(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature52.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation25.2 incounty
Annual snowfall21.2 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.37 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F29 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing125 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days175 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 26county
Average first fall frostOct 18county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$125county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh9.6¢county
Household electricity use1,331 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.40(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity30.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas57.3%county
Homes heated by propane8.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.6%county
Households with broadband87.9%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk15.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk93.1county
Landslide risk5.0county
Hail risk98.4county
Earthquake risk15.8county
Tornado risk54.3county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk12.2county
Winter weather risk61.3county
Strong wind risk97.6county
Wildfire risk59.5county

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

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