Clay County, Tennessee Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Clay County is 5th in Tennessee out of 95 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Clay County is 15th in Tennessee out of 95 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Clay County is 19th in Tennessee out of 95 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Clay County is 19th in Tennessee out of 95 other counties in Race - White

Size Demographics
	Clay County	Rank	Tennessee	US
Current population (2012)	7,840	89th	6,456,243	313,914,040
Size in square miles	236.5	84th	41,234.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	33.2	88th	153.9	87.4

Age Demographics
	Clay County	Rank	Tennessee	US
Residents younger than 5	5.7%	43rd	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	20.3%	78th	23.1%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	22.0%	5th	14.2%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Clay County	Rank	Tennessee	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	69.7%	90th	83.2%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	10.8%	70th	23.0%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Clay County	Rank	Tennessee	US
Race - White	96.8%	19th	79.3%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	1.6%	71st	17.0%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.4%	57th	0.4%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.1%	93rd	1.6%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	19th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.1%	78th	1.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	69th	4.8%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	95.4%	15th	75.1%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Clay County	Rank	Tennessee	US
Female residents	50.8%	58th	51.2%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	0.9%	78th	4.5%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Clay County	Rank	Tennessee	US
Housing units	4,292	88th	2,829,025	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	5.4%	73rd	18.1%	25.9%
Households	3,610	87th	2,457,997	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	76.0%	44th	69.0%	66.1%
Home median value	$93,500	64th	$137,200	$186,200
People per household	2.1	95th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	0	95th	20,147	829,658

Income Demographics
	Clay County	Rank	Tennessee	US
Income per capita	$18,025	72nd	$24,197	$27,915
Income per household	$28,682	91st	$43,989	$52,762
Income below poverty line	19.9%	35th	16.9%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Clay County	Rank	Tennessee	US
Non-farm private establishments	102	88th	129,489	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	1,024	88th	2,300,542	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	0	95th	545,348	27,092,908
Retail sales	$37,286	85th	$77,547,291	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$4,706	77th	$12,563	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$4,049	83rd	$10,626,759	$613,795,732