Clay County, West Virginia

Clay County has a population of 7,835 and has shrunk 6.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $109,100, about 2.6 times the county's median household income of $42,318.

Home price
$109,100
Income
$42,318
Population
7,835
Unemployment
11.9%

Housing

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

Median home price$109,100county
Median gross rent$651county
Median year homes here were built1985county
Share of homes built before 198040.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile32.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant25.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented24.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use7.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,273(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,036county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$829county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,325county
Home insurance / yr$1,860(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living88.3(statewide)
Median household income$42,318county
Family health premium / yr$25,483(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,692(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.838(statewide)
Poverty rate26.4%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 home7.4%county
Unemployment rate11.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force43.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed3.7%county
Share of workers employed by government28.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry32.9%county
Economic output per resident$27,227county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.35%county
Top state income tax4.82%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.82%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.60%(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 time45.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service28 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport202303county
Miles to nearest general aviation field21 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 station24 micounty
Households without a vehicle10.3%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-5.8(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 higher11.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher84.9%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment1437county
Students per full-time teacher14.0county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution30 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians76(statewide)
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year20.4%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year23.9%county
Frequent mental distress22.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity34.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes18.6%county

Place

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

Population7,835county
Land area in square miles342county
People per square mile of land22.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store6.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-6.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-11county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age45.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.4%county
Share of households that are one person30.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.0%county
Second languages0.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls26.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents286county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-8county
Households that moved in132county
Households that moved away127county
Average income of arriving households$42,576county
Average income of departing households$34,480county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year11county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings8.6%(statewide)
Violent crime rate249(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature54.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation47.7 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.93 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F12 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing107 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7a(statewide)
Frost-free days191 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 21county
Average first fall frostOct 29county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$125county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh15.3¢county
Household electricity use892 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.45(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity36.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas41.8%county
Homes heated by propane8.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.7%county
Homes heated by wood12.3%county
Households with broadband84.0%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk53.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk22.9county
Landslide risk92.7county
Hail risk10.9county
Earthquake risk25.8county
Tornado risk5.8county
Tropical cyclone risk28.5county
Extreme heat risk22.4county
Winter weather risk20.2county
Strong wind risk10.1county
Wildfire risk28.0county

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 West Virginia figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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