Clay County, WV

Metropolitan Statistical Area: Charleston, WV
Designated Market Area: Charleston-Huntington, WV-KY-OH
USDA County Type (2015): Mining, Low Education, Low Employment, Persistent Poverty
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Evangelical Hubs

Places in Clay County, WV [Sort places by name]

2022 population: 7,814 ( 1,572 from 2010 , 236 from 2020)
Land area: 341.9 square miles
Population density: 22.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	7,544	96.54%	18.4%
Black:	41	0.52%	583.3%
Indian:	28	0.36%	47.4%
Asian:	11	0.14%	22.2%
2+ races:	104	1.33%	42.5%
Hispanic:	86	1.10%	160.6%

Total non-White:	270	3.46%	88.8%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	200	12.4
Deaths:	348	21.6
Net Migration:	-82	-5.1
Net Immigration:	0	0.0

Change in White population:	-1,699	-18.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	127	1.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
9,386
9,243	98.48%
6	0.06%
19	0.20%
9	0.10%
73	0.78%
33	0.35%
143	1.52%

2000
10,330
10,108	97.85%
7	0.07%
73	0.71%
2	0.02%
92	0.89%
42	0.41%
222	2.15%

1990
9,983
9,932	99.49%
0	0.00%
13	0.13%
0	0.00%
n/a
38	0.38%
51	0.51%

1980
11,265
11,091	98.46%
0	0.00%
7	0.06%
0	0.00%
n/a
167	1.48%
174	1.54%

1970
9,330
9,296	99.64%
24	0.26%
2	0.02%
3	0.03%
n/a
0	0.00%
34	0.36%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
1,231	11.9
1,108	10.7
-378	-3.7
6	0.1

-865	-8.4
-79	-0.8

Number	Rate
1990's
1,269	12.7
1,160	11.6
522	5.2
6	0.1

176	1.8
171	1.7

Number	Rate
1980's
1,715	15.2
1,040	9.2
-1,861	-16.5
n/a

-1,159	-10.3
-123	-1.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
1,146	12.3
n/a

1,795	19.2
140	1.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Clay County, WV

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
45.0
1,764	22.6%
6,050	77.4%
1,709	21.9%

2,865
2.78

2,009	70.1%
1,593	79.3%
98	4.9%
856	29.9%

2010
Number	Percent
41.5
2,219	23.6%
7,167	76.4%
1,472	15.7%

3,728
2.50

2,566	68.8%
1,999	77.9%
167	6.5%
1,162	31.2%

2000
Number	Percent
36.9
2,634	25.5%
7,696	74.5%
1,420	13.7%

4,048
2.53

3,015	74.5%
2,393	79.4%
288	9.6%
1,033	25.5%

1990
Number	Percent
32.8
3,053	30.6%
6,930	69.4%
1,282	12.8%

3,664
2.72

2,868	78.3%
2,264	78.9%
271	9.4%
796	21.7%

1980
Number	Percent
28.1
3,965	35.2%
7,300	64.8%
1,329	11.8%

3,697
3.04

2,969	80.3%
2,520	84.9%
144	4.9%
728	19.7%

2022 Housing Data for Clay County, WV

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	278	9.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	139	4.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	240	8.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	259	9.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	116	4.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	202	7.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	152	5.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	143	5.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	32	1.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	371	12.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	218	7.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	265	9.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	148	5.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	50	1.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	182	6.4%
$200,000 or more	70	2.4%

Median Household Income	41,530
Per Capita Income	23,264

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	104
Compared to U.S.	90

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	302	10.5%
Public Assistance	90	3.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	834	29.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,388	49.9%
Unemployed	325	6.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,713	56.7%
Not in Labor Force	2,074	43.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		50.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	981	465	67.8%
Non-Profit	45	293	13.3%
Self-Employed	79	37	68.1%

Local Government	197	243	44.8%
State Government	100	95	51.3%
Federal Government	12	25	32.4%

Total Private + Self	1,060	502	67.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	354	656	35.0%
Total	1,414	1,158	55.0%

Pct. Govt.	26.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	200	7.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	498	19.4%
Professional, Technical	619	24.1%
Service Occupations	369	14.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	27	1.0%
All others	886	34.4%

