Clay township, OH

Ottawa County, OH

2022 population: 4,817 ( 241 from 2010 )
Land area: 26.0 square miles
Population density: 185.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,098	85.07%	12.0%
Black:	14	0.29%	180.0%
Indian:	8	0.17%	11.1%
Asian:	26	0.54%	23.8%
2+ races:	31	0.64%	34.0%
Hispanic:	640	13.29%	105.8%

Total non-White:	719	14.93%	80.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-561	-13.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	320	7.7

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
5,058
4,659	92.11%
5	0.10%
9	0.18%
21	0.42%
47	0.93%
311	6.15%
399	7.89%

2000
5,118
4,663	91.11%
14	0.27%
24	0.47%
36	0.70%
31	0.61%
350	6.84%
455	8.89%

1990
5,267
4,892	92.88%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
6	0.11%
n/a
369	7.01%
375	7.12%

1980
5,359
4,998	93.26%
0	0.00%
6	0.11%
0	0.00%
n/a
355	6.62%
361	6.74%

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

-4	-0.1
-56	-1.1

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

-229	-4.3
80	1.5

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

-106	-2.0
14	0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Clay township, OH

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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
38.2
1,158	24.0%
3,659	76.0%
829	17.2%

1,868
2.51

1,298	69.5%
891	68.6%
226	17.4%
570	30.5%

2010
Number	Percent
42.0
1,160	22.9%
3,898	77.1%
855	16.9%

1,969
2.52

1,397	70.9%
1,097	78.5%
91	6.5%
572	29.1%

2000
Number	Percent
39.4
1,290	25.2%
3,828	74.8%
774	15.1%

1,914
2.62

1,435	75.0%
1,227	85.5%
83	5.8%
479	25.0%

1990
Number	Percent
33.8
1,475	28.0%
3,792	72.0%
718	13.6%

1,816
2.84

1,437	79.1%
1,242	86.4%
57	4.0%
379	20.9%

1980
Number	Percent
28.7
1,727	32.2%
3,632	67.8%
432	8.1%

1,699
3.15

1,429	84.1%
1,276	89.3%
56	3.9%
270	15.9%

2022 Housing Data for Clay township, OH

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	58	3.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	12	0.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	20	1.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	98	5.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	38	2.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	39	2.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	134	7.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	19	1.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	63	3.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	167	8.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	146	7.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	384	20.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	482	25.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	66	3.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	69	3.7%
$200,000 or more	73	3.9%

Median Household Income	86,920
Per Capita Income	35,431

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	48	2.6%
Public Assistance	6	0.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	44	2.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,059	77.3%
Unemployed	52	2.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,111	79.3%
Not in Labor Force	552	20.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		22.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	859	733	54.0%
Non-Profit	122	203	37.5%
Self-Employed	31	81	27.7%

Local Government	52	118	30.6%
State Government	17	18	48.6%
Federal Government	97	2	98.0%

Total Private + Self	890	814	52.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	288	341	45.8%
Total	1,178	1,155	50.5%

Pct. Govt.	13.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	142	6.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	399	17.1%
Professional, Technical	514	22.0%
Service Occupations	392	16.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	10	0.4%
All others	886	38.0%

White Collar		45.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	462	19.8%
Health care and social assistance	380	16.3%
Educational services	259	11.1%
Transportation and warehousing	259	11.1%
Construction	191	8.2%
Accommodation and food services	145	6.2%
Retail trade	126	5.4%
Other services	102	4.4%
Wholesale trade	97	4.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	71	3.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	69	3.0%
Public administration	65	2.8%
Finance and insurance	60	2.6%
Utilities	25	1.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	10	0.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	6	0.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	6	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	632	13.12%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	8	0.17%

