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Clay County, MN


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Fargo, ND-MN
Designated Market Area: Fargo-Grand Forks, ND-MN
American Communities Project County Type (2023): College Towns

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2022 population: 65,929   ( 6,930 from 2010 , 620 from 2020)
Land area: 1045.2 square miles
Population density: 63.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:55,562 84.28% 4.0%
Black:3,4505.23% 318.2%
Indian:9481.44% 27.4%
Asian:9591.45% 12.4%
2+ races:1,6572.51% 58.0%
Hispanic:3,3535.09% 63.1%
Total non-White:10,36715.72% 86.3%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:1,880 14.4
Deaths:1,2549.6
Net Migration: -235-1.8
Net Immigration: 2051.6
Change in White population:2,128 3.6
Change in Non-White pop.:4,802 8.1




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
58,999
53,43490.57%
8251.40%
7441.26%
8531.45%
1,0491.78%
2,0563.48%
5,5659.43%

2000
51,229
47,33092.39%
2610.51%
6881.34%
4530.88%
6111.19%
1,8723.65%
3,8997.61%

1990
50,422
48,31395.82%
1350.27%
5411.07%
4530.90%
n/a
9801.94%
2,1094.18%

1980
49,327
48,30997.94%
1290.26%
1610.33%
2370.48%
n/a
4420.90%
1,0182.06%

1970
46,585
45,92698.59%
730.16%
1190.26%
710.15%
n/a
3300.71%
659 1.41%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
6,210 12.1
3,6407.1
3,0105.9
3060.6
6,104 11.9
1,666 3.3
1990's
NumberRate
6,531 13.0
3,7877.5
-1,295-2.6
2930.6
-983 -1.9
1,790 3.6
1980's
NumberRate
6,966 14.1
3,547 7.2
-2,554 -5.2
n/a
4 0.0
1,091 2.2
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
-1,450 -3.1
n/a
2,383 5.1
359 0.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Clay County, MN
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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
NumberPercent
32.8
16,118 24.4%
49,811 75.6%
8,830 13.4%
25,512
2.43
15,439 60.5%
12,068 78.2%
1,530 9.9%
10,073 39.5%

2010
NumberPercent
31.6
13,744 23.3%
45,255 76.7%
7,078 12.0%
22,279
2.48
14,186 63.7%
11,160 78.7%
1,348 9.5%
8,093 36.3%

2000
NumberPercent
32.3
12,820 25.0%
38,409 75.0%
6,642 13.0%
18,657
2.53
12,441 66.7%
10,191 81.9%
1,202 9.7%
6,216 33.3%

1990
NumberPercent
28.7
12,667 25.1%
37,755 74.9%
5,981 11.9%
17,414
2.65
11,910 68.4%
10,145 85.2%
963 8.1%
5,504 31.6%

1980
NumberPercent
25.2
12,627 25.6%
36,700 74.4%
4,947 10.0%
16,294
2.75
11,718 71.9%
10,336 88.2%
679 5.8%
4,576 28.1%

2022 Housing Data for Clay County, MN

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units26,987 
Median Value$241,400 
Occupied25,51294.5%
Vacant1,4755.5%
Owned16,85466.1%
Rented8,65833.9%
Median Rent$972 
Single-Family Units18,55468.8%
    Detached16,29560.4%
    Attached2,2598.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units6,60524.5%
Mobile Homes6562.4%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Clay County, MN

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0001,6916.6%
$10,000 to $14,9991,0304.0%
$15,000 to $19,9991,0124.0%
$20,000 to $24,9998353.3%
$25,000 to $29,9999383.7%
$30,000 to $34,9998683.4%
$35,000 to $39,9996732.6%
$40,000 to $44,9991,0584.1%
$45,000 to $49,9999543.7%
$50,000 to $59,9991,5736.2%
$60,000 to $74,9992,1238.3%
$75,000 to $99,9993,59514.1%
$100,000 to $124,9992,92111.4%
$125,000 to $149,9992,1718.5%
$150,000 to $199,9992,4559.6%
$200,000 or more1,6156.3%
Median Household Income75,006 
Per Capita Income36,586 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state85 
Compared to U.S.89 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI8733.4%
Public Assistance1,1894.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps2,4849.7%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed31,27477.9%
Unemployed1,2923.2%
In Armed Forces1130.3%
Total Labor Force32,67981.4%
Not in Labor Force7,45318.6%
Real Unemployment Rate 21.8%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector11,8909,43555.8%
Non-Profit1,3643,28229.4%
Self-Employed1,56388263.9%
Local Government1,5501,65148.4%
State Government6451,06437.7%
Federal Government38763238.0%
Total Private + Self13,45310,31756.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.3,9466,62937.3%
Total17,39916,94650.7%
Pct. Govt.17.3%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts4,32012.6%
Sales and Office Occupations7,24621.1%
Professional, Technical9,67128.1%
Service Occupations5,98517.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing2810.8%
All others7,18220.9%
White Collar 61.7%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance6,13217.8%
Educational services4,53613.2%
Retail trade3,42810.0%
Manufacturing2,7398.0%
Construction2,4177.0%
Finance and insurance2,0686.0%
Other services1,9535.7%
Professional, scientific, technical1,8565.4%
Accommodation and food services1,8055.2%
Public administration1,6654.8%
Transportation and warehousing1,4484.2%
Wholesale trade1,0022.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation7422.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting7392.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.7092.1%
Information5021.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing3431.0%
Management1170.3%
Utilities1110.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction920.3%

