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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Clay County is $12,446, which is much lower than the state average of $25,427 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Clay County median household income is $21,300, which has shrunk by 0.69% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 16.28% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Clay County residents spend 29.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 27.4 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #157

Clay County	12,446 USD
Georgia	25,427 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Clay County	18,493 USD
Georgia	29,424 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Clay County	18,472 USD
Georgia	33,645 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Clay County	18,527 USD
Georgia	25,105 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #159

Clay County	21,300 USD
Georgia	49,342 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Clay County	31,555 USD
Georgia	68,317 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #153

Clay County		-0.69%
Georgia		16.28%
U.S.		27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Clay County		Georgia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	11.11%	$8,436, see rank	16.09%	$15,049	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	43.16%	$12,789, see rank	26.97%	$17,114	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.68%	$2,100, see rank	1.91%	$3,310	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.91%	$20,072, see rank	16.32%	$24,533	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Clay County	29,464 USD
Georgia	59,068 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Clay County	37,748 USD
Georgia	78,856 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Clay County	Georgia	U.S.
White	$39,028, see rank	$56,472	$56,900
Black	$14,904, see rank	$36,356	$35,600

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Clay County	Georgia	U.S.
less than 25	$9,750, see rank	$23,220	$25,788
25 to 44	$17,283, see rank	$51,851	$58,398
45 to 64	$24,306, see rank	$58,662	$65,027
65 or over	$21,354, see rank	$36,350	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Clay County	Georgia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,276, see rank	7,693,577	248,775,628
Male¹	1,119, 49.17%, see rank	48.19%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	574, 51.30%, see rank	68.68%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.19%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	574, 51.30%, see rank	67.49%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	460, 80.14%, see rank	89.31%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	114, 19.86%, see rank	10.69%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	545, 48.70%, see rank	31.32%	30.72%
Female¹	1,157, 50.83%, see rank	51.81%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	459, 39.67%, see rank	58.27%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	459, 39.67%, see rank	58.13%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	362, 78.87%, see rank	89.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	97, 21.13%, see rank	10.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	698, 60.33%, see rank	41.73%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Clay County	Georgia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	815, 100%	4,253,203	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	543, 66.63%, see rank	79.49%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	228, 27.98%, see rank	10.41%	9.59%
Public Transportation	5, 0.61%, see rank	2.10%	5.06%
Walked	2, 0.25%, see rank	1.57%	2.78%
Other Means	3, 0.37%, see rank	1.66%	1.79%
Worked at Home	34, 4.17%, see rank	4.78%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Clay County	29.5 minutes
Georgia	27.4 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Clay County	Georgia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	822	4,300,074	143,435,233
Male¹	460, 55.96%, see rank	51.97%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	76, 16.52%, see rank	31.98%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	66, 14.35%, see rank	14.45%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	32, 6.96%, see rank	17.93%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	46, 10.00%, see rank	0.92%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	103, 22.39%, see rank	9.27%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	99, 21.52%, see rank	18.73%	17.94%
Female¹	362, 44.04%, see rank	48.03%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	98, 27.07%, see rank	39.87%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	104, 28.73%, see rank	19.69%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	99, 27.35%, see rank	32.68%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	29, 8.01%, see rank	0.23%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	32, 8.84%, see rank	6.88%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Clay County	Georgia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	822, 100%	4,300,074	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	95, 11.56%, see rank	1.18%	1.96%
Construction	95, 11.56%, see rank	6.38%	6.17%
Manufacturing	160, 19.46%, see rank	10.63%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	6, 0.73%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	36, 4.38%, see rank	11.95%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	51, 6.20%, see rank	5.98%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.49%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	41, 4.99%, see rank	6.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	15, 1.82%, see rank	11.42%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	166, 20.19%, see rank	21.10%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	64, 7.79%, see rank	9.25%	9.49%
Public Administration	45, 5.47%, see rank	5.40%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	48, 5.84%, see rank	4.99%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Clay County	%	Georgia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,398	45.81%, see rank	18.48%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	273	38.24%, see rank	14.22%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.