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Clay County Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 8,775
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 87 / 135 / 0
Land Area (2000): 556.076 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 15.268 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 13,000.000 acres (52.598 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 168
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 54.80%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 1.80%
Farm earnings (2005): $1,184,000
Gallons of water used per day (total / irrigation) (2000): 1,000,000 / 1,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 55.20%
Physicians (2004): 11
Medicare Recipients (2005): 2,431
Federal Spending (2004): $69,070

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	0	0.00%
Rural, Farm	618	3.48%
Rural, Non-farm	17,138	96.52%

Clay County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Clay County Employment Information Back to top
Clay County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	3,262	3,074	188	5.77%	57
1991	3,217	2,956	261	8.10%	81
1992	3,176	2,911	265	8.35%	84
1993	3,304	3,004	300	9.07%	91
1994	3,338	3,123	216	6.46%	65
1995	3,552	3,371	181	5.11%	51
1996	3,680	3,448	232	6.30%	62
1997	3,843	3,525	318	8.26%	82
1998	4,202	4,072	130	3.10%	31
1999	4,328	4,194	134	3.10%	31
2000	4,032	3,867	165	4.09%	41
2001	3,937	3,741	196	4.98%	50
2002	4,084	3,849	235	5.76%	58
2003	4,189	3,985	204	4.87%	49
2004	4,398	4,215	183	4.16%	42
2005	4,529	4,338	191	4.22%	42
2006	4,701	4,520	181	3.86%	39
2007	5,052	4,856	197	3.89%	39
2008	5,100	4,816	284	5.57%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	3,228	2,926	302	9.36%	94
Feb 1990	3,185	2,975	210	6.59%	66
Mar 1990	3,154	3,021	133	4.22%	42
Apr 1990	3,163	3,048	115	3.64%	36
May 1990	3,219	3,106	113	3.51%	35
Jun 1990	3,329	3,181	148	4.45%	44
Jul 1990	3,558	3,215	343	9.64%	96
Aug 1990	3,310	3,163	147	4.44%	44
Sep 1990	3,263	3,126	137	4.20%	42
Oct 1990	3,231	3,054	177	5.48%	55
Nov 1990	3,241	3,046	195	6.02%	60
Dec 1990	3,263	3,025	238	7.29%	73

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	3,202	2,851	351	10.96%	110
Feb 1991	3,260	2,877	383	11.75%	117
Mar 1991	3,141	2,883	258	8.21%	82
Apr 1991	3,099	2,906	193	6.23%	62
May 1991	3,150	2,975	175	5.56%	56
Jun 1991	3,365	3,066	299	8.89%	89
Jul 1991	3,382	3,089	293	8.66%	87
Aug 1991	3,239	3,011	228	7.04%	70
Sep 1991	3,121	2,938	183	5.86%	59
Oct 1991	3,173	2,984	189	5.96%	60
Nov 1991	3,193	2,954	239	7.49%	75
Dec 1991	3,273	2,938	335	10.24%	102

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	3,148	2,851	297	9.43%	94
Feb 1992	3,156	2,859	297	9.41%	94
Mar 1992	3,135	2,821	314	10.02%	100
Apr 1992	3,198	2,943	255	7.97%	80
May 1992	3,171	2,977	194	6.12%	61
Jun 1992	3,229	3,010	219	6.78%	68
Jul 1992	3,237	3,022	215	6.64%	66
Aug 1992	3,207	2,951	256	7.98%	80
Sep 1992	3,168	2,904	264	8.33%	83
Oct 1992	3,156	2,876	280	8.87%	89
Nov 1992	3,171	2,868	303	9.56%	96
Dec 1992	3,141	2,852	289	9.20%	92

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	3,219	2,875	344	10.69%	107
Feb 1993	3,236	2,928	308	9.52%	95
Mar 1993	3,244	2,914	330	10.17%	102
Apr 1993	3,188	2,968	220	6.90%	69
May 1993	3,421	3,001	420	12.28%	123
Jun 1993	3,398	3,073	325	9.56%	96
Jul 1993	3,399	3,132	267	7.86%	79
Aug 1993	3,368	3,123	245	7.27%	73
Sep 1993	3,223	3,016	207	6.42%	64
Oct 1993	3,444	2,991	453	13.15%	132
Nov 1993	3,272	3,021	251	7.67%	77
Dec 1993	3,238	3,011	227	7.01%	70