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

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican2,2793.49%
Puerto Rican2590.40%
Cuban400.06%
Dominican60.01%
Total Central American110.02%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan70.01%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian40.01%
Salvadoran00.00%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American680.10%
Argentinean190.03%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian490.08%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic5130.79%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Hmong2640.40%
Vietnamese2120.32%
Filipino1640.25%
Chinese540.08%
Korean500.08%
Indian450.07%
Japanese350.05%
Taiwanese30.00%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English55,88791.8%
Other Indo-European1,1261.8%
Spanish9571.6%
Other8961.5%
Arabic5911.0%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic4700.8%
German, other Germanic2290.4%
Vietnamese2110.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun1750.3%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German19,54829.9%
Norwegian18,54028.4%
Irish4,3916.7%
English3,8175.8%
Swedish3,7815.8%
Scandinavian2,1033.2%
French1,9122.9%
Polish1,7002.6%
American1,5572.4%
Other Arab1,2361.9%
European1,1071.7%
Finnish8721.3%
Dutch8261.3%
Italian8111.2%
Scottish7891.2%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen63,64097.4%
Not a citizen1,6672.6%
Native62,11095.1%
Foreign-born3,1974.9%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Clay County, MN

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
810 2.0%1,480 3.7%9,066 22.7%13,886 34.8%9,991 25.1%4,635 11.6%
  Average years of education: 14.0
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 810 2.0%
9-12 Years 1,480 3.7%
H.S. Grad or GED 9,066 22.7%
Some College 13,886 34.8%
Bach. Degree 9,991 25.1%
Grad Degree 4,635 11.6%
Average years of education: 14.0

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Clay County, MN

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 27,561 26,123 1,438 5.2% 4.7%
1991 27,415 26,141 1,274 4.6% 5.1%
1992 27,824 26,736 1,088 3.9% 5.0%
1993 28,236 27,156 1,080 3.8% 4.8%
1994 29,762 28,687 1,075 3.6% 4.0%
1995 29,422 28,336 1,086 3.7% 3.7%
1996 29,753 28,554 1,199 4.0% 3.8%
1997 30,012 29,147 865 2.9% 3.2%
1998 30,139 29,489 650 2.2% 2.7%
1999 30,265 29,541 724 2.4% 2.7%
2000 27,944 27,073 871 3.1% 3.0%
2001 28,384 27,447 937 3.3% 3.8%
2002 28,982 27,967 1,015 3.5% 4.5%
2003 29,668 28,612 1,056 3.6% 4.8%
2004 30,350 29,254 1,096 3.6% 4.6%
2005 30,862 29,787 1,075 3.5% 4.1%
2006 31,291 30,274 1,017 3.3% 4.1%
2007 31,196 30,112 1,084 3.5% 4.6%
2008 32,127 30,943 1,184 3.7% 5.4%
2009 32,641 31,045 1,596 4.9% 7.9%
2010 33,907 32,025 1,882 5.6% 7.4%
2011 34,698 32,764 1,934 5.6% 6.5%
2012 35,061 33,358 1,703 4.9% 5.6%
2013 34,862 33,345 1,517 4.4% 5.0%
2014 35,306 34,076 1,230 3.5% 4.3%
2015 35,623 34,494 1,129 3.2% 3.8%
2016 35,591 34,368 1,223 3.4% 3.9%
2017 35,589 34,450 1,139 3.2% 3.4%
2018 35,512 34,457 1,055 3.0% 3.0%
2019 36,084 35,009 1,075 3.0% 3.2%
2020 36,323 34,762 1,561 4.3% 6.2%
2021 36,854 35,761 1,093 3.0% 3.8%
2022 37,587 36,777 810 2.2% 2.7%
2023 38,044 37,255 789 2.1% 2.8%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com