Demographics of Clay County, Alabama

Clay County, Alabama had 14,207 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −9 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Clay County, in four figures

14,207
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.1%
Change since July 2020: −9 people.; 44.7 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $55,250 ±$6,691
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Clay County, Alabama's population shrank 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Clay County, Alabama's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Clay County, Alabama's population shrank 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Clay County, Alabama's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	14,216	100.0	100.0
2021	14,164	99.6	100.2
2022	14,206	99.9	100.7
2023	14,145	99.5	101.6
2024	14,212	100.0	102.5
2025	14,207	99.9	103.1

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Population of Clay County, Alabama on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	14,216	−24	−6	0	−20
2021	14,164	−52	−124	−1	+63
2022	14,206	+42	−55	−3	+107
2023	14,145	−61	−62	+4	+1
2024	14,212	+67	−52	+1	+118
2025	14,207	−5	−52	−2	+49

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.7 ±0.8: for men 43.6 ±1.4 and for women 46.8 ±1.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Clay County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Under 5	767 ±150	5.4% ±1.1	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,207 ±245	15.6% ±1.7	16.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	983 ±240	6.9% ±1.7	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,196 ±248	22.5% ±1.7	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,121 ±293	29.0% ±2.1	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,918 ±262	20.6% ±1.8	17.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $55,250 ±$6,691, and income per person $28,812 ±$2,399, in 2024 dollars. The median is $63,999 ±$399 in Alabama and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Clay County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Alabama	United States
Under $25,000	1,337 ±268	23.0% ±4.5	19.7% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,304 ±259	22.4% ±4.3	20.3% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,145 ±275	19.7% ±4.6	16.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	675 ±161	11.6% ±2.7	12.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	824 ±198	14.2% ±3.3	15.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	351 ±142	6.0% ±2.4	7.4% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	184 ±80	3.2% ±1.4	7.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Clay County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Alabama	United States
All ages	2,431 ±553	17.6% ±4.0	15.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	577 ±198	20.3% ±6.5	21.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,257 ±347	18.1% ±4.8	14.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	597 ±179	14.7% ±4.2	12.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Clay County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Clay County	Alabama	United States
Housing units	7,106 ±23	2,337,265 ±430	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	81.9% ±4.0	85.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	18.1% ±4.1	14.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	79.4% ±2.9	70.2% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	20.6% ±3.6	29.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$156,700 ±$17,782	$209,900 ±$1,076	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$619 ±$145	$1,007 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1984 ±2	1986 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Clay County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Hispanic or Latino	465 ±0	3.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	11,195 ±145	78.9% ±1.0	63.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,818 ±150	12.8% ±1.1	25.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	25 to 83	0.2% to 0.6%	1.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 65	0% to 0.5%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 47	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	618 ±220	4.4% ±1.6	3.3% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Clay County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Born in the state	11,307 ±402	79.7% ±2.8	67.5% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,693 ±399	19.0% ±2.8	27.6% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	9 to 77	0.1% to 0.5%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	149 ±51	1.0% ±0.4	4.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	99 ±44	0.7% ±0.3	1.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	25 to 75	0.2% to 0.5%	2.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Clay County among the counties of Alabama

56th of 67 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Alabama page.

Counties of Alabama near Clay County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Butler County	18,100	−4.8%
Cleburne County	15,970	+6.0%
Fayette County	15,872	−2.8%
Hale County	15,194	+2.9%
Washington County	14,822	−3.3%
Clay County	14,207	−0.1%
Lamar County	13,587	−2.6%
Crenshaw County	13,175	< +0.1%
Choctaw County	11,904	−5.7%
Sumter County	11,588	−5.0%
Conecuh County	10,899	−5.7%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026