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	3,251	2,973	278	8.55%	86
Feb 1994	3,309	3,006	303	9.16%	92
Mar 1994	3,302	3,056	246	7.45%	75
Apr 1994	3,266	3,090	176	5.39%	54
May 1994	3,313	3,098	215	6.49%	65
Jun 1994	3,337	3,138	199	5.96%	60
Jul 1994	3,422	3,214	208	6.08%	61
Aug 1994	3,451	3,208	243	7.04%	70
Sep 1994	3,353	3,171	182	5.43%	54
Oct 1994	3,381	3,167	214	6.33%	63
Nov 1994	3,353	3,178	175	5.22%	52
Dec 1994	3,319	3,172	147	4.43%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	3,481	3,313	168	4.83%	48
Feb 1995	3,479	3,294	185	5.32%	53
Mar 1995	3,517	3,368	149	4.24%	42
Apr 1995	3,517	3,398	119	3.38%	34
May 1995	3,501	3,354	147	4.20%	42
Jun 1995	3,545	3,381	164	4.63%	46
Jul 1995	3,569	3,404	165	4.62%	46
Aug 1995	3,598	3,441	157	4.36%	44
Sep 1995	3,555	3,404	151	4.25%	42
Oct 1995	3,772	3,383	389	10.31%	103
Nov 1995	3,547	3,351	196	5.53%	55
Dec 1995	3,546	3,359	187	5.27%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	3,531	3,316	215	6.09%	61
Feb 1996	3,511	3,316	195	5.55%	56
Mar 1996	3,522	3,363	159	4.51%	45
Apr 1996	3,508	3,365	143	4.08%	41
May 1996	3,891	3,414	477	12.26%	123
Jun 1996	3,978	3,482	496	12.47%	125
Jul 1996	3,776	3,571	205	5.43%	54
Aug 1996	3,766	3,563	203	5.39%	54
Sep 1996	3,695	3,532	163	4.41%	44
Oct 1996	3,670	3,487	183	4.99%	50
Nov 1996	3,646	3,486	160	4.39%	44
Dec 1996	3,661	3,479	182	4.97%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	3,910	3,412	498	12.74%	127
Feb 1997	3,892	3,394	498	12.80%	128
Mar 1997	3,861	3,450	411	10.64%	106
Apr 1997	3,841	3,465	376	9.79%	98
May 1997	3,923	3,539	384	9.79%	98
Jun 1997	3,951	3,566	385	9.74%	97
Jul 1997	3,958	3,670	288	7.28%	73
Aug 1997	3,838	3,617	221	5.76%	58
Sep 1997	3,767	3,585	182	4.83%	48
Oct 1997	3,722	3,535	187	5.02%	50
Nov 1997	3,750	3,536	214	5.71%	57
Dec 1997	3,697	3,531	166	4.49%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	3,820	3,614	206	5.39%	54
Feb 1998	3,825	3,653	172	4.50%	45
Mar 1998	3,823	3,672	151	3.95%	39
Apr 1998	4,163	4,032	131	3.15%	31
May 1998	4,166	4,086	80	1.92%	19
Jun 1998	4,210	4,104	106	2.52%	25
Jul 1998	4,278	4,162	116	2.71%	27
Aug 1998	4,298	4,161	137	3.19%	32
Sep 1998	4,307	4,192	115	2.67%	27
Oct 1998	4,509	4,405	104	2.31%	23
Nov 1998	4,539	4,414	125	2.75%	28
Dec 1998	4,486	4,364	122	2.72%	27

