2022 population: 13,047 ( 768 from 2010 , 243 from 2020)
Land area: 468.3 square miles
Population density: 27.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	12,413	95.14%	7.6%
Black:	68	0.52%	58.1%
Indian:	33	0.25%	10.0%
Asian:	121	0.93%	92.1%
2+ races:	152	1.17%	53.5%
Hispanic:	260	1.99%	72.2%

Total non-White:	634	4.86%	64.2%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	340	12.8
Deaths:	419	15.8
Net Migration:	-168	-6.3
Net Immigration:	0	0.0

Change in White population:	-1,016	-7.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	248	1.8

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
13,815
13,429	97.21%
43	0.31%
30	0.22%
63	0.46%
99	0.72%
151	1.09%
386	2.79%

2000
14,560
14,297	98.19%
16	0.11%
27	0.19%
78	0.54%
54	0.37%
88	0.60%
263	1.81%

1990
14,460
14,342	99.18%
6	0.04%
32	0.22%
18	0.12%
n/a
62	0.43%
118	0.82%

1980
15,283
15,234	99.68%
0	0.00%
15	0.10%
11	0.07%
n/a
23	0.15%
49	0.32%

1970
14,735
14,726	99.94%
4	0.03%
1	0.01%
2	0.01%
n/a
0	0.00%
9	0.06%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
1,620	11.1
1,617	11.1
-861	-5.9
51	0.4

-868	-6.0
123	0.8

Number	Rate
1990's
1,768	12.2
1,905	13.2
-43	-0.3
17	0.1

-45	-0.3
145	1.0

Number	Rate
1980's
2,094	13.7
1,953	12.8
-908	-5.9
n/a

-892	-5.8
69	0.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
221	1.5
n/a

508	3.4
40	0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Clay County, IL

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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
41.8
3,022	23.2%
10,025	76.8%
2,727	20.9%

5,477
2.36

3,293	60.1%
2,490	75.6%
345	10.5%
2,184	39.9%

2010
Number	Percent
42.2
3,164	22.9%
10,651	77.1%
2,468	17.9%

5,697
2.37

3,790	66.5%
2,967	78.3%
327	8.6%
1,907	33.5%

2000
Number	Percent
39.6
3,483	23.9%
11,077	76.1%
2,799	19.2%

5,824
2.42

4,012	68.9%
3,279	81.7%
319	8.0%
1,812	31.1%

1990
Number	Percent
36.9
3,659	25.3%
10,801	74.7%
2,800	19.4%

5,660
2.49

4,116	72.7%
3,549	86.2%
225	5.5%
1,544	27.3%

1980
Number	Percent
34.4
4,142	27.1%
11,141	72.9%
2,797	18.3%

5,764
2.60

4,362	75.7%
3,923	89.9%
190	4.4%
1,402	24.3%

2022 Housing Data for Clay County, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	214	3.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	239	4.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	342	6.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	309	5.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	256	4.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	264	4.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	261	4.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	228	4.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	215	3.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	543	9.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	589	10.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	720	13.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	500	9.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	315	5.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	245	4.5%
$200,000 or more	237	4.3%

Median Household Income	58,028
Per Capita Income	32,495

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	88
Compared to U.S.	86

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	204	3.7%
Public Assistance	132	2.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	684	12.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	5,449	69.2%
Unemployed	354	4.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	5,803	73.7%
Not in Labor Force	2,076	26.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,041	1,839	52.6%
Non-Profit	184	330	35.8%
Self-Employed	459	150	75.4%

Local Government	106	359	22.8%
State Government	160	76	67.8%
Federal Government	0	51	0.0%

Total Private + Self	2,500	1,989	55.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	450	816	35.5%
Total	2,950	2,805	51.3%

Pct. Govt.	13.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	826	14.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,025	17.7%
Professional, Technical	1,143	19.7%
Service Occupations	899	15.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	128	2.2%
All others	1,896	32.8%

