Demographics of Clay County, Georgia

Clay County, Georgia had 2,815 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −15 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

2,815
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.5%
Change since July 2020: −15 people.; 45.3 ±3.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $49,147 ±$6,954
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, Georgia's population shrank 0.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Clay County, Georgia'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, Georgia's population shrank 0.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Clay County, Georgia'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	2,830	100.0	100.0
2021	2,869	101.4	100.2
2022	2,860	101.1	100.7
2023	2,854	100.8	101.6
2024	2,795	98.8	102.5
2025	2,815	99.5	103.1

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Population of Clay County, Georgia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	2,830	−16	−12	0	−3
2021	2,869	+39	−19	+3	+56
2022	2,860	−9	−23	+6	+11
2023	2,854	−6	−17	0	+10
2024	2,795	−59	−17	0	−41
2025	2,815	+20	−16	0	+38

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.3 ±3.7: for men 46.1 ±8.4 and for women 45.0 ±4.2. 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	Georgia	United States
Under 5	60 to 250	2.1% to 8.8%	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	407 ±115	14.3% ±4.1	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	311 ±116	10.9% ±4.1	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	536 ±145	18.8% ±5.1	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	610 ±140	21.4% ±4.9	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	831 ±187	29.2% ±6.6	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<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%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $49,147 ±$6,954, and income per person $32,259 ±$6,056, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,353 ±$407 in Georgia 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	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	235 ±87	19.1% ±6.8	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	417 ±141	33.9% ±10.9	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	67 to 243	5.5% to 19.6%	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	226 ±91	18.4% ±7.1	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	27 to 137	2.2% to 11.1%	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	23 to 111	1.9% to 9.0%	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	0 to 100	0% to 8.1%	11.9% ±0.1	13.4% ±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%.

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	Georgia	United States
All ages	586 ±271	21.0% ±9.7	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	42 to 218	8.8% to 37.7%	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	120 to 484	10.0% to 35.7%	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	154 ±72	17.0% ±7.1	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Clay County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Clay County	Georgia	United States
Housing units	1,981 ±120	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	62.1% ±5.3	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	37.9% ±6.1	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	78.3% ±3.5	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	21.7% ±7.4	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$94,400 ±$25,961	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$536 ±$166	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1988 ±4	1992 ±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	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	0 to 14	0% to 0.5%	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	1,063 ±154	37.3% ±5.4	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,725 ±162	60.5% ±5.7	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.5%	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 3	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.5%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.5%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	15 to 107	0.5% to 3.8%	3.9% ±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	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	2,161 ±163	75.8% ±5.7	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	669 ±149	23.5% ±5.2	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 28	0% to 1.0%	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 26	0% to 0.9%	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 26	0% to 0.9%	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 14	0% to 0.5%	5.8% ±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 Georgia

155th of 159 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Counties of Georgia near Clay County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Warren County	5,269	+1.2%
Stewart County	4,631	−12.5%
Schley County	4,593	+1.2%
Echols County	3,685	−0.8%
Glascock County	3,141	+8.4%
Clay County	2,815	−0.5%
Baker County	2,725	−4.3%
Webster County	2,369	+0.7%
Quitman County	2,254	+1.3%
Taliaferro County	1,662	+6.7%

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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