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	4,310	4,131	179	4.15%	42
Feb 1999	4,317	4,123	194	4.49%	45
Mar 1999	4,294	4,165	129	3.00%	30
Apr 1999	4,346	4,219	127	2.92%	29
May 1999	4,382	4,263	119	2.72%	27
Jun 1999	4,364	4,269	95	2.18%	22
Jul 1999	4,454	4,349	105	2.36%	24
Aug 1999	4,404	4,285	119	2.70%	27
Sep 1999	4,362	4,258	104	2.38%	24
Oct 1999	4,222	4,097	125	2.96%	30
Nov 1999	4,236	4,078	158	3.73%	37
Dec 1999	4,241	4,087	154	3.63%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	4,019	3,839	180	4.48%	45
Feb 2000	4,024	3,818	206	5.12%	51
Mar 2000	4,080	3,905	175	4.29%	43
Apr 2000	4,035	3,898	137	3.40%	34
May 2000	4,072	3,914	158	3.88%	39
Jun 2000	4,095	3,933	162	3.96%	40
Jul 2000	4,048	3,898	150	3.71%	37
Aug 2000	4,080	3,913	167	4.09%	41
Sep 2000	3,994	3,848	146	3.66%	37
Oct 2000	4,015	3,864	151	3.76%	38
Nov 2000	3,955	3,783	172	4.35%	43
Dec 2000	3,967	3,794	173	4.36%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	3,883	3,648	235	6.05%	61
Feb 2001	3,914	3,691	223	5.70%	57
Mar 2001	3,980	3,770	210	5.28%	53
Apr 2001	3,920	3,727	193	4.92%	49
May 2001	3,900	3,725	175	4.49%	45
Jun 2001	3,941	3,769	172	4.36%	44
Jul 2001	3,965	3,795	170	4.29%	43
Aug 2001	3,886	3,695	191	4.92%	49
Sep 2001	3,926	3,756	170	4.33%	43
Oct 2001	3,999	3,809	190	4.75%	48
Nov 2001	3,970	3,764	206	5.19%	52
Dec 2001	3,956	3,740	216	5.46%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	3,986	3,715	271	6.80%	68
Feb 2002	3,988	3,723	265	6.64%	66
Mar 2002	4,069	3,811	258	6.34%	63
Apr 2002	4,085	3,826	259	6.34%	63
May 2002	4,080	3,837	243	5.96%	60
Jun 2002	4,114	3,864	250	6.08%	61
Jul 2002	4,158	3,917	241	5.80%	58
Aug 2002	4,167	3,948	219	5.26%	53
Sep 2002	4,169	3,971	198	4.75%	47
Oct 2002	4,115	3,922	193	4.69%	47
Nov 2002	4,021	3,809	212	5.27%	53
Dec 2002	4,058	3,845	213	5.25%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	4,054	3,801	253	6.24%	62
Feb 2003	4,047	3,826	221	5.46%	55
Mar 2003	4,100	3,880	220	5.37%	54
Apr 2003	4,145	3,923	222	5.36%	54
May 2003	4,133	3,928	205	4.96%	50
Jun 2003	4,199	3,968	231	5.50%	55
Jul 2003	4,232	4,018	214	5.06%	51
Aug 2003	4,297	4,106	191	4.44%	44
Sep 2003	4,230	4,065	165	3.90%	39
Oct 2003	4,261	4,096	165	3.87%	39
Nov 2003	4,277	4,088	189	4.42%	44
Dec 2003	4,291	4,118	173	4.03%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	4,296	4,090	206	4.80%	48
Feb 2004	4,277	4,075	202	4.72%	47
Mar 2004	4,343	4,136	207	4.77%	48
Apr 2004	4,332	4,148	184	4.25%	42
May 2004	4,313	4,137	176	4.08%	41
Jun 2004	4,411	4,217	194	4.40%	44
Jul 2004	4,489	4,309	180	4.01%	40
Aug 2004	4,475	4,307	168	3.75%	38
Sep 2004	4,473	4,321	152	3.40%	34
Oct 2004	4,447	4,290	157	3.53%	35
Nov 2004	4,462	4,284	178	3.99%	40
Dec 2004	4,463	4,269	194	4.35%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	4,431	4,229	202	4.56%	46
Feb 2005	4,447	4,220	227	5.10%	51
Mar 2005	4,434	4,238	196	4.42%	44
Apr 2005	4,538	4,349	189	4.16%	42
May 2005	4,507	4,322	185	4.10%	41
Jun 2005	4,632	4,428	204	4.40%	44
Jul 2005	4,688	4,481	207	4.42%	44
Aug 2005	4,618	4,426	192	4.16%	42
Sep 2005	4,545	4,372	173	3.81%	38
Oct 2005	4,531	4,366	165	3.64%	36
Nov 2005	4,502	4,321	181	4.02%	40
Dec 2005	4,475	4,304	171	3.82%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	4,483	4,290	193	4.31%	43
Feb 2006	4,515	4,316	199	4.41%	44
Mar 2006	4,537	4,362	175	3.86%	39
Apr 2006	4,631	4,467	164	3.54%	35
May 2006	4,668	4,492	176	3.77%	38
Jun 2006	4,730	4,555	175	3.70%	37
Jul 2006	4,849	4,657	192	3.96%	40
Aug 2006	4,835	4,652	183	3.78%	38
Sep 2006	4,786	4,615	171	3.57%	36
Oct 2006	4,833	4,660	173	3.58%	36
Nov 2006	4,787	4,588	199	4.16%	42
Dec 2006	4,759	4,582	177	3.72%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	4,846	4,656	190	3.92%	39
Feb 2007	4,857	4,654	203	4.18%	42
Mar 2007	4,993	4,815	178	3.56%	36
Apr 2007	5,019	4,822	197	3.93%	39
May 2007	5,045	4,858	187	3.71%	37
Jun 2007	5,160	4,956	204	3.95%	40
Jul 2007	5,231	5,024	207	3.96%	40
Aug 2007	5,116	4,913	203	3.97%	40
Sep 2007	5,090	4,889	201	3.95%	39
Oct 2007	5,137	4,946	191	3.72%	37
Nov 2007	5,092	4,890	202	3.97%	40
Dec 2007	5,040	4,843	197	3.91%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	5,073	4,795	278	5.48%	55
Feb 2008	5,020	4,730	290	5.78%	58
Mar 2008	5,067	4,803	264	5.21%	52
Apr 2008	5,064	4,834	230	4.54%	45
May 2008	5,074	4,811	263	5.18%	52
Jun 2008	5,166	4,879	287	5.56%	56
Jul 2008	5,233	4,900	333	6.36%	64
Aug 2008	5,109	4,800	309	6.05%	60
Sep 2008	5,091	4,788	303	5.95%	60
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Clay County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	1,176	29.05%
2.	Public Administration	176	4.35%
3.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	172	4.25%
4.	Educational Services	156	3.85%
5.	Accommodation and Food Services	148	3.66%
6.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	140	3.46%
7.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	134	3.31%
8.	Repair and Maintenance	128	3.16%
9.	Utilities	110	2.72%
10.	Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing	104	2.57%
11.	Metal Manufactuing	96	2.37%
12.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	92	2.27%
13.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	92	2.27%
14.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	90	2.22%
15.	Wood Manufacturing	90	2.22%
16.	Food and Beverage Stores	82	2.03%
17.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	78	1.93%
18.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	74	1.83%
19.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	70	1.73%
20.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	66	1.63%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	660	18.91%
2.	Educational Services	392	11.23%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	284	8.14%
4.	Finance and Insurance	242	6.93%
5.	Food and Beverage Stores	186	5.33%
6.	Social Assistance	182	5.21%
7.	Public Administration	178	5.10%
8.	Apparel Manufacturing	94	2.69%
9.	Personal and Laundry Services	78	2.23%
10.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	72	2.06%
11.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	72	2.06%
12.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	68	1.95%
13.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	64	1.83%
14.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	60	1.72%
15.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	60	1.72%
16.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	58	1.66%
17.	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	54	1.55%
18.	Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing	54	1.55%
19.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	52	1.49%
20.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	50	1.43%