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	%
Thai	11	0.23%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	4,464	97.8%
Spanish	73	1.6%
German, other Germanic	18	0.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	8	0.2%
Other	3	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,662	34.5%
Irish	497	10.3%
English	439	9.1%
Hungarian	210	4.4%
Polish	185	3.8%
American	165	3.4%
Italian	116	2.4%
French	90	1.9%
Dutch	67	1.4%
Czechoslovakian	43	0.9%
Scottish	35	0.7%
Czech	33	0.7%
Swedish	27	0.6%
Welsh	22	0.5%
French Canadian	16	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	4,817	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	4,817	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
25	0.8%	301	9.2%	1,144	35.0%	1,053	32.2%	484	14.8%	260	8.0%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	25	0.8%
9-12 Years	301	9.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,144	35.0%
Some College	1,053	32.2%
Bach. Degree	484	14.8%
Grad Degree	260	8.0%
Average years of education: 13.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +469	R +357	R + 11.3%
D +112
2020 vs. 2012	R +422	R +834	R + 33.0%
D -412
2020 vs. 2008	R +395	R +894	R + 34.8%
D -499

2016 vs. 2008	R -74	R +537	R + 23.5%
D -611
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	66%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,563	60.6%	Joe Biden (D)	970	37.6%	47	1.8%	2,580	7	14	0.04%
2016	54%	Donald Trump (R)	1,094	52.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	858	40.9%	147	7.0%	2,099	1	6	0.04%
2012	66%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,382	53.6%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,141	44.3%	55	2.1%	2,578	-3	-3	0.05%
2008	69%	Barack Obama (D)	1,469	54.6%	John McCain (R)	1,168	43.4%	55	2.0%	2,692	-3	-2	0.05%
2004	71%	John Kerry (D)	1,426	52.2%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,303	47.7%	5	0.2%	2,734	-3	-3	0.05%
2000	60%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,209	52.8%	George W. Bush (R)	1,018	44.5%	62	2.7%	2,289	-5	-3	0.05%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Clay township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

970

37.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,563

60.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.2%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

2,580

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 14

2016 President, Clay township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

858

40.9%

Donald Trump (R)

1,094

52.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

111

5.3%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

2,099

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 6

2012 President, Clay township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,382

53.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,141

44.3%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

2,578

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -3

2008 President, Clay township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,469

54.6%

John McCain (R)

1,168

43.4%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

2,692

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -2

2004 President, Clay township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,303

47.7%

John Kerry (D)

1,426

52.2%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

2,734

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -3

2000 President, Clay township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,018

44.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,209

52.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.8%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

2,289

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -3

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Clay township, OH

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	48%	J.D. Vance (R)	1,052	56.0%	Tim Ryan (D)	827	44.0%	0	0.0%	1,879	3	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2022	G	48%	Mike DeWine* (R)	1,341	70.5%	Nan Whaley (D)	561	29.5%	0	0.0%	1,902	8	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2018	S1	47%	Sherrod Brown* (D)	958	51.8%	Jim Renacci (R)	891	48.2%	0	0.0%	1,849	2	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	47%	Mike DeWine (R)	966	52.2%	Richard Cordray (D)	821	44.4%	63 [+]	3.4%	1,850	2	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Travis Irvine (Libertarian) 43 (2.3%); Constance Gadell-Newton (Green) 20 (1.1%);
2016	S3	62%	Rob Portman* (R)	1,474	61.0%	Ted Strickland (D)	820	33.9%	123 [+]	5.1%	2,417	3	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Tom Connors (I) 47 (1.9%); Other (Write-in) 40 (1.7%); Joseph DeMare (Green) 36 (1.5%);
2014	G	42%	John Kasich* (R)	988	59.8%	Edward FitzGerald (D)	605	36.6%	58 [+]	3.5%	1,651	-4	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Anita Rios (Green) 58 (3.5%);

*: 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	1,953
Median Value	$149,000

Occupied	1,868	95.6%
Vacant	85	4.4%

Owned	1,621	86.8%
Rented	247	13.2%
Median Rent	$798

Single-Family Units	1,736	88.9%
Detached	1,730	88.6%
Attached	6	0.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	71	3.6%
Mobile Homes	35	1.8%

Clay township, OH

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Clay township, OH

2022 Housing Data for Clay township, OH

2022 Income & Employment Data for Clay township, OH

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Clay township, OH

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Clay township, OH

Historical Presidential Election Results for Clay township, OH

Historical Statewide Election Results for Clay township, OH