Clay Center, KS Population

Overview

4,147

Total Population

41.3

Median age

51.41%

Female population %

94.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

101.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

42

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Clay Center's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Clay Center is 41.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Clay Center's population under 18 was 25.08%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Clay Center's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 27.27% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Clay Center, 23.20% were under the age of 15, 11.79% aged 15 to 29, 37.74% aged 30 to 64, 20.91% aged 65 to 84, and 6.37% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 117 more females than males in Clay Center:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.41% females and 48.59% males in Clay Center, KS.
The Clay Center, KS gender ratio is 94.5:100 i.e. 94.5 men to 100 women (0.945).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 226.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 211.

Clay Center's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Clay Center population: 96.38% are White, 3.11% are Black or African American and 0.51% are Asian.
Clay Center's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 42 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,105 (98.99% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Clay Center is White with a population of 3,997 (96.38% of the total population).

Clay Center's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 4,558 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Clay Center's population decreased by 210 (4.61%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Clay Center's population decreased by 149 (3.43%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Clay Center's population was lowest in year 2019 at 3,989.