Clay County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Carpenters	306	7.56%
2.	Other Installation / Maintenance	246	6.08%
3.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	214	5.29%
4.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	208	5.14%
5.	Other Management Occupations	202	4.99%
6.	Construction Laborers	194	4.79%
7.	Other Construction Trades	194	4.79%
8.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	188	4.64%
9.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	156	3.85%
10.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	142	3.51%
11.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	126	3.11%
12.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	106	2.62%
13.	Vehicle Mechanics	106	2.62%
14.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	104	2.57%
15.	Woodworkers	100	2.47%
16.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	96	2.37%
17.	Other Production Occupations	94	2.32%
18.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	86	2.12%
19.	Other Material Moving Workers	74	1.83%
20.	Electricians	72	1.78%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	222	6.36%
2.	Health Technologists and Technicians	186	5.33%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	186	5.33%
4.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	174	4.99%
5.	Secretaries and Admins	158	4.53%
6.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	148	4.24%
7.	Other Office and Admin Support	140	4.01%
8.	Cashiers	128	3.67%
9.	Waiters and Waitresses	126	3.61%
10.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	114	3.27%
11.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	98	2.81%
12.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	96	2.75%
13.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	94	2.69%
14.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	90	2.58%
15.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	90	2.58%
16.	Other Healthcare Support	84	2.41%
17.	Registered Nurses	84	2.41%
18.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	80	2.29%
19.	Media and Communications Workers	78	2.23%
20.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	76	2.18%

