Clay County, Indiana

Named for statesman and senator Henry Clay, author of the 1850 Missouri Compromise

County Seat: Brazil

Largest City: Brazil (2017 population: 8,078)

Population per Square Mile: 73.28

Square Miles: 357.50

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Population over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday (2010)	26,887	59	0.4%	6,484,192
Today (2017)	26,198	60	0.4%	6,666,818
Tomorrow (2020 projection)*	27,066	59	0.4%	6,852,121
Percent Change 2010 to Today	-2.6%	68		2.8%

*Projection based on 2010 Census counts.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Components of Population Change, 2016-2017	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	-40	50		-976
Net International Migration	-2	82		11,410
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	38	48	0.2%	22,545

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age, 2017	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	1,632	60	6.2%	6.3%
School Age (5 to 17)	4,389	60	16.8%	17.3%
College Age (18 to 24)	2,022	60	7.7%	9.9%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	6,343	60	24.2%	25.3%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	7,253	60	27.7%	25.9%
Seniors (65 and older)	4,559	62	17.4%	15.4%
Median Age	40.9			Median Age = 37.7

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2017	Number	Rank of	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	78	65	0.3%	0.4%
Asian Alone	90	67	0.3%	2.4%
Black Alone	183	62	0.7%	9.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	13	51	0.0%	0.1%
White	25,522	60	97.4%	85.4%
Two or More Race Groups	312	57	1.2%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	25,837	60	98.6%	93.0%
Hispanic	361	74	1.4%	7.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2016 (Includes detail not shown below)	10,541	57	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	2,381	50	22.6%	19.0%
Married Without Children	3,562	60	33.8%	30.0%
Single Parents	908	57	8.6%	9.7%
Living Alone	2,436	60	23.1%	28.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Housing	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Total Housing Units in 2017 (estimate)	11,786	60	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2016 (includes vacant units)	11,697	59	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	7,920	60	67.7%	61.0%
Median Value (2016)	$96,600	66
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	2,621	57	22.4%	27.8%
Median Rent (2016)	$454	73

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Education	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2016/2017 Total Reported)	4,228	60	0.4%	1,110,866
Public	4,228	59	0.4%	1,048,879
Adults (25+ in 2016 ACS)	18,248	59	0.4%	4,339,687
with High School diploma or higher	89.7%	19		88.1%
with B.A. or higher degree	16.9%	46		24.6%

Sources: Indiana Department of Education; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Income and Poverty	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Per Capita Personal Income (annual) in 2016	$35,532	77	82.4%	43,097
Median Household Income in 2016	50,185	53	96.0%	$52,289
Poverty Rate in 2016	14.2%	30	101.4%	14.0%
Poverty Rate among Children under 18	21.2%	28	111.0%	19.1%
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2017	28	51	0.4%	6,790
Food Stamp Recipients in 2017	2,929	45	0.4%	656,297
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2016/2017	2,220	53	0.4%	495,330

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis; U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Family Social Services Administration; Indiana Department of Education

Health and Vital Statistics	Number	Rank of	Percent of State	Indiana
Births, 2016	312	60	0.4%	83,063
Births to Teens, 2016	35	33	0.7%	5,294
Deaths, 2016	312	57	0.5%	63,492

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force, 2017	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	12,204	62	0.4%	3,320,409
Employed	11,743	62	0.4%	3,203,351
Unemployed	461	57	0.4%	117,058
Annual Unemployment Rate	3.8	26	108.6%	3.5
September 2018 Unemployment Rate	3.8	8	126.7%	3.0

Source: STATS Indiana, using data from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development

Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2016	Employment	Pct Dist. in County	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In County	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	11,066	100.0%	$415,049	100.0%	$37,507
Wage and Salary	8,276	74.8%	$281,036	67.7%	$33,958
Farm Proprietors	512	4.6%	$8,033	1.9%	$15,689
Nonfarm Proprietors	2,278	20.6%	$44,954	10.8%	$19,734
Farm	568	5.1%	$9,717	2.3%	$17,107
Nonfarm	10,498	94.9%	$405,332	97.7%	$38,610
Private	9,126	82.5%	$344,179	82.9%	$37,714
Accommodation, Food Serv.	705	6.4%	$10,234	2.5%	$14,516
Arts, Ent., Recreation	110	1.0%	$888	0.2%	$8,073
Construction	516	4.7%	$17,601	4.2%	$34,110
Health Care, Social Serv.	659	6.0%	$29,065	7.0%	$44,105
Information	75	0.7%	$3,058	0.7%	$40,773
Manufacturing	2,901	26.2%	$165,371	39.8%	$57,005
Professional, Tech. Serv.	242	2.2%	$5,983	1.4%	$24,723
Retail Trade	1,296	11.7%	$29,301	7.1%	$22,609
Trans., Warehousing	381	3.4%	$19,857	4.8%	$52,118
Wholesale Trade	Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
Other Private (not above)	1,594*	14.4%*	$37,539*	9.0%*	$23,550*
Government	1,372	12.4%	$61,153	14.7%	$44,572

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
* These totals do not include county data that are not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.

Residential Building Permits, 2017	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	N/A	100%	$0	4,583,500
Single-Family	N/A	74.2%	$0	$4,038,599
2-Family	N/A	2.0%	$0	$62,844
3- and 4-Family	N/A	0.4%	$0	$0
5+ Family	N/A	23.4%	$0	$469,056

Notes: Detail cost may not sum to total due to rounding. Greene County does not currently issue building permits, so it is excluded.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Largest Cities and Towns in Clay County

Name	Population in 2017	Percent of County
Brazil	8,078	30.8%
Carbon	384	1.5%
Center Point	232	0.9%
Clay City	823	3.1%
Harmony	624	2.4%
Knightsville	766	2.9%
Staunton	513	2.0%