Clay County, IL

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2023 Population

13,173

0.566% 1-year decline

US Senator

Dick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

41.5

0.718% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

16.7%

6.13% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$57,266

1.31% 1-year decline

2023 Median Property Value

$94,300

8.98% 1-year decline

2023 Employed Population

5,623

2.87% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Clay County, IL had a population of 13.2k people with a median age of 41.5 and a median household income of $57,266. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Clay County, IL declined from 13,248 to 13,173, a −0.566% decrease and its median household income declined from $58,028 to $57,266, a −1.31% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Clay County, IL are White (Non-Hispanic) (95%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.89%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (0.706%), White (Hispanic) (0.319%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (0.311%).

None of the households in Clay County, IL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.8% of the residents in Clay County, IL are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Clay County, IL was $94,300, and the homeownership rate was 80.7%.

Most people in Clay County, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Clay County, IL was 2 cars per household.

Clay County, IL borders Effingham County, IL, Fayette County, IL, Jasper County, IL, Marion County, IL, Richland County, IL, and Wayne County, IL.

United States Illinois

Population & Diversity

Clay County, IL is home to a population of 13.2k people, from which 99.8% are citizens. As of 2023, 0.243% of Clay County, IL residents were born outside of the country (32 people).

In 2023, there were 32.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (12.5k people) in Clay County, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 381 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 93 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.8%

2023 Citizenship

99.8%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 99.8% of Clay County, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Clay County, IL was 99.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Clay County, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Clay County, IL

White (Non-Hispanic)
12.5k ± 37
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
381 ± 83.3
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
93 ± 62

0.668%

Hispanic Population

88 people

0.668% of the people in Clay County, IL are hispanic (88 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Clay County, IL as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Illinois.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
622,347 ± 18,890 people
India
165,336 ± 9,918 people
Poland
123,006 ± 8,569 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Illinois was Mexico, the natal country of 622,347 Illinois residents, followed by India with 165,336 and Poland with 123,006.

Foreign-Born Population

0.243%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

32 people

0.43%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

57 people

As of 2023, 0.243% of Clay County, IL residents (32 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Clay County, IL was 0.43%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Clay County, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
341 ± 110
Korea
71 ± 58
World War II
71 ± 91

Clay County, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 4.8 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Clay County, IL employs 5.62k people. The largest industries in Clay County, IL are Manufacturing (1,374 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (827 people), and Retail Trade (674 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($152,722), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($68,438), and Transportation & Warehousing ($68,125).

Males in Illinois have an average income that is 1.33 times higher than the average income of females, which is $66,581. The income inequality in Illinois (measured using the Gini index) is 0.477, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

5.62k

2023 Value

± 527

−2.87%

1 Year decline

± 13%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Clay County, IL declined at a rate of −2.87%, from 5.79k employees to 5.62k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Clay County, IL, are Production Occupations (571 people), Management Occupations (515 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (504 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Clay County, IL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Illinois (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

5.62k

2023 Value

± 527

−2.87%

1 Year decline

± 13%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Clay County, IL declined at a rate of −2.87%, from 5.79k employees to 5.62k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Clay County, IL, are Manufacturing (1,374 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (827 people), and Retail Trade (674 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Clay County, IL, though some of these residents may live in Clay County, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$49,116

Median earning men ± $3,995

$36,192

Median earning women ± $1,014

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($152,903), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($67,938), and Manufacturing ($63,485).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($48,542), Manufacturing ($41,711), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($40,694).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.47%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Illinois. This represents a 2.47% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Illinois.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

34
Other Services (except Public Administration)
18
Finance and Insurance
17
Health Care and Social Assistance

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$117k
Manufacturing
$27.8k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$16.9k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Clay County, IL went to Donald J. Trump with 81.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (16.4%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.28%).

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing the state of Illinois. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Illinois is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (81.7%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (16.4%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.28%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Clay County, IL went to Donald J. Trump with 81.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (16.4%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.28%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Clay County, IL for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Illinois

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Dick Durbin

Senator from Illinois

Assumed office on January 3, 1997

Tammy Duckworth

Senator from Illinois

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing Illinois.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Illinois over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Illinois

Illinois is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Illinois have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.01% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (2.62M), Some college (2.15M), and Bachelors Degree (2.1M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Clay County, IL was $94,300 in 2023, which is 0.311 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $103,600 to $94,300, a 8.98% decrease. The homeownership rate in Clay County, IL is 80.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Clay County, IL have an average commute time of 26.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Clay County, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Clay County, IL is $57,266. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Clay County, IL was Census Tract 9722 with a value of $72,557, followed by Census Tract 9719 and Census Tract 9721, with respective values of $69,837 and $52,682.

In 2023, 11.7% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Clay County, IL. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 1.52%.

Housing

Property

$94,300

Median Property Value 2023

±$9,272

$4,383

Median Property Taxes

±$469

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Clay County, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Clay County, IL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

80.7%

Homeownership

2023

62.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 80.7% of the housing units in Clay County, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 76.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Clay County, IL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9722
Census Tract 9719
Census Tract 9721

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Clay County, IL was Census Tract 9722 with a value of $72,557, followed by Census Tract 9719 and Census Tract 9721, with respective values of $69,837 and $52,682.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Clay County, IL colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$57,266

Median Household Income

± $7,107

5.43k

Number of Households

± 530

In 2023, the median household income of the 5.43k households in Clay County, IL declined from $57,266 from the previous year's value of $58,028.

The following chart displays the households in Clay County, IL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Clay County, IL is from Illinois.

0.477

2022 Wage GINI in Illinois

0.478

2021 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2022, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.477 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.371% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Illinois in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Illinois across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (85.5%)
Carpooled (7.08%)
Worked At Home (6.18%)

In 2023, 85.5% of workers in Clay County, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.08%) and those who worked at home (6.18%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

26.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Clay County, IL have a shorter commute time (26.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 5.01% of the workforce in Clay County, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Clay County, IL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Clay County, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Clay County, IL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 11.7% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Clay County, IL. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 1.52%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

16.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Clay County, IL (2.16k out of 12.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Clay County, IL is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 18.5% of the children was living in poverty in Clay County, IL. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 3.9%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

94.4% of the population of Clay County, IL has health coverage, with 41.5% on employee plans, 25.6% on Medicaid, 14% on Medicare, 12.5% on non-group plans, and 0.823% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Clay County, IL see 6540 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.789% decrease from the previous year (6592 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2190 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 626 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

6,540 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Clay County, IL

Primary care physicians in Clay County, IL see an average of 6,540 patients per year. This represents a 0.789% decrease from the previous year (6,592 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Clay County, IL in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.2% under 18 years, 17% between 18 and 34 years, 37.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

5.58%

Uninsured

41.5%

Employer Coverage

25.6%

Medicaid

14%

Medicare

12.5%

Non-Group

0.823%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Clay County, IL declined by 12.4% from 6.37% to 5.58%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Clay County, IL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was N/A in Clay County, IL.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Clay County, IL.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 37.7% in Clay County, IL.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Clay County, IL.