Clay County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	7,170	48.07%
15-35 hours	1,433	9.61%
1-14 hours	188	1.26%
No regular hours	6,125	41.06%

Clay County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	170	2.34%
5 AM-5:29 AM	202	2.78%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	186	2.56%
6 AM-6:29 AM	371	5.10%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	887	12.20%
7 AM-7:29 AM	1,342	18.46%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	1,577	21.69%
8 AM-8:29 AM	850	11.69%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	296	4.07%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	484	6.66%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	152	2.09%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	162	2.23%
Noon-3:59 PM	366	5.04%
4 PM-11:59 PM	224	3.08%

Clay County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	256	3.52%
5-9	872	12.00%
10-14	1,281	17.62%
15-19	1,322	18.19%
20-24	992	13.65%
25-29	424	5.83%
30-34	909	12.51%
35-39	104	1.43%
40-44	110	1.51%
45-59	415	5.71%
60-89	186	2.56%
At least 90	398	5.48%

Clay County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	0	0.00%	5,147	70.81%
30-44	12	0.17%	1,111	15.28%
45-59	0	0.00%	415	5.71%
At least 60	0	0.00%	584	8.03%

Clay County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	0	0.00%
Car / truck / van, carpool	1,285	17.20%
Car / truck / van, solo	5,864	78.51%
Motorcycle	18	0.24%
Other	18	0.24%
Public transportation	12	0.16%
Walked	72	0.96%
Worked at home	200	2.68%

Clay County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Clay County Family Information Back to top
: 7,684 (17,300 people)
: 5,476 (14,748 people)
: 2,026
: 9,945
Clay County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	1,064	13.67%
$10,000-$14,999	617	7.93%
$15,000-$19,999	778	9.99%
$20,000-$24,999	599	7.69%
$25,000-$29,999	603	7.75%
$30,000-$34,999	738	9.48%
$35,000-$39,999	469	6.02%
$40,000-$44,999	384	4.93%
$45,000-$49,999	348	4.47%
$50,000-$59,999	638	8.20%
$60,000-$74,999	489	6.28%
$75,000-$99,999	640	8.22%
$100,000-$124,999	196	2.52%
$125,000-$149,999	124	1.59%
$150,000-$199,999	32	0.41%
$200,000 or more	66	0.85%

Clay County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	1,011	26.28%
Family, 2 people	1,594	41.43%
Nonfamily, 2 people	94	2.44%
Family, 3 people	568	14.76%
Nonfamily, 3 people	12	0.31%
Family, 4 people	391	10.16%
Nonfamily, 4 people	3	0.08%
Family, 5 people	131	3.41%
Nonfamily, 5 people	0	0.00%
Family, 6 people	26	0.68%
Nonfamily, 6 people	0	0.00%
Family, 7 or more people	17	0.44%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	0	0.00%

