Editing Clay County, Florida (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1860 = 1914
| 1870 = 2098
| 1880 = 2838
| 1890 = 5154
| 1900 = 5635
| 1910 = 6116
| 1920 = 5621
| 1930 = 6859
| 1940 = 6468
| 1950 = 14323
| 1960 = 19535
| 1970 = 32059
| 1980 = 67052
| 1990 = 105986
| 2000 = 140814
| 2010 = 190865
| 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=June 13, 2014}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=June 13, 2014|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/fl190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 13, 2014}}</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|access-date=June 13, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2019<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/claycountyflorida/IPE120217|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 22, 2019}}</ref>
| 2020 = 218245
|estyear=2023
|estimate=232439
|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 31, 2024}}</ref>
}}

=== 2022 Census Estimates ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Clay County, FL Demographic Profile<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p9&g=050XX00US12019&tid=DECENNIALDHC2020.P9 |access-date=September 4, 2023 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Racial Composition
!2022<ref>{{Cite web   |title=County Population by Characteristics: 2020-2022 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-detail.html |access-date=September 5, 2023 |website=Census.gov}}</ref>
![[2020 United States census|2020]]
![[2010 United States census|2010]]
![[2000 United States census|2000]]
|-
|[[White people|White]] alone (non-Hispanic)
|69.3%
|68.3%
|77.2%
|84.9%
|-
|[[Black people|Black]] alone (non-Hispanic)
|12.7%
|11.7%
|9.5%
|6.6%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino (ethnic categories)|Hispanic or Latino]]
|11.4%
|10.6%
|7.7%
|4.3%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (non-Hispanic)
|3.1%
|3%
|2.8%
|2%
|-
|Other Race alone (non-Hispanic)
|0.6%
|1%
|0.6%
|0.6%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Two or more races]] (non-Hispanic)
|2.9%
|5.4%
|2.2%
|1.6%
|-
!'''Population'''
!226,589
!'''218,245'''
!'''190,865'''
!'''140,814'''
|}
[[File:2023_Racial_Demographics_in_Clay_County_by_Census_tract.svg|thumb|A map of the racial demographics of Clay County, Florida by Census tract{{Collapsible list
| title = Legend|{{col-begin}}{{col-2}}

'''Non-Hispanic White'''
{{legend|#f1b4b2|40–50%}}
{{legend|#ed8783|50–60%}}
{{legend|#e55651|60–70%}}
{{legend|#d02923|70–80%}}
{{legend|#b00600|80–90%}}
{{legend|#850400|>90%}}
{{col-end}}
}}]]
According to 2022 census estimates, Clay County's population increased to 226,589. This increase was fueled exclusively by in-migration to the county. In all, 9,101 people have moved to Clay County since 2020 with over 95% of that growth coming from domestic migration.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web   |title=County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2022 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html |access-date=September 6, 2023 |website=Census.gov}}</ref>

Since 2020, the county has experienced 5,643 deaths compared to 4,846 births resulting in a natural change of -797. This has corresponded with an increase in the median age to 40.5 years.<ref name=":3" />

=== 2020 Census ===
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 218,245 people, 75,360 households, and 57,587 families residing in the county. Hispanic or Latino residents comprised 10.6% of the population or 23,134 individuals. Among those not Hispanic or Latino, 159,922 (73.3%) were [[White people|White]] alone or in combination, 29,317 (13.4%) were [[Black people|Black]] alone or in combination, 9,510 (4.4%) were [[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone or in combination, 4,855 (2.2%) were [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian or Alaska Native]] alone or in combination, and 3,234 (1.5%) were some other race alone or in combination.

There were 85,049 housing units of which 78,939 (92.8%) were occupied.

=== 2021 American Community Survey ===
According to the 2021 [[American Community Survey|ACS]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Clay_County,_Florida?g=050XX00US12019 |access-date=September 4, 2023 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> the median age in Clay County was 40.9 years. 25.6% of residents were 0–19 years, 11.4% were 20–29, 13% were 30–39, 13.3% were 40–49, 14.1% were 50–59, and 22.6% were 60 years and over.

There were 80,459 households in the county, of which 31.9% had children under 18 living with them, 54.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, and 38.3% were individual householders with no spouse or partner present. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.15.

The median income for a household in the county was $76,679, and the median income for a family was $85,196. Males had a median income of $47,393 versus $35,103 for females. The [[Per capita income|per capita]] income was $33,364. About 7.1% of the population were below the [[Poverty threshold|poverty line]] including 13.5% of those under age 18 and 6% of those age 65 and over.

The ten largest reported ancestry groups in the county were [[Irish Americans|Irish]] (11.7%), [[English Americans|English]] (11.6%), [[German Americans|German]] (10.7%), [[Americans|American]] (4.7%), [[Italian Americans|Italian]] (3.5%), [[Scottish Americans|Scottish]] (3.1%), [[French Americans|French]] (2.2%), [[Polish Americans|Polish]] (1.9%), [[European Americans|European]] (1.5%), and [[Scotch-Irish Americans|Scotch-Irish]] (1.1%).

45% of residents were born in Florida and 46% were born in another state. The majority of in-migration comes from other [[Southern United States|Southern]] states and the [[Northeastern United States|Northeast]]. There is a growing community of [[Puerto Ricans]] in Clay County, with the number of residents born on the island numbering 3,590.

Clay County has the second highest percentage of [[Filipino Americans|Filipino]] immigrants in Florida, after neighboring Duval County, with 1.1% of residents hailing from the [[Philippines]]. In total, 6.1% of residents were foreign-born with over 68% being naturalized citizens and the majority entering the United States prior to 2010. 
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|+Top countries of origin for foreign-born population in Clay County, FL <ref name=":2" />
!
!Foreign-born
Population in Clay County
!Percentage of
Clay County Population
!Foreign-born
Population in Florida
!Percentage of
Florida Population
|-
|[[Philippines]]
|2,449
|1.1%
|88,318
|0.4%
|-
|[[Mexico]]
|1,097
|0.5%
|287,765
|1.3%
|-
|[[Cuba]]
|715
|0.3%
|973,959
|4.5%
|-
|[[Haiti]]
|645
|0.3%
|341,943
|1.6%
|-
|[[Peru]]
|534
|0.3%
|89,858
|0.4%
|-
|[[Canada]]
|492
|0.2%
|94,586
|0.4%
|-
|[[El Salvador]]
|489
|0.2%
|43,975
|0.2%
|-
|[[Guatemala]]
|436
|0.2%
|102,110
|0.5%
|-
|[[India]]
|429
|0.2%
|97,800
|0.5%
|-
|[[China]]
|408
|0.2%
|48,308
|0.2%
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Language Spoken at Home
!2019<ref name=":2" />
!2010<ref name=":2" />
!2000<ref name=":2" />
!1980<ref>[https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_flCs2-03.pdf "General Social and Economic Characteristics FLORIDA 1980 Census of Population"]  (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 4, 2023.

</ref>
|-
|English
|89.3%
|90.5%
|92.3%
|96.4%
|-
|Spanish
|6.4%
|5.2%
|4.2%
|1.4%
|-
|Tagalog
|1.4%
|1%
|0.9%
|0.3%
|-
|German or West Germanic Languages
|0.6%
|0.4%
|0.5%
|0.4%
|-
|French, Haitian, or Cajun
|0.5%
|0.6%
|0.5%
|0.4%
|-
|Other Languages
|1.8%
|2.3%
|1.6%
|1.1%
|}