What is the population of Clay County, Illinois?

The population of Clay County, Illinois is 12,973, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Clay County, Illinois?

The median household income in Clay County, Illinois is $58,171, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Clay County, Illinois is $76,110, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Clay County, Illinois is 5.9%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health B

Income C

Education F

Metric	Clay County	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Population	12,973	12,497,595	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	27.6	215.8	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	-0.32%	-0.18%	0.57%
Median age	42.5	37.3	37.1
Households	5,430	5,000,691	128,459,983

Year	Clay County

Group	Share

Clay County has a the economy index of C, which means it is somewhat prosperous.

Metric	Clay County	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$58,171	$82,179	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	3.38%	4.78%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	5.8%	5.2%

Metric	Clay County	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$76,110	$162,405	$242,182
Median rent	$709	$1,226	$1,342
Homeownership rate	80.7%	66.8%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM , followed by 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM .

Metric	Clay County	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	16.6	23.8	22.5
Work from home	6.2%	14.0%	13.4%

Clay County has a education index of F, which means it scores poorly in education.

Metric	Clay County	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.2%	34.1%	31.6%
Average household size	2.36	2.48	2.54

Clay County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Clay County	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	76.1	77.9	78.3
Self-rated poor health	16.9%	15.6%	16.3%
Smokers	20.9%	19.2%	19.0%