Clay County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	5,331	25.09%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	2,811	13.23%
Public Assistance	254	1.20%
Retirement	1,852	8.72%
Self Employment	1,209	5.69%
Social Security	3,223	15.17%
Supplemental Security	369	1.74%
Wage / Salary	4,963	23.36%
Other	1,236	5.82%

Clay County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	3,274	68.64%
With children under 18	1,496	31.36%

Clay County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	525	7.22%
Married	5,122	70.47%
Never Married	1,311	18.04%
Widowed	310	4.27%

Clay County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	692	8.76%
Married	5,238	66.34%
Never Married	902	11.42%
Widowed	1,064	13.48%

Clay County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Clay County Education Information Back to top
Clay County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	1,189	8.20%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	2,196	15.14%
High school diploma or equivalent	4,929	33.97%
Some college, no degree	3,138	21.63%
Associate degree	983	6.78%
Bachelors degree	1,261	8.69%
Graduate or professional degree	812	5.60%

Clay County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	104	1.19%	34	0.39%	138	1.57%
Kindergarten	200	2.28%	0	0.00%	200	2.28%
Grades 1-4	616	7.02%	8	0.09%	624	7.11%
Grades 5-8	884	10.07%	22	0.25%	906	10.32%
Grades 9-12	828	9.44%	0	0.00%	828	9.44%
Undergrad college	672	7.66%	88	1.00%	760	8.66%
Graduate or professional school	96	1.09%	2	0.02%	98	1.12%
Total	3,400	38.75%	154	1.75%	3,554	40.50%

Clay County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Clay County Business Information Back to top
: $92,944,000
: $4,733,000
: 1,890
Clay County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	0	1	1
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	1	0
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	2	1
1999 - Construction	3	4	20	12	9
1999 - Educational Services	0	1	0	1	0
1999 - Finance & Insurance	1	5	1	1	3
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	0	4	5	3
1999 - Information	1	0	1	1	1
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	0	0	0	0
1999 - Manufacturing	1	1	3	1	5
1999 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	0	4	2	14
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	2	1	1	1	7
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	0	3	3	4
1999 - Retail Trade	4	1	12	10	12
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	0	0	0	0
1999 - Unclassified	3	2	0	0	0
1999 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	1	0	0
1999 - Total	21	15	50	41	60
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	1	0	0	1
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	1	0
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	2	0	1
2000 - Construction	8	3	13	12	16
2000 - Educational Services	0	0	1	0	0
2000 - Finance & Insurance	1	1	3	0	2
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	1	4	3	4
2000 - Information	0	0	2	2	0
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	1	0	0
2000 - Manufacturing	2	0	5	2	3
2000 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	2	2	5	12
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	4	1	3	3	4
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	1	1	4	6
2000 - Retail Trade	3	2	13	11	12
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	0	0	0	2
2000 - Unclassified	1	1	0	0	2
2000 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Total	24	13	50	43	65
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	0	0	0	3
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	1	0	1	1
2001 - Construction	4	9	14	12	14
2001 - Educational Services	0	0	1	0	0
2001 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	1	2	3
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	0	2	6	4
2001 - Information	0	0	1	2	1
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	1	0	0
2001 - Manufacturing	2	1	4	3	4
2001 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	1	7	1	12
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	2	5	4	3
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	1	4	2	7
2001 - Retail Trade	4	2	17	11	9
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	0	0	1	1
2001 - Unclassified	1	2	0	0	1
2001 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Wholesale Trade	2	0	1	0	0
2001 - Total	21	19	58	45	63
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	2	1	0	3
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	2	0	0	1
2002 - Construction	8	4	11	17	14
2002 - Educational Services	0	0	1	0	0
2002 - Finance & Insurance	0	1	0	1	4
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	4	1	5	4	3
2002 - Information	0	0	2	2	0
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	1
2002 - Manufacturing	1	0	5	2	6
2002 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	3	1	6	2	11
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	2	2	2	2	6
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	2	2	4	7
2002 - Retail Trade	6	5	13	11	12
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	0	0	0	3
2002 - Unclassified	0	1	0	0	0
2002 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Wholesale Trade	3	1	0	1	1
2002 - Total	30	22	48	46	72
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	3	1	0	1
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	1	1	1
2003 - Construction	11	5	12	14	20
2003 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	0	2	2
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	0	8	4	4
2003 - Information	0	0	2	1	1
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	1	0	0	0
2003 - Manufacturing	0	2	4	4	2
2003 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	4	2	6	9
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	2	0	0	3	9
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	3	4	1	3	8
2003 - Retail Trade	5	5	17	10	11
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	0	1	0	2
2003 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Wholesale Trade	1	0	0	4	1
2003 - Total	23	24	49	52	71
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	4	1	1	0	1
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	1	0
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	1	0	0
2004 - Construction	7	10	18	12	17
2004 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Finance & Insurance	1	0	2	1	2
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	1	6	5	5
2004 - Information	0	0	4	1	0
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Manufacturing	0	0	6	2	3
2004 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	5	1	6	0	11
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	0	2	1	10
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	2	2	3	8
2004 - Retail Trade	6	2	19	5	17
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	1	0	0	1
2004 - Unclassified	1	0	0	0	0
2004 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Wholesale Trade	1	0	0	1	5
2004 - Total	28	18	67	32	80
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	2	1	1	2
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	1	0	0
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	2	0
2005 - Construction	8	3	18	20	12
2005 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Finance & Insurance	1	0	2	2	2
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	6	1	4	3	7
2005 - Information	0	0	1	0	3
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Manufacturing	2	0	3	4	4
2005 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	3	2	9	2	10
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	5	0	3	6	5
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	5	2	4	5	5
2005 - Retail Trade	3	5	19	10	15
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	1	0	0	0
2005 - Unclassified	1	1	0	0	0
2005 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Wholesale Trade	1	0	1	0	4
2005 - Total	37	17	66	55	69

