2022 population: 8,043 ( 492 from 2010 , 69 from 2020)
Land area: 645.3 square miles
Population density: 12.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	7,383	91.79%	9.8%
Black:	95	1.18%	179.4%
Indian:	47	0.58%	46.9%
Asian:	44	0.55%	57.1%
2+ races:	170	2.11%	82.8%
Hispanic:	304	3.78%	87.7%

Total non-White:	660	8.21%	88.0%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	198	12.2
Deaths:	271	16.7
Net Migration:	3	0.2
Net Immigration:	0	0.0

Change in White population:	-801	-9.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	309	3.6

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
8,535
8,184	95.89%
34	0.40%
32	0.37%
28	0.33%
93	1.09%
162	1.90%
351	4.11%

2000
8,822
8,577	97.22%
50	0.57%
34	0.39%
12	0.14%
74	0.84%
73	0.83%
245	2.78%

1990
9,158
9,104	99.41%
4	0.04%
4	0.04%
15	0.16%
n/a
31	0.34%
54	0.59%

1980
9,802
9,722	99.18%
13	0.13%
10	0.10%
4	0.04%
n/a
53	0.54%
80	0.82%

1970
9,890
9,858	99.68%
4	0.04%
12	0.12%
5	0.05%
n/a
8	0.08%
32	0.32%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
946	10.7
989	11.2
-19	-0.2
-11	-0.1

-393	-4.5
106	1.2

Number	Rate
1990's
980	10.7
1,260	13.8
203	2.2
6	0.1

-527	-5.8
191	2.1

Number	Rate
1980's
1,251	12.8
1,302	13.3
-644	-6.6
n/a

-618	-6.3
-26	-0.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-164	-1.7
n/a

-136	-1.4
48	0.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Clay County, KS

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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
43.1
1,897	23.6%
6,146	76.4%
1,966	24.4%

3,570
2.22

2,219	62.2%
1,769	79.7%
160	7.2%
1,351	37.8%

2010
Number	Percent
43.3
2,021	23.7%
6,514	76.3%
1,744	20.4%

3,559
2.36

2,380	66.9%
2,004	84.2%
189	7.9%
1,179	33.1%

2000
Number	Percent
41.1
2,201	24.9%
6,621	75.1%
1,833	20.8%

3,654
2.37

2,542	69.6%
2,227	87.6%
144	5.7%
1,112	30.4%

1990
Number	Percent
39.6
2,379	26.0%
6,779	74.0%
2,100	22.9%

3,649
2.44

2,636	72.2%
2,401	91.1%
98	3.7%
1,013	27.8%

1980
Number	Percent
37.4
2,542	25.9%
7,260	74.1%
2,085	21.3%

3,810
2.52

2,812	73.8%
2,622	93.2%
69	2.5%
998	26.2%

2022 Housing Data for Clay County, KS

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	86	2.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	220	6.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	187	5.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	301	8.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	95	2.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	130	3.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	182	5.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	204	5.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	75	2.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	381	10.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	448	12.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	427	12.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	316	8.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	198	5.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	188	5.3%
$200,000 or more	132	3.7%

Median Household Income	57,765
Per Capita Income	32,628

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	97
Compared to U.S.	77

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	127	3.6%
Public Assistance	26	0.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	153	4.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,323	77.5%
Unemployed	53	1.2%
In Armed Forces	77	1.8%

Total Labor Force	3,453	80.5%
Not in Labor Force	836	19.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		20.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,022	965	51.4%
Non-Profit	60	210	22.2%
Self-Employed	553	111	83.3%

Local Government	200	213	48.4%
State Government	73	90	44.8%
Federal Government	130	162	44.5%

Total Private + Self	1,575	1,076	59.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	463	675	40.7%
Total	2,038	1,751	53.8%

Pct. Govt.	22.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	585	15.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	615	16.2%
Professional, Technical	870	22.9%
Service Occupations	546	14.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	60	1.6%
All others	1,178	31.0%

