Clay, WV Population

Overview

626

Total Population

28.6

Median age

50.00%

Female population %

1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

101.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

6

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Clay is 28.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Clay's population under 18 was 42.17%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Clay's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 9.11% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Clay, 41.21% were under the age of 15, 10.54% aged 15 to 29, 39.14% aged 30 to 64, 7.83% aged 65 to 84, and 1.28% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 0 less females than males in Clay:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.00% females and 50.00% males in Clay, WV.
The Clay, WV gender ratio is 1:100 i.e. 1 men to 100 women (1.000).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 59.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 84.

Clay's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Clay population: 99.52% are White and 0.48% are Black or African American.
Clay's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 6 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 62 (99.04% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Clay is White with a population of 623 (99.52% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 571 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Clay's population decreased by 80 (14.01%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Clay's population decreased by 95 (19.35%), 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's population was lowest in year 2022 at 380.