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Clay County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Clay County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	15,556	88.70%
Below Poverty Level	1,982	11.30%

Clay County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1972	$271	$35	$1,118	$0	$0	$51	$1,440	$556	$14	$220
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$309	$97	$1,652	$0	$0	$128	$2,089	$1,412	$0	$215
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$338	$140	$2,621	$0	$0	$147	$3,106	$1,601	$0	$101
1980	$394	$128	$2,407	$0	$0	$124	$2,925	$1,921	$0	$87
1981	$426	$137	$2,271	$0	$0	$99	$2,796	$2,079	$0	$61
1982	$525	$144	$2,576	$0	$0	$208	$3,309	$2,112	$0	$62
1983	$562	$142	$2,534	$0	$0	$182	$3,278	$2,092	$0	$79
1984	$562	$141	$2,534	$0	$0	$243	$3,339	$2,237	$0	$263
1985	$746	$338	$2,966	$0	$0	$343	$4,055	$2,611	$0	$459
1986	$984	$401	$933	$0	$0	$320	$2,237	$2,963	$0	$667
1987	$856	$450	$3,767	$0	$0	$429	$5,052	$3,166	$1,200	$1,769
1988	$1,297	$641	$4,148	$0	$0	$820	$6,265	$3,349	$1,200	$1,589
1989	$1,457	$673	$4,553	$0	$0	$552	$6,562	$3,716	$1,200	$2,051
1990	$1,481	$537	$5,040	$0	$0	$548	$7,069	$4,016	$2,000	$2,092
1991	$1,633	$729	$5,502	$0	$0	$550	$7,685	$4,378	$2,000	$1,471
1992	$1,836	$779	$5,435	$0	$0	$574	$7,845	$4,390	$1,969	$1,766
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$2,536	$1,218	$7,997	$53	$0	$909	$11,495	$5,853	$1,788	$2,143
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$3,233	$1,681	$12,722	$72	$0	$1,422	$17,449	$10,275	$2,114	$3,342

