Clay County, Iowa

Clay County is a one of the county from Iowa's 99 counties, located in Midwestern Region (West North Central) of United States. As per the 2000 census, county has a population of 17372 inhabitants. The July 2008 population estimate is 16691, It is Iowa's 44th most populous county. The county spans an area of 572.51 miē (1482.79 kmē), of which, 568.89 square miles (1473.42 kmē) of it is land and 3.63 square miles (9.4 kmē) of it is water, makes it the 50th largest by total area in Iowa.

Clay County Iowa
Map of Clay County, Iowa

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 17372 people, 7259 households, and 4774 families living in the county. The population density was 30.5 people per square mile (11.78/kmē), it is the 44th most densely populated county in the U.S. state of Iowa. There were 7828 housing units at an average density of 13.8 per square mile (5.33/kmē). The average household size was 2.35 people, and the average family size was 2.92 people. In the county the population was distributed as follows: 24.7% under the age of 18, 8% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 18% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 93.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.9 males. According to July 2008 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the county is 16691, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 98.15% White, 0.26% Black or African American, 0.17% American Indian, 0.78% Asian, 0.03% Native Hawaiian, and 0.61% from two or more races.

Clay County Iowa Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Clay County Iowa School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Clay County Iowa GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $35799, it is the 56th wealthiest county in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $42769, it is Iowa's 60th wealthiest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $19451, it is the 16th wealthiest county in terms of per capita income.

In 2000, 4161 pupils and students, of which 2030 are male and 2131 are female, 23.95% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 429 nursery or pri school, 255 kindergarten, 1938 elementary school, 1037 high school and 502 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Dickens CityClay County0.840.840202240.91334444167
2Everly CityClay County1.11.10647587.81599635278
3Fostoria CityClay County0.480.480230483.71595238750
4Gillett Grove CityClay County0.190.19055291.61233721429
5Greenville CityClay County0.180.18093507.92221729531
6Peterson CityClay County0.310.3103721208.61693230000
7Rossie CityClay County0.150.15058385.51326630833
8Royal CityClay County0.290.2904791634.21811837500
9Spencer CityClay County10.1710.120.05113171118.11915332970
10Webb CityClay County0.50.501653281308727500
YearPopulation
April 2000 census17372
April 2000 Estimate17372
July 2000 Estimate17370
July 2001 Estimate17249
July 2002 Estimate17062
July 2003 Estimate16949
July 2004 Estimate16908
July 2005 Estimate16777
July 2006 Estimate16733
July 2007 Estimate16686
July 2008 Estimate16691
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school182247429
Kindergarten106149255
Elementary school9729661938
High school5794581037
College or graduate school191311502
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Clay County, Iowa$35799$42769$19451
Iowa, United States$39469$48005$19674
United States$41994$50046$21587