Clay Center, NE Population

Overview

774

Total Population

40.9

Median age

49.87%

Female population %

100.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

71.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

21

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 40.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Clay Center's population under 18 was 19.38%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Clay Center's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.55% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Clay Center, 17.18% were under the age of 15, 17.44% aged 15 to 29, 40.83% aged 30 to 64, 21.96% aged 65 to 84, and 2.58% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 2 less females than males in Clay Center:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.87% females and 50.13% males in Clay Center, NE.
The Clay Center, NE gender ratio is 100.5:100 i.e. 100.5 men to 100 women (1.005).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 45.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 40.

Clay Center's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Clay Center population: 95.22% are White, 0.52% are Black or African American, 0.13% are Asian, 1.81% are some other race and 2.33% are multiracial.
Clay Center's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 21 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 753 (97.29% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Clay Center is White with a population of 737 (95.22% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 856 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Clay Center's population decreased by 96 (11.21%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Clay Center's population decreased by 37 (4.87%), 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 2016 at 716.