White Collar		51.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	1,359	23.5%
Health care and social assistance	943	16.3%
Retail trade	688	11.9%
Educational services	573	9.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	343	5.9%
Construction	321	5.5%
Accommodation and food services	266	4.6%
Other services	243	4.2%
Public administration	213	3.7%
Finance and insurance	196	3.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	135	2.3%
Transportation and warehousing	134	2.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	102	1.8%
Wholesale trade	89	1.5%
Utilities	66	1.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	61	1.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	31	0.5%
Information	17	0.3%
Management	7	0.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	14	0.11%
Puerto Rican	12	0.09%
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	%
Vietnamese	19	0.14%
Filipino	15	0.11%
Taiwanese	6	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	12,340	98.6%
Spanish	129	1.0%
Vietnamese	22	0.2%
German, other Germanic	17	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	6	0.0%
French, Haitian, Cajun	5	0.0%
Other Indo-European	2	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	3,053	23.0%
Irish	1,468	11.1%
American	1,428	10.8%
English	1,003	7.6%
Polish	347	2.6%
Scottish	231	1.7%
Scandinavian	173	1.3%
Italian	166	1.3%
European	143	1.1%
Northern European	103	0.8%
Dutch	88	0.7%
French	81	0.6%
British	70	0.5%
Norwegian	67	0.5%
Scotch-Irish	65	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	13,226	99.8%
Not a citizen	22	0.2%

Native	13,191	99.6%
Foreign-born	57	0.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
412	4.5%	687	7.4%	3,475	37.6%	3,291	35.6%	890	9.6%	499	5.4%
Average years of education: 12.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	412	4.5%
9-12 Years	687	7.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	3,475	37.6%
Some College	3,291	35.6%
Bach. Degree	890	9.6%
Grad Degree	499	5.4%
Average years of education: 12.8

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	6,745	6,101	644	9.5%	6.3%
1991	6,931	6,336	595	8.6%	7.3%
1992	7,010	6,398	612	8.7%	7.9%
1993	6,663	6,109	554	8.3%	7.5%
1994	6,676	6,180	496	7.4%	5.8%
1995	6,943	6,556	387	5.6%	5.2%
1996	6,839	6,476	363	5.3%	5.3%
1997	7,157	6,802	355	5.0%	4.8%
1998	7,433	6,987	446	6.0%	4.5%
1999	7,373	6,845	528	7.2%	4.4%

2000	7,192	6,775	417	5.8%	4.4%
2001	6,980	6,522	458	6.6%	5.4%
2002	6,826	6,387	439	6.4%	6.6%
2003	6,904	6,414	490	7.1%	6.7%
2004	6,896	6,440	456	6.6%	6.2%
2005	6,900	6,484	416	6.0%	5.7%
2006	6,976	6,627	349	5.0%	4.6%
2007	6,976	6,586	390	5.6%	5.1%
2008	6,757	6,259	498	7.4%	6.5%
2009	6,451	5,634	817	12.7%	10.2%

2010	6,813	6,038	775	11.4%	10.5%
2011	6,689	5,977	712	10.6%	9.8%
2012	6,623	5,981	642	9.7%	9.0%
2013	6,313	5,689	624	9.9%	9.1%
2014	6,440	5,921	519	8.1%	7.2%
2015	6,630	6,160	470	7.1%	6.0%
2016	6,734	6,274	460	6.8%	5.9%
2017	6,655	6,301	354	5.3%	5.0%
2018	6,697	6,350	347	5.2%	4.4%
2019	6,481	6,200	281	4.3%	4.0%

2020	6,231	5,646	585	9.4%	9.5%
2021	5,937	5,598	339	5.7%	6.1%
2022	5,699	5,432	267	4.7%	4.6%
2023	5,765	5,458	307	5.3%	4.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	6,171
Median Value	$103,600

Occupied	5,477	88.8%
Vacant	694	11.2%

Owned	4,203	76.7%
Rented	1,274	23.3%
Median Rent	$706

Single-Family Units	4,538	73.5%
Detached	4,523	73.3%
Attached	15	0.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	280	4.5%
Mobile Homes	1,118	18.1%

Clay County, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Clay County, IL

2022 Housing Data for Clay County, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Clay County, IL

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Clay County, IL

Historical Labor Force Data for Clay County, IL