White Collar		54.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	633	16.7%
Manufacturing	424	11.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	382	10.1%
Construction	356	9.4%
Retail trade	323	8.5%
Educational services	297	7.8%
Public administration	255	6.7%
Other services	217	5.7%
Accommodation and food services	171	4.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	156	4.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	132	3.5%
Finance and insurance	122	3.2%
Wholesale trade	111	2.9%
Transportation and warehousing	85	2.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	52	1.4%
Information	39	1.0%
Utilities	33	0.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	6	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	188	2.32%
Puerto Rican	46	0.57%
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	23	0.28%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Japanese	24	0.30%
Korean	4	0.05%
Hmong	2	0.02%
Vietnamese	1	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	7,545	99.3%
German, other Germanic	30	0.4%
Spanish	12	0.2%
Other Asian	12	0.2%
Arabic	1	0.0%
Korean	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,298	28.4%
English	1,287	15.9%
Irish	758	9.4%
American	546	6.8%
Swedish	418	5.2%
French	296	3.7%
European	125	1.5%
Czech	115	1.4%
Scottish	115	1.4%
Welsh	88	1.1%
Norwegian	86	1.1%
Dutch	85	1.1%
Scotch-Irish	72	0.9%
Italian	71	0.9%
French Canadian	62	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	8,058	99.6%
Not a citizen	30	0.4%

Native	8,038	99.4%
Foreign-born	50	0.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
147	2.6%	179	3.2%	1,973	34.8%	1,875	33.1%	1,005	17.7%	488	8.6%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	147	2.6%
9-12 Years	179	3.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,973	34.8%
Some College	1,875	33.1%
Bach. Degree	1,005	17.7%
Grad Degree	488	8.6%
Average years of education: 13.5

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	4,332	4,183	149	3.4%	4.2%
1991	4,410	4,244	166	3.8%	4.5%
1992	4,677	4,505	172	3.7%	4.6%
1993	4,635	4,475	160	3.5%	4.9%
1994	4,613	4,469	144	3.1%	4.8%
1995	4,736	4,584	152	3.2%	4.3%
1996	4,757	4,610	147	3.1%	4.3%
1997	4,627	4,490	137	3.0%	3.8%
1998	4,694	4,554	140	3.0%	3.7%
1999	4,808	4,655	153	3.2%	3.5%

2000	4,544	4,390	154	3.4%	3.8%
2001	4,477	4,292	185	4.1%	4.3%
2002	4,524	4,333	191	4.2%	5.1%
2003	4,625	4,422	203	4.4%	5.5%
2004	4,714	4,505	209	4.4%	5.5%
2005	4,849	4,649	200	4.1%	5.1%
2006	4,959	4,789	170	3.4%	4.4%
2007	5,074	4,903	171	3.4%	4.3%
2008	5,149	4,973	176	3.4%	4.6%
2009	5,269	5,033	236	4.5%	6.9%

2010	4,632	4,378	254	5.5%	7.0%
2011	4,410	4,165	245	5.6%	6.4%
2012	4,263	4,043	220	5.2%	5.7%
2013	4,204	3,992	212	5.0%	5.3%
2014	4,176	3,993	183	4.4%	4.5%
2015	4,128	3,951	177	4.3%	4.2%
2016	4,053	3,888	165	4.1%	4.0%
2017	3,822	3,680	142	3.7%	3.6%
2018	3,794	3,674	120	3.2%	3.3%
2019	3,791	3,670	121	3.2%	3.2%

2020	3,807	3,636	171	4.5%	5.9%
2021	3,790	3,689	101	2.7%	3.3%
2022	3,744	3,646	98	2.6%	2.7%
2023	3,691	3,597	94	2.5%	2.7%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,935
Median Value	$136,600

Occupied	3,570	90.7%
Vacant	365	9.3%

Owned	2,549	71.4%
Rented	1,021	28.6%
Median Rent	$750

Single-Family Units	3,434	87.3%
Detached	3,374	85.7%
Attached	60	1.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	251	6.4%
Mobile Homes	123	3.1%

Clay County, KS

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Clay County, KS

2022 Housing Data for Clay County, KS

2022 Income & Employment Data for Clay County, KS

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Clay County, KS

Historical Labor Force Data for Clay County, KS