Demographics of Clay city, Alabama

Clay city, Alabama had 10,198 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −115 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Clay city, in four figures

10,198
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 10,273 ±30.; −1.1%
Change since July 2020: −115 people.; 39.9 ±3.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $81,920 ±$21,822
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Clay city, Alabama's population shrank 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Clay city, 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Clay city, Alabama's population shrank 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Clay city, 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	10,313	100.0	100.0
2021	10,298	99.9	100.2
2022	10,286	99.7	100.7
2023	10,224	99.1	101.6
2024	10,249	99.4	102.5
2025	10,198	98.9	103.1

Population of Clay city, Alabama on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	10,313	—
2021	10,298	−15
2022	10,286	−12
2023	10,224	−62
2024	10,249	+25
2025	10,198	−51

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.9 ±3.4: for men 42.1 ±4.7 and for women 38.1 ±6.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Clay city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Under 5	962 ±357	9.4% ±3.5	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,932 ±517	18.8% ±5.0	16.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	633 ±210	6.2% ±2.0	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,404 ±494	23.4% ±4.8	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,398 ±416	23.3% ±4.0	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,944 ±486	18.9% ±4.7	17.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $81,920 ±$21,822, and income per person $30,802 ±$3,807, 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 city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Alabama	United States
Under $25,000	316 to 1,044	8.5% to 27.8%	19.7% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	735 ±256	19.7% ±6.7	20.3% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	377 ±141	10.1% ±3.7	16.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	589 ±221	15.7% ±5.8	12.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	923 ±313	24.7% ±8.2	15.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	78 to 362	2.1% to 9.7%	7.4% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	216 ±101	5.8% ±2.7	7.8% ±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 city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Alabama	United States
All ages	1,775 ±758	17.3% ±7.4	15.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	904 ±361	31.4% ±9.6	21.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	839 ±324	17.0% ±6.1	14.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	0 to 68	0% to 2.7%	12.4% ±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 city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Clay city	Alabama	United States
Housing units	4,335 ±385	2,337,265 ±430	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.3% ±9.9	85.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.4% to 21.1%	14.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	90.5% ±4.1	70.2% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	4.2% to 14.8%	29.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$220,600 ±$23,398	$209,900 ±$1,076	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,240 ±$349	$1,007 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1994 ±2	1986 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Hispanic or Latino	109 to 591	1.1% to 5.8%	5.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,828 ±922	47.0% ±9.0	63.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4,416 ±906	43.0% ±8.8	25.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 561	0% to 5.5%	1.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	6 to 528	0.1% to 5.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	0 to 319	0% to 3.1%	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 city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Born in the state	7,764 ±579	75.6% ±5.6	67.5% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,259 ±547	22.0% ±5.3	27.6% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 32	0% to 0.3%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	70 to 406	0.7% to 4.0%	4.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	26 to 188	0.3% to 1.8%	1.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	31 to 231	0.3% to 2.2%	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 city among the places of Alabama

70th of 120 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Alabama page.

Places of Alabama near Clay city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Saks CDP	10,681 ±1,169
Spanish Fort city	10,662 ±22
Pike Road city	10,574 ±26
Rainbow City city	10,284 ±44
Valley city	10,277 ±36
Clay city	10,273 ±30
Forestdale CDP	9,742 ±1,102
Fairfield city	9,728 ±21
Southside city	9,483 ±76
Pleasant Grove city	9,442 ±30
Fultondale city	9,384 ±36

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Alabama by homeownership rate
No. 1 Places in Alabama by median rent
No. 4 Places in Alabama by poverty rate
No. 7 Places in Alabama by median age
No. 9 Places in Alabama by median household income
No. 30 Places in Alabama by median home value

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026