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1972	$870	$53	$4	$12	$0	$0	$1,322
1972	$27	$322	$4	$0	$0	$30	$1,322
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$1,522	$91	$13	$52	$0	$5	$2,159
1977	$51	$278	$0	$0	$0	$147	$2,159
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$1,987	$94	$474	$109	$0	$7	$3,134
1979	$102	$283	$0	$0	$0	$78	$3,134
1980	$2,114	$157	$57	$91	$0	$9	$3,067
1980	$82	$305	$0	$0	$0	$252	$3,067
1981	$2,441	$131	$62	$97	$0	$12	$3,420
1981	$97	$323	$0	$0	$0	$257	$3,420
1982	$2,539	$160	$82	$166	$0	$6	$3,609
1982	$104	$300	$0	$0	$0	$252	$3,609
1983	$2,572	$187	$121	$128	$0	$5	$3,635
1983	$123	$267	$0	$0	$0	$232	$3,635
1984	$2,844	$181	$89	$134	$0	$40	$3,932
1984	$94	$269	$0	$0	$0	$281	$3,932
1985	$3,188	$210	$75	$146	$0	$97	$4,441
1985	$137	$320	$4	$0	$0	$264	$4,441
1986	$3,743	$220	$90	$195	$0	$30	$5,034
1986	$159	$287	$6	$0	$0	$304	$5,034
1987	$3,824	$181	$120	$206	$0	$33	$5,332
1987	$160	$270	$5	$0	$0	$533	$5,332
1988	$4,110	$347	$123	$275	$0	$28	$5,950
1988	$176	$283	$0	$0	$0	$608	$5,950
1989	$4,600	$347	$156	$259	$0	$26	$6,509
1989	$203	$338	$74	$0	$0	$506	$6,509
1990	$4,986	$346	$266	$305	$0	$17	$7,178
1990	$201	$383	$82	$0	$0	$592	$7,178
1991	$5,318	$405	$425	$355	$0	$19	$8,250
1991	$294	$461	$223	$0	$0	$750	$8,250
1992	$5,427	$313	$154	$428	$0	$17	$8,022
1992	$230	$522	$221	$0	$0	$710	$8,022
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$7,427	$498	$168	$1,008	$21	$215	$12,654
1997	$620	$355	$148	$165	$0	$2,029	$12,654
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$9,887	$795	$221	$1,848	$0	$146	$18,715
2002	$628	$616	$123	$1,687	$0	$2,764	$18,715

Clay County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Clay County Criminal Information Back to top
: 4

Clay County Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Clay County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Clay County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	816	9.30%
10-19 Years	980	11.17%
20-29 Years	787	8.97%
30-39 Years	920	10.48%
40-49 Years	1,351	15.40%
50-59 Years	1,381	15.74%
60-69 Years	1,093	12.46%
70-79 Years	892	10.17%
80-89 Years	462	5.26%
90+ Years	93	1.06%

Clay County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	4,272	48.68%
Female	4,503	51.32%

Clay County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	8,536	97.28%
Hispanic/Latino	73	0.83%
African-American	70	0.80%
Multiracial	48	0.55%
Amerindian	27	0.31%
Other Race	8	0.09%
Asian	7	0.08%
Pacific Islander	6	0.07%

Clay County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	3,447	26.74%
2.	English	2,187	16.97%
3.	German	2,001	15.52%
4.	Irish	1,776	13.78%
5.	Scotch Irish	1,003	7.78%
6.	Italian	622	4.83%
7.	Dutch	410	3.18%
8.	French Non-Basque	324	2.51%
9.	Scottish	300	2.33%
10.	Austrian	82	0.64%

Clay County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	16,606	97.51%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	208	1.22%
3.	German	64	0.38%
4.	Italian	58	0.34%
5.	French	28	0.16%
6.	Portuguese / Portuguese Creole	26	0.15%
7.	Other West Germanic	26	0.15%
8.	Tagalog	14	0.08%

Clay County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	17,548	98.83%
Naturalized immigrant	142	0.80%
Not a citizen	66	0.37%

Clay County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Clay County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Clay County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Brasstown	Shooting Creek	Warne
Hayesville	Sweetwater
Hiawassee	Tusquittee

Clay County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

28902

28904

28909

Hayesville (5,034)	Shooting Creek (1,291)	Warne
Brasstown (1,552)	Sweetwater (723)
Hiawassee (1,358)	Tusquittee (593)