Editing Clay County, Minnesota (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 72
|1870= 92
|1880= 5887
|1890= 11517
|1900= 17942
|1910= 19640
|1920= 21780
|1930= 23120
|1940= 25337
|1950= 30363
|1960= 39080
|1970= 46585
|1980= 49327
|1990= 50422
|2000= 51229
|2010= 58999
|2020= 65318
|estyear=2024
|estimate=66848
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2024">{{cite web|title=County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2024 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html |access-date=April 23, 2025}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|title=U.S. Decennial Census |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=July 20, 2014}}</ref><br>1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|title=Historical Census Browser |url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu |publisher=University of Virginia Library |url-status=live |date=2007 |access-date=July 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091212224028/http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/ |archive-date=December 12, 2009}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|last=Forstall |first=Richard L. |title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/mn190090.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |url-status=live |date=March 27, 1995 |access-date=July 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990219135447/http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/mn190090.txt |archive-date=February 19, 1999}}</ref><br>1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |url-status=live |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=July 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010}}</ref> 2010–2020<ref name="QF"/>
}}

As of the third quarter of 2024, the median home value in Clay County was $281,040.<ref>{{Cite web|title=County Median Home Price|url=https://www.nar.realtor/research-and-statistics/housing-statistics/county-median-home-prices-and-monthly-mortgage-payment|publisher=[[National Association of Realtors]]|access-date=April 23, 2025}}</ref>

As of the 2023 [[American Community Survey]], there are 25,939 estimated households in Clay County with an average of 2.41 persons per household. The county has a median household income of $77,664. Approximately 13.1% of the county's population lives at or below the [[Poverty in the United States|poverty line]]. Clay County has an estimated 70.5% employment rate, with 39.0% of the population holding a bachelor's degree or higher and 95.0% holding a high school diploma.<ref name="QF">{{Cite web|title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Clay County, Minnesota |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/claycountyminnesota/PST045224 |access-date=April 23, 2025 |website=www.census.gov |language=en}}</ref>

The median age in the county was 34.1 years.

'''Clay County, Minnesota – 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>
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Race / ethnicity <small>(''NH = non-Hispanic'')</small>
! Pop. 1980<ref name=1980CensusScope>{{Cite web|title=Clay County, Minnesota — Population by Race |url=https://censusscope.org/us/s27/c27/chart_race.html |publisher=CensusScope |access-date=April 23, 2025}}</ref> !! Pop. 1990<ref name="Census 1990">{{cite web|title=1990 Census of Population: General Population Characteristics Minnesota |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cp-1/cp-1-25.pdf |website=www.census.gov |date=October 6, 2022 |page=21 |access-date=April 23, 2025}}</ref> !! 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, Minnesota |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=050XX00US27027 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=April 23, 2025}}</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, Minnesota |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US27027&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=April 23, 2025}}</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, Minnesota |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US27027&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=April 23, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
| 48,210<br>(97.74%) || 48,111<br>(95.42%) || 47,330<br>(92.39%) || 53,434<br>(90.57%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |54,424<br>(83.32%)
|-
| [[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
| 145<br>(0.29%) || 164<br>(0.33%) || 261<br>(0.51%) || 825<br>(1.40%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |3,141<br>(4.81%)
|-
| [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
| 202<br>(0.41%) || 537<br>(1.07%) || 688<br>(1.34%) || 744<br>(1.26%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |1,032<br>(1.58%)
|-
| [[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
| 171<br>(0.35%) || 394<br>(0.78%) || 439<br>(0.86%) || 836<br>(1.42%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |764<br>(1.17%)
|-
| [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
| — || — || 14<br>(0.03%) || 17<br>(0.03%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |16<br>(0.02%)
|-
| [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
| 115<br>(0.23%) || 37<br>(0.07%) || 14<br>(0.03%) || 38<br>(0.06%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |134<br>(0.21%)
|-
| [[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or multiracial]] (NH)
| — || — || 611<br>(1.19%) || 1,049<br>(1.78%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |2,796<br>(4.28%)
|-
| [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
| 484<br>(0.98%) || 1,179<br>(2.34%) || 1,872<br>(3.65%) || 2,056<br>(3.48%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |3,011<br>(4.61%)
|-
| '''Total'''
| '''49,327<br>(100.00%)''' || '''50,422<br>(100.00%)''' || '''51,229<br>(100.00%)''' || '''58,999<br>(100.00%)''' || style='background: #ffffe6; |'''65,318<br>(100.00%)'''
|}

===2023 estimate===
[[File:ClayCountyMn2022PopPyr.png|thumb|right|2022 US Census [[population pyramid]] for Clay County, from [[American Community Survey|ACS]] 5-year estimates]]
As of the 2023 estimate, there were 66,258 people and 25,939 households residing in the county. There were 27,851 housing units. The racial makeup of the county was 87.9% White ''(84.0% NH White)'', 5.7% African American, 2.0% Native American, 1.4% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, _% from some other races and 2.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 5.1% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web|title=County Population by Characteristics: 2020-2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-detail.html |publisher=United States Census Bureau |website=www.census.gov |access-date=April 23, 2025 |language=en}}</ref>

In the 2023 estimate, Clay County is the [[List of Minnesota locations by per capita income|68th wealthiest county]] in Minnesota. $53,925 for per capita income.

===2020 Census===
As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 65,318 people, 24,931 households, and 15,694 families residing in the county.<ref>{{Cite web|title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: Household Type |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Clay%20County,%20Minnesota%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=April 23, 2025 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> The [[population density]] was {{convert|62.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 26,844 housing units at an average density of {{convert|25.68|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the county was 84.89% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 4.88% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.76% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.20% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.33% from some other races and 5.91% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] people of any race were 4.61% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web|title=How many people live in Clay County, Minnesota |url=https://data.usatoday.com/census/total-population/total-population-change/clay-county-minnesota/050-27027/ |access-date=April 23, 2025 |publisher=USA Today}}</ref>

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], there were 58,999 people, 22,279 households, and _ families residing in the county. The population density was {{convert|56.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 23,959 housing units at an average density of {{convert|22.92|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the county was 92.69% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.43% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.36% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.43% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.89% from some other races and 2.16% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] people of any race were 3.48% of the population.

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]], there were 51,229 people, 18,670 households, and 12,340 families residing in the county. The population density was {{convert|49.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 19,746 housing units at an average density of {{convert|18.9|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the county was 93.99% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.52% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.44% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.88% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.67% from some other races and 1.47% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] people of any race were 3.65% of the population.

In terms of ancestry, 40.4% were of [[norwegian people|Norwegian]] and 26.8% [[German people|German]].

There were 18,670 households, out of which 33.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.90% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.90% were non-families. 26.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.07.

The county population contained 25.00% under the age of 18, 17.10% from 18 to 24, 25.70% from 25 to 44, 19.30% from 45 to 64, and 12.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,889, and the median income for a family was $49,192. Males had a median income of $34,176 versus $23,149 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $17,557. About 7.40% of families and 13.20% of the population were below the [[Poverty threshold|poverty line]], including 13.30% of those under age 18 and 7.50% of those age 65 or over.