Clay Center, OH Population

Overview

378

Total Population

32.5

Median age

50.79%

Female population %

96.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

40.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

22

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Clay Center is 32.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Clay Center's population under 18 was 17.99%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Clay Center's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.61% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Clay Center, 12.96% were under the age of 15, 27.25% aged 15 to 29, 44.18% aged 30 to 64, 15.08% aged 65 to 84, and 0.53% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 6 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 50.79% females and 49.21% males in Clay Center, OH.
The Clay Center, OH gender ratio is 96.9:100 i.e. 96.9 men to 100 women (0.969).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 38.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 47.

Clay Center's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Clay Center population: 98.41% are White, 0.79% are Black or African American, 0.53% are some other race and 0.26% are multiracial.
Clay Center's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 22 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 356 (94.18% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Clay Center is White with a population of 372 (98.41% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 311 in the year 2015
From 2000 to 2010, Clay Center's population decreased by 19 (6.51%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Clay Center's population decreased by 13 (4.76%), 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 2022 at 256.