White Collar		51.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	391	15.2%
Health care and social assistance	377	14.7%
Educational services	361	14.0%
Construction	258	10.0%
Manufacturing	229	8.9%
Public administration	219	8.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	132	5.1%
Utilities	106	4.1%
Accommodation and food services	84	3.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	80	3.1%
Other services	76	3.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	74	2.9%
Transportation and warehousing	68	2.6%
Finance and insurance	49	1.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	37	1.4%
Wholesale trade	17	0.7%
Information	14	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	4	0.05%
Puerto Rican	4	0.05%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	7,559	98.9%
Other Asian	67	0.9%
German, other Germanic	12	0.2%
Spanish	7	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	1,325	16.5%
English	1,319	16.4%
Irish	1,251	15.5%
German	983	12.2%
Scotch-Irish	207	2.6%
French	174	2.2%
Italian	114	1.4%
Scottish	109	1.4%
Eastern European	58	0.7%
Dutch	53	0.7%
Cajun	29	0.4%
Croatian	29	0.4%
Polish	18	0.2%
Russian	14	0.2%
Austrian	9	0.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	8,049	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	8,046	100.0%
Foreign-born	3	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
398	7.1%	537	9.6%	2,922	52.1%	1,045	18.6%	366	6.5%	341	6.1%
Average years of education: 12.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	398	7.1%
9-12 Years	537	9.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,922	52.1%
Some College	1,045	18.6%
Bach. Degree	366	6.5%
Grad Degree	341	6.1%
Average years of education: 12.4

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	2,971	2,480	491	16.5%	8.6%
1991	3,081	2,487	594	19.3%	10.6%
1992	3,147	2,548	599	19.0%	11.2%
1993	3,177	2,627	550	17.3%	10.3%
1994	3,361	2,842	519	15.4%	8.8%
1995	3,473	2,980	493	14.2%	8.0%
1996	3,702	3,196	506	13.7%	7.7%
1997	3,985	3,496	489	12.3%	7.0%
1998	4,072	3,622	450	11.1%	6.7%
1999	4,206	3,753	453	10.8%	6.5%

2000	3,601	3,291	310	8.6%	5.6%
2001	3,555	3,283	272	7.7%	5.4%
2002	3,683	3,276	407	11.1%	6.5%
2003	3,545	3,192	353	10.0%	6.6%
2004	3,521	3,237	284	8.1%	5.8%
2005	3,507	3,216	291	8.3%	5.5%
2006	3,485	3,234	251	7.2%	5.2%
2007	3,475	3,219	256	7.4%	4.8%
2008	3,483	3,247	236	6.8%	4.7%
2009	3,553	3,128	425	12.0%	8.3%

2010	3,643	3,127	516	14.2%	8.7%
2011	3,566	3,137	429	12.0%	7.8%
2012	3,525	3,114	411	11.7%	7.2%
2013	3,482	3,068	414	11.9%	6.7%
2014	3,347	2,989	358	10.7%	6.5%
2015	3,307	2,946	361	10.9%	6.6%
2016	3,269	2,930	339	10.4%	6.1%
2017	3,167	2,892	275	8.7%	5.2%
2018	3,149	2,886	263	8.4%	5.2%
2019	3,155	2,885	270	8.6%	4.9%

2020	3,153	2,759	394	12.5%	8.3%
2021	2,986	2,752	234	7.8%	5.1%
2022	2,963	2,786	177	6.0%	3.9%
2023	3,031	2,855	176	5.8%	3.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,957
Median Value	$100,800

Occupied	2,865	72.4%
Vacant	1,092	27.6%

Owned	2,343	81.8%
Rented	522	18.2%
Median Rent	$582

Single-Family Units	2,656	67.1%
Detached	2,656	67.1%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	27	0.7%
Mobile Homes	1,188	30.0%

Clay County, WV

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Clay County, WV

2022 Housing Data for Clay County, WV

2022 Income & Employment Data for Clay County, WV

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Clay County, WV

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Clay County, WV

Historical Labor Force Data for Clay County, WV