Clay County, North Carolina demographics

Population: 10,997
Median age: 53.5

Median household income: 47,155

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Clay County, North Carolina.

Population

202110,997
202011,150
201910,946
201810,813
201710,753
201610,730
201510,656
201410,616
201310,599
201210,575
201110,506
201010,418
200910,084

Clay County, NC cities

Hayesville town - 434

Census data for Clay County, North Carolina

Demographic and housing estimates in Clay County, North Carolina

Total population
Total population10,997
Male5,277
Female5,720
Population by age
Total population10,997
Under 5 years446
5 to 9 years431
10 to 14 years620
15 to 19 years682
20 to 24 years399
25 to 34 years849
35 to 44 years1,041
45 to 54 years1,269
55 to 59 years506
60 to 64 years1,382
65 to 74 years2,056
75 to 84 years1,150
85 years and over166
Median age (years)53.5
Under 18 years1,853
16 years and over9,455
18 years and over9,144
21 years and over8,719
62 years and over4,236
65 years and over3,372
Population by race
Total population10,997
One race10,869
   White10,318
   Black or African American259
   American Indian and Alaska Native191
   Asian78
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander23
   Some other race0
Two or more races128
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population9,103
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population4,256
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population4,847

Social characteristics in Clay County, North Carolina

Households by type
Total households5,152
Family households (families)2,663
Married-couple family68
Male householder, no wife present, family957
Female householder, no husband present, family676
Nonfamily households1,464
Average household size2,356
Average family size2.12

Economic characteristics in Clay County, North Carolina

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households5,152
Less than $10,000276
$10,000 to $14,999510
$15,000 to $24,999554
$25,000 to $34,999514
$35,000 to $49,999803
$50,000 to $74,999861
$75,000 to $99,999630
$100,000 to $149,999673
$150,000 to $199,999101
$200,000 or more230
Median household income (dollars)47,155

Housing characteristics in Clay County, North Carolina

Housing occupancy
Total housing units7,292
Occupied housing units5,152
Vacant housing units2,140
Units in structure
Total housing units7,292
1-unit, detached5,781
1-unit, attached1
2 units123
3 or 4 units120
5 to 9 units21
10 to 19 units0
20 or more units230
Mobile home1,016
Boat, RV, van, etc.0
Year structure built
Total housing units7,292
Built 2014 or later1
Built 2010 to 2013513
Built 2000 to 20091,489
Built 1990 to 19991,628
Built 1980 to 19891,390
Built 1970 to 19791,231
Built 1960 to 1969280
Built 1950 to 1959266
Built 1940 to 1949273
Built 1939 or earlier221
Rooms
Total housing units7,292
1 room174
2 rooms86
3 rooms277
4 rooms1,674
5 rooms1,539
6 rooms1,395
7 rooms893
8 rooms593
9 rooms or more661
Median rooms5.4
Bedrooms
Total housing units7,292
No bedroom174
1 bedroom287
2 bedrooms2,016
3 bedrooms3,776
4 bedrooms839
5 or more bedrooms200
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units5,152
Owner-occupied3,953
Renter-occupied1,199
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.21
Average household size of renter-occupied unit1.84
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units5,152
Moved in 2017 or later520
Moved in 2015 to 2016986
Moved in 2010 to 20141,076
Moved in 2000 to 20091,248
Moved in 1990 to 1999474
Moved in 1989 and earlier848
Value
Owner-occupied units3,953
Less than $50,000322
$50,000 to $99,999219
$100,000 to $149,999571
$150,000 to $199,999799
$200,000 to $299,999844
$300,000 to $499,999759
$500,000 to $999,999416
$1,000,000 or more23
Median (dollars)208,600
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units3,953
Housing units with a mortgage1,885
Housing units without a mortgage2,068
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent882
Less than $50060
$500 to $999499
$1,000 to $1,499214
$1,500 to $1,99972
$2,000 to $2,49937
$2,500 to $2,9990
$3,000 or more0
Median (dollars)756
No rent paid317

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