Clay town, WV

2022 population: 524 ( 33 from 2010 )
Land area: 0.6 square miles
Population density: 939.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	512	97.71%	6.7%
Black:	3	0.57%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	5	0.95%	37.5%
Hispanic:	4	0.76%	100.0%

Total non-White:	12	2.29%	9.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	32	7.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	1	0.2

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
491
480	97.76%
0	0.00%
1	0.20%
0	0.00%
8	1.63%
2	0.41%
11	2.24%

2000
574
564	98.26%
0	0.00%
5	0.87%
0	0.00%
5	0.87%
0	0.00%
10	1.74%

1990
606
598	98.68%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
8	1.32%
8	1.32%

1980
940
922	98.09%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
18	1.91%
18	1.91%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-84	-14.6
1	0.2

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-34	-5.6
2	0.3

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-324	-34.5
-10	-1.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Clay town, 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
30.2
186	35.5%
338	64.5%
47	9.0%

169
3.03

108	63.9%
27	25.0%
7	6.5%
61	36.1%

2010
Number	Percent
38.8
107	21.8%
384	78.2%
83	16.9%

218
2.20

134	61.5%
87	64.9%
22	16.4%
84	38.5%

2000
Number	Percent
32.9
163	28.4%
411	71.6%
104	18.1%

257
2.18

150	58.4%
84	56.0%
56	37.3%
107	41.6%

1990
Number	Percent
36.2
154	25.4%
452	74.6%
132	21.8%

265
2.29

181	68.3%
122	67.4%
33	18.2%
84	31.7%

1980
Number	Percent
32.0
260	27.7%
680	72.3%
160	17.0%

372
2.49

273	73.4%
227	83.2%
21	7.7%
99	26.6%

2022 Housing Data for Clay town, WV

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	76	45.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	30	17.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	1	0.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	9	5.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	3	1.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	7	4.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	4	2.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	7	4.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	7	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	14	8.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	2	1.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	7	4.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	2	1.2%

Median Household Income	n/a
Per Capita Income	8,665

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	20	11.8%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	120	71.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	50	17.0%
Unemployed	22	7.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	72	24.5%
Not in Labor Force	222	75.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		83.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	6	7	46.2%
Non-Profit	0	9	0.0%
Self-Employed	0	0	?%

Local Government	8	8	50.0%
State Government	3	0	100.0%
Federal Government	0	11	0.0%

Total Private + Self	6	7	46.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	11	28	28.2%
Total	17	35	32.7%

Pct. Govt.	57.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	12	23.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	7	13.5%
Professional, Technical	9	17.3%
Service Occupations	18	34.6%
All others	6	11.5%

White Collar		53.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	20	38.5%
Retail trade	9	17.3%
Educational services	8	15.4%
Utilities	6	11.5%
Manufacturing	4	7.7%
Public administration	3	5.8%
Transportation and warehousing	2	3.8%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	4	0.76%
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	482	99.6%
Spanish	2	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	53	10.1%
American	52	9.9%
English	40	7.6%
German	27	5.2%
Scotch-Irish	24	4.6%
French	20	3.8%
Italian	20	3.8%
Russian	14	2.7%
French Canadian	9	1.7%
Jamaican	3	0.6%
Scottish	2	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	524	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	521	99.4%
Foreign-born	3	0.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
7	2.2%	66	20.9%	192	60.8%	27	8.5%	2	0.6%	22	7.0%
Average years of education: 12.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	7	2.2%
9-12 Years	66	20.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	192	60.8%
Some College	27	8.5%
Bach. Degree	2	0.6%
Grad Degree	22	7.0%
Average years of education: 12.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +4	R +10	R + 9.2%
D -6
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	29%	Donald Trump* (R)	82	68.9%	Joe Biden (D)	34	28.6%	3	2.5%	119	0	22	0.01%
2016	31%	Donald Trump (R)	78	63.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	40	32.5%	5	4.1%	123	-4	18	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Clay town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

28.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

68.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.7%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

119

Turnout: 29%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): 22

2016 President, Clay town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

32.5%

Donald Trump (R)

63.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.3%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

123

Turnout: 31%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): 18

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Clay town, WV

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	29%	Shelley Capito* (R)	90	77.6%	Paula Swearengin (D)	26	22.4%	0	0.0%	116	7	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: David Moran (Libertarian) 0 (0.0%);
2020	G	29%	Jim Justice* (R)	77	65.8%	Ben Salango (D)	32	27.4%	8 [+]	6.8%	117	1	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Erika Kolenich (Libertarian) 8 (6.8%); Danny Lutz (Mountain) 0 (0.0%);
2018	S1	21%	Joe Manchin* (D)	52	61.2%	Patrick Morrissey (R)	28	32.9%	5 [+]	5.9%	85	-13	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Rusty Hollen (Libertarian) 5 (5.9%);
2016	G	31%	Jim Justice (D)	79	63.7%	Bill Cole (R)	35	28.2%	10 [+]	8.1%	124	-14	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Charlotte Pritt (Mountain) 8 (6.5%); David Moran (Libertarian) 2 (1.6%); Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	274
Median Value	$65,000

Occupied	169	61.7%
Vacant	105	38.3%

Owned	46	27.2%
Rented	123	72.8%
Median Rent	$623

Single-Family Units	136	49.6%
Detached	136	49.6%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	27	9.9%
Mobile Homes	47	17.2%

Clay town, WV

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Clay town, WV

2022 Housing Data for Clay town, WV

2022 Income & Employment Data for Clay town, WV

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Clay town, WV

Historical Presidential Election Results for Clay town, WV

Historical Statewide Election Results for Clay town, WV