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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Clay County is $22,160, which is lower than the state average of $30,019 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Clay County median household income is $43,189, which has grown by 41.15% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 22.70% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Clay County residents spend 19.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 28.6 minutes and is lower 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, #84

Clay County	22,160 USD
Illinois	30,019 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	28,952 USD
Illinois	32,198 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	36,116 USD
Illinois	39,039 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	21,382 USD
Illinois	26,489 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #77

Clay County	43,189 USD
Illinois	57,166 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Clay County	52,873 USD
Illinois	78,521 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #10

Clay County	41.15%
Illinois	22.70%
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		Illinois		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	22.31%	$8,732, see rank	22.23%	$15,728	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	36.12%	$16,446, see rank	27.05%	$17,893	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.11%	$1,233, see rank	2.51%	$3,672	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.50%	$17,535, see rank	16.75%	$26,034	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	53,708 USD
Illinois	70,967 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Clay County	62,143 USD
Illinois	92,664 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	Illinois	U.S.
White	$43,208, see rank	$62,152	$56,900
Hispanic	$56,500, see rank	$46,782	$42,396
American Indian, Alaska Native	$38,125, see rank	$41,567	$37,170
Two or More Races	$17,708, see rank	$48,716	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Clay County	Illinois	U.S.
less than 25	$19,670, see rank	$24,207	$25,788
25 to 44	$48,638, see rank	$62,340	$58,398
45 to 64	$53,856, see rank	$70,284	$65,027
65 or over	$32,946, see rank	$38,325	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Clay County	Illinois	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	10,874, see rank	10,170,489	248,775,628
Male¹	5,346, 49.16%, see rank	48.53%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	3,618, 67.68%, see rank	71.38%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.30%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	3,618, 67.68%, see rank	71.09%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	3,284, 90.77%, see rank	89.58%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	334, 9.23%, see rank	10.42%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,728, 32.32%, see rank	28.62%	30.72%
Female¹	5,528, 50.84%, see rank	51.47%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	3,080, 55.72%, see rank	61.04%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.05%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	3,080, 55.72%, see rank	60.99%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,917, 94.71%, see rank	90.48%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	163, 5.29%, see rank	9.52%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,448, 44.28%, see rank	38.96%	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	Illinois	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	6,139, 100%	5,928,078	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	5,301, 86.35%, see rank	73.48%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	506, 8.24%, see rank	8.63%	9.59%
Public Transportation	23, 0.37%, see rank	8.92%	5.06%
Walked	74, 1.21%, see rank	3.14%	2.78%
Other Means	65, 1.06%, see rank	1.63%	1.79%
Worked at Home	170, 2.77%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Clay County	19.4 minutes
Illinois	28.6 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	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	6,201	6,032,031	143,435,233
Male¹	3,284, 52.96%, see rank	52.11%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	704, 21.44%, see rank	33.29%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	394, 12.00%, see rank	14.62%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	357, 10.87%, see rank	18.01%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	143, 4.35%, see rank	0.47%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	324, 9.87%, see rank	7.74%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,092, 33.25%, see rank	20.51%	17.94%
Female¹	2,917, 47.04%, see rank	47.89%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	866, 29.69%, see rank	40.09%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	643, 22.04%, see rank	20.39%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	933, 31.98%, see rank	32.33%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	5, 0.17%, see rank	0.11%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	470, 16.11%, see rank	6.66%	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	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	6,201, 100%	6,032,031	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	641, 10.34%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	322, 5.19%, see rank	5.12%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,279, 20.63%, see rank	12.55%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	140, 2.26%, see rank	3.01%	2.75%
Retail Trade	689, 11.11%, see rank	11.00%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	365, 5.89%, see rank	5.85%	4.93%
Information	109, 1.76%, see rank	2.07%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	146, 2.35%, see rank	7.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	226, 3.64%, see rank	11.29%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,305, 21.04%, see rank	23.07%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	388, 6.26%, see rank	9.02%	9.49%
Public Administration	242, 3.90%, see rank	3.85%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	349, 5.63%, see rank	4.78%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Clay County	%	Illinois	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,852	13.86%, see rank	14.41%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	361	9.87%, see rank	10.54%	11.47%

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