2022 population: 6,049 ( 493 from 2010 , 56 from 2020)
Land area: 572.3 square miles
Population density: 10.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,319	87.93%	10.5%
Black:	42	0.69%	100.0%
Indian:	26	0.43%	23.8%
Asian:	15	0.25%	50.0%
2+ races:	64	1.06%	39.1%
Hispanic:	583	9.64%	16.1%

Total non-White:	730	12.07%	21.5%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	166	13.6
Deaths:	193	15.8
Net Migration:	-32	-2.6
Net Immigration:	4	0.3

Change in White population:	-622	-9.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	129	2.0

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
6,542
5,941	90.81%
21	0.32%
21	0.32%
10	0.15%
46	0.70%
502	7.67%
601	9.19%

2000
7,039
6,726	95.55%
8	0.11%
20	0.28%
21	0.30%
16	0.23%
245	3.48%
313	4.45%

1990
7,123
7,014	98.47%
0	0.00%
12	0.17%
20	0.28%
n/a
77	1.08%
109	1.53%

1980
8,106
8,036	99.14%
0	0.00%
11	0.14%
2	0.02%
n/a
53	0.65%
70	0.86%

1970
8,266
8,244	99.73%
2	0.02%
8	0.10%
5	0.06%
n/a
0	0.00%
22	0.27%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
690	9.8
710	10.1
-812	-11.5
32	0.5

-785	-11.2
288	4.1

Number	Rate
1990's
812	11.4
864	12.1
-104	-1.5
28	0.4

-288	-4.0
204	2.9

Number	Rate
1980's
1,095	13.5
962	11.9
-1,104	-13.6
n/a

-1,022	-12.6
39	0.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-568	-6.9
n/a

-208	-2.5
48	0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Clay County, NE

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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
39.5
1,515	25.0%
4,534	75.0%
1,236	20.4%

2,475
2.42

1,761	71.2%
1,471	83.5%
115	6.5%
714	28.8%

2010
Number	Percent
43.2
1,650	25.2%
4,892	74.8%
1,168	17.9%

2,649
2.43

1,827	69.0%
1,552	84.9%
113	6.2%
822	31.0%

2000
Number	Percent
39.7
1,929	27.4%
5,110	72.6%
1,280	18.2%

2,775
2.50

2,012	72.5%
1,791	89.0%
105	5.2%
763	27.5%

1990
Number	Percent
37.4
1,943	27.3%
5,180	72.7%
1,395	19.6%

2,752
2.53

2,030	73.8%
1,819	89.6%
84	4.1%
722	26.2%

1980
Number	Percent
33.4
2,321	28.6%
5,785	71.4%
1,437	17.7%

3,028
2.63

2,277	75.2%
2,105	92.4%
74	3.2%
751	24.8%

2022 Housing Data for Clay County, NE

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	86	3.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	74	3.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	123	5.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	117	4.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	94	3.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	89	3.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	80	3.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	78	3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	72	2.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	186	7.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	256	10.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	426	17.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	278	11.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	204	8.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	217	8.8%
$200,000 or more	95	3.8%

Median Household Income	73,933
Per Capita Income	36,425

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	88
Compared to U.S.	82

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	68	2.7%
Public Assistance	46	1.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	189	7.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,550	80.4%
Unemployed	67	2.1%
In Armed Forces	12	0.4%

Total Labor Force	2,629	82.9%
Not in Labor Force	543	17.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		19.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,023	677	60.2%
Non-Profit	71	189	27.3%
Self-Employed	427	185	69.8%

Local Government	87	198	30.5%
State Government	77	126	37.9%
Federal Government	13	26	33.3%

Total Private + Self	1,450	862	62.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	248	539	31.5%
Total	1,698	1,401	54.8%

Pct. Govt.	17.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	572	18.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	530	17.0%
Professional, Technical	597	19.2%
Service Occupations	465	14.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	129	4.1%
All others	951	30.5%

