Editing Clay County, Alabama (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 9560
|1880= 12938
|1890= 15765
|1900= 17099
|1910= 21006
|1920= 22645
|1930= 17768
|1940= 16907
|1950= 13929
|1960= 12400
|1970= 12636
|1980= 13703
|1990= 13252
|2000= 14254
|2010= 13932
|2020= 14236
|estyear=2023
|estimate=14111
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 27, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 22, 2015|df=mdy}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=August 22, 2015|archive-date=August 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811110448/http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|url-status=dead}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/al190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 24, 1995|access-date=August 22, 2015}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=August 22, 2015}}</ref> 2010–2020<ref name="QF"/>
}}

===2020 Census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Clay County, Alabama – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Clay County, Alabama|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p004&g=050XX00US01027&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Clay County, Alabama|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US01027&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Clay County, Alabama|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US01027&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|11,616
|11,186
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11,261
|81.49%
|80.29%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |79.10%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|2,219
|2,048
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,942
|15.57%
|14.70%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13.64%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|44
|55
|style='background: #ffffe6; |45
|0.31%
|0.39%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.32%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|12
|23
|style='background: #ffffe6; |46
|0.08%
|0.17%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.32%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|1
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4
|0.01%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.03%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|3
|5
|style='background: #ffffe6; |26
|0.02%
|0.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.18%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|106
|216
|style='background: #ffffe6; |463
|0.74%
|1.55%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.25%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|253
|399
|style='background: #ffffe6; |449
|1.77%
|2.86%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.15%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''14,254'''
|'''13,932'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''14,236'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 14,236 people, 5,198 households, and 3,704 families residing in the county.

===2010 census===
As of the census<ref name="GR8">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 14, 2011 |title=U.S. Census website |df=mdy }}</ref> of 2010, there were 13,932 people, 5,670 households, and 3,978 families residing in the county. The population density was {{convert|23|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 6,776 housing units at an average density of {{convert|11|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 81.7% [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|White (non-Hispanic)]], 14.8% [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|Black]] or [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|African American]], 0.4% [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|Native American]], 0.2% [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|Asian]], 0.0% [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|Pacific Islander]], 1.2% from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|other races]], and 1.7% from two or more races. 2.9% of the population were [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|Hispanic]] or [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|Latino]] of any race.

===2000 census===
As of the census<ref name="GR8"/> of 2000, there were 14,254 people, 5,765 households, and 4,098 families residing in the county. The population density was {{convert|24|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 6,612 housing units at an average density of {{convert|11|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 77.62% [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|White (non-Hispanic)]], 19.70% [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|Black]] or [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|African American]], 0.32% [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|Native American]], 0.10% [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|Asian]], 0.02% [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|Pacific Islander]], 0.46% from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|other races]], and 0.79% from two or more races. 4.77% of the population were [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|Hispanic]] or [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|Latino]] of any race.

There were 5,670 households, out of which 27.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.7% were married couples living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.8% were non-families. 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 22.6% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,595, and the median income for a family was $43,392. Males had a median income of $32,382 versus $30,000 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,332. About 18.5% of families and 18.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.1% of those under age 18 and 15.4% of those age 65 or over.