Statistics

Clay County, Indiana
Named for statesman and senator Henry Clay, author of the 1850 Missouri Compromise

County Seat: Brazil

Largest City: Brazil (pop in 2007: 8,194

Population per Sq. Mile: 74.5 Sq. Miles: 357.6

Population Over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday(1990)	24,705	59	0.4%	5,544,156
Today(2007)	26,648	59	0.4%	6,345,289
Tomorrow(2010 proj.)	26,587	61	0.4%	6,417,198
Percent Change 1990 to 2000	7.5%	48		9.7%

Sources: US Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Components of Population Change in 2007	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration 2006 to 2007	-152	61		-505
Net International Migration 2006 to 2007	10	55		9,038
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	45	61	0.1%	33,408

Source: US Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age in 2006	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	1,737	59	6.4%	6.8%
School Age (5 to 17)	4,799	60	17.8%	18.2%
College Age (18 to 24)	2,406	57	8.9%	9.8%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	7,263	58	26.9%	27.6%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	6,890	60	25.5%	25.2%
Older (65 plus)	3,926	58	14.5%	12.4%
Median Age	37.8			Median Age = 36.3

Sources: US Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Population Estimates by Race or Hispanic Origin in 2006	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	82	48	0.3%	0.3%
Asian Alone	78	66	0.3%	1.3%
Black Alone	175	53	0.6%	8.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	6	52	0.0%	0.0%
White Alone	26,470	59	98.0%	88.3%
Two or More Race Groups	210	52	0.8%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino(can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic or Latino	26,812	59	99.2%	95.2%
Hispanic or Latino	209	72	0.8%	4.8%

Source: US Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2000 (Includes detail not shown below)	10,216	58	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	2,635	60	25.8%	23.8%
Married Without Children	3,467	57	33.9%	29.8%
Single Parents	798	58	7.8%	9.1%
Living Alone	2,433	55	23.8%	25.9%

Source: US Census Bureau

Housing	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Total Housing Units in 2006 (estimate)	11,642	60	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2000 (includes vacant units)	11,097	59	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units) Median Value (2000)	8,077 $72,600	59 72	72.8% --	65.9% --
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units) Median Rent (2000)	2,139 $419	57 71	19.3% --	26.3% --

Source: US Census Bureau

Education	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2006/2007 Total Reported)	4,786	59	0.4%	1,154,826
Public	4,661	60	0.4%	1,045,702
Private	125	93	0.1%	109,124
High School Graduates (2005/2006)	271	56	0.4%	62,296
Going on to Higher Education	248	52	0.5%	51,976
4-year	129	53	0.3%	38,334
2-year	104	33	1.2%	8,991
Voc/tech.	15	71	0.3%	4,651
Adults (25+ in 2000 Census)	17,304	60	0.4%	3,893,278
with High School diploma or higher	82.3%	29		82.1%
with B.A. or higher degree	12.8%	47		19.4%

Sources: Indiana Department of Education; US Census Bureau
Notes: 1) School enrollment figures for 2006/2007 are preliminary. 2) Private enrollment includes home schools. 3) County rankings for high-school graduates continuing to higher education are subject to revision. Data from the Indiana Department of Education for Vigo County appear to include an erroneous entry. Until the data has been corrected by IDOE, Vigo will be removed from the rankings.

Income and Poverty	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Per Capita Personal Income (annual) in 2006	$24,943	84	77.3%	$32,288
Median Household Income in 2005	$40,196	67	91.2%	$44,051
Poverty Rate in 2005	12.6%	26	103.3%	12.2%
Poverty Rate among Children under 18	19.9%	16	119.9%	16.6%
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2006	155	34	0.4%	41,498
Food Stamp Recipients in 2006	2,719	43	0.5%	577,970
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2006	1,792	51	0.5%	374,221

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis; US Census Bureau; Indiana Family Social Services Administration;
Indiana Department of Education

Health and Vital Statistics in 2005	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Births	325	60	0.4%	87,088
Births to Teens	43	53	0.4%	9,604
Deaths	301	51	0.5%	55,623

