Clay City, IL Population

Overview

819

Total Population

31.9

Median age

54.95%

Female population %

82:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

79.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Clay City is 31.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Clay City's population under 18 was 31.50%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Clay City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.09% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Clay City, 27.23% were under the age of 15, 17.34% aged 15 to 29, 38.34% aged 30 to 64, 14.04% aged 65 to 84, and 3.05% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 81 more females than males in Clay City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.95% females and 45.05% males in Clay City, IL.
The Clay City, IL gender ratio is 82:100 i.e. 82 men to 100 women (0.820).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 42.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 62.

Clay City's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Clay City population: 97.31% are White, 1.10% are Black or African American, 0.49% are some other race and 1.10% are multiracial.
Clay City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 4 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 815 (99.51% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Clay City is White with a population of 797 (97.31% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,012 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Clay City's population decreased by 47 (4.64%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Clay City's population decreased by 117 (12.12%), 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 City's population was lowest in year 2022 at 829.