White Collar		54.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	497	16.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	464	14.9%
Educational services	408	13.1%
Manufacturing	308	9.9%
Retail trade	265	8.5%
Construction	234	7.5%
Wholesale trade	166	5.3%
Other services	161	5.2%
Transportation and warehousing	136	4.4%
Public administration	106	3.4%
Finance and insurance	102	3.3%
Accommodation and food services	84	2.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	73	2.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	33	1.1%
Utilities	26	0.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	19	0.6%
Information	12	0.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	11	0.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	10	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	499	8.20%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	3	0.05%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	17	0.28%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	6	0.10%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	11	0.18%
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	51	0.84%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Thai	1	0.02%
Burmese	1	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,355	94.1%
Spanish	274	4.8%
German, other Germanic	37	0.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	17	0.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	6	0.1%
Other Indo-European	3	0.1%
Other Asian	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,351	38.6%
Irish	648	10.6%
English	462	7.6%
American	347	5.7%
Czech	275	4.5%
Swedish	266	4.4%
Polish	141	2.3%
French	136	2.2%
Danish	93	1.5%
Italian	69	1.1%
Dutch	68	1.1%
European	56	0.9%
Norwegian	50	0.8%
Russian	41	0.7%
Scotch-Irish	38	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	5,958	97.9%
Not a citizen	130	2.1%

Native	5,891	96.8%
Foreign-born	197	3.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
100	2.4%	182	4.4%	1,437	34.4%	1,560	37.3%	638	15.3%	264	6.3%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	100	2.4%
9-12 Years	182	4.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,437	34.4%
Some College	1,560	37.3%
Bach. Degree	638	15.3%
Grad Degree	264	6.3%
Average years of education: 13.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	3,289	3,232	57	1.7%	2.4%
1991	3,299	3,238	61	1.8%	2.7%
1992	3,433	3,363	70	2.0%	2.8%
1993	3,416	3,345	71	2.1%	2.8%
1994	3,514	3,451	63	1.8%	2.6%
1995	3,514	3,444	70	2.0%	2.6%
1996	3,563	3,488	75	2.1%	2.7%
1997	3,500	3,428	72	2.1%	2.4%
1998	3,508	3,437	71	2.0%	2.5%
1999	3,527	3,446	81	2.3%	2.7%

2000	3,618	3,513	105	2.9%	2.8%
2001	3,474	3,364	110	3.2%	3.1%
2002	3,422	3,294	128	3.7%	3.7%
2003	3,326	3,201	125	3.8%	3.9%
2004	3,298	3,181	117	3.5%	3.9%
2005	3,242	3,123	119	3.7%	3.8%
2006	3,099	3,008	91	2.9%	3.0%
2007	3,111	3,027	84	2.7%	2.9%
2008	3,112	3,015	97	3.1%	3.2%
2009	3,021	2,889	132	4.4%	4.7%

2010	3,428	3,279	149	4.3%	4.7%
2011	3,485	3,340	145	4.2%	4.4%
2012	3,479	3,353	126	3.6%	3.9%
2013	3,492	3,375	117	3.4%	3.7%
2014	3,463	3,351	112	3.2%	3.3%
2015	3,387	3,289	98	2.9%	3.0%
2016	3,340	3,237	103	3.1%	3.1%
2017	3,286	3,184	102	3.1%	2.9%
2018	3,259	3,156	103	3.2%	2.9%
2019	3,306	3,203	103	3.1%	3.0%

2020	3,256	3,152	104	3.2%	4.2%
2021	3,265	3,184	81	2.5%	2.7%
2022	3,129	3,055	74	2.4%	2.3%
2023	3,061	2,987	74	2.4%	2.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,834
Median Value	$129,600

Occupied	2,475	87.3%
Vacant	359	12.7%

Owned	1,990	80.4%
Rented	485	19.6%
Median Rent	$668

Single-Family Units	2,512	88.6%
Detached	2,477	87.4%
Attached	35	1.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	57	2.0%
Mobile Homes	48	1.7%

Clay County, NE

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Clay County, NE

2022 Housing Data for Clay County, NE

2022 Income & Employment Data for Clay County, NE

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Clay County, NE

Historical Labor Force Data for Clay County, NE