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force in 2007	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	13,133	60	0.4%	3,211,461
Employed	12,384	60	0.4%	3,065,590
Unemployed	749	51	0.5%	145,871
Unemployment Rate	5.7	9	126.7%	4.5
May 2008 Unemployment Rate	6.3	9	123.5%	5.1

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics; Indiana Department of Workforce Development

Employment and Earnings by Industry in 2006 (NAICS)	Employment	Pct Dist. in County	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In County	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	13,193	100.0%	$327,049	100.0%	$24,790
Wage and Salary	8,276	62.7%	$212,699	65.0%	$25,701
Farm Proprietors	535	4.1%	$4,756	1.5%	$8,890
Nonfarm Proprietors	4,382	33.2%	$47,171	14.4%	$10,765
Farm	639	4.8%	$6,854	2.1%	$10,726
Nonfarm	12,554	95.2%	$320,195	97.9%	$25,505
Private	11,191	84.8%	$268,230	82.0%	$23,968
Accommodation, Food Serv.	702	5.3%	$6,877	2.1%	$9,796
Arts, Ent., Recreation	136	1.0%	$1,028	0.3%	$7,559
Construction	970	7.4%	$19,422	5.9%	$20,023
Health Care, Social Serv.	877	6.6%	$21,821	6.7%	$24,881
Information	75	0.6%	$1,500	0.5%	$20,000
Manufacturing	2,742	20.8%	$117,566	35.9%	$42,876
Professional, Tech. Serv.	347	2.6%	$6,749	2.1%	$19,450
Retail Trade	1,790	13.6%	$27,135	8.3%	$15,159
Trans., Warehousing	479	3.6%	$12,734	3.9%	$26,585
Wholesale Trade	Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
Other Private (not above)	2,631*	19.9%*	$33,924*	10.4%*	$12,894*
Government	1,363	10.3%	$51,965	15.9%	$38,125

Source: US Bureau of Economic Analysis
* These totals do not include county data that are not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.

Assessed Property Value in 1999 (for taxes payable in 2000)	Value	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Assessed Value by Property Class	$189,525,560	68	100.0%	100.0%
Commercial & Industrial	$50,724,120	69	26.8%	43.2%
Residential	$71,761,330	63	37.9%	41.5%
Agricultural	$56,779,930	57	30.0%	9.6%
Utilities	$10,260,180	63	5.4%	5.6%
Total Assesed Value Per Capita	$7,092	79

Source: The State Board of Tax Commissioners

Residential Building Permits in 2007	Units	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	42	100.0%	100.0%	$3,793	$3,892,724
Single Family	18	42.9%	80.7%	$2,893	$3,507,796
Two Family	0	0.0%	3.5%	$0	$87,309
Three & Four Family	0	0.0%	1.8%	$0	$34,452
Five families and More	24	57.1%	14.0%	$900	$263,167

Source: US Census Bureau (Greene County totals are not included as it does not currently issue building permits.) Note: Detail cost may not sum to total due to rounding.

Commuting Patterns - Top 5 in 2006
Into Clay FROM	Number	Percent	Out of Clay TO	Number	Percent
All Areas	1,853	13.4%	All Areas	5,911	33.1%
Vigo County	540	3.9%	Vigo County	3,272	18.3%
Putnam County	284	2.1%	Putnam County	1,114	6.2%
Parke County	224	1.6%	Marion County	518	2.9%
Greene County	186	1.3%	Greene County	160	0.9%
Owen County	174	1.3%	Hendricks County	131	0.7%

Source: Indiana Department of Revenue

Cities and Towns in Clay County

	Population in 2007	% of County
Brazil	8,194	30.7%
Carbon	333	1.2%
Center Point	289	1.1%
Clay City	1,011	3.8%
Harmony	611	2.3%
Knightsville	621	2.3%
Staunton	549	2.1%

	Order by Size
Brazil
Clay City
Knightsville
Harmony
Staunton
Carbon
Center Point

Links to Maps:
Census Tract Boundary Map of Clay county
Tiger Mapping Service Map of Area
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