Clay County Tennessee Demographics Data

Information contained herein is derived from information obtained from the State of Tennessee and the U.S. Census American FactFinder websites. All information provided is deemed reliable, but is not guaranteed and should be independently verified.

Subject	County	Tennessee
Population, 2001 estimate	7,918	5,740,021
Land area, 2000 (square miles)	236	41,217
Persons per square mile, 2000	33.8	138.0
Metropolitan Area	None
Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate	$22,055	$32,047
Private non-farm establishments, 1999	121	131,116
Private non-farm employment, 1999	1,463	2,338,780
Private non-farm employment, percent change 1990-1999	-34.4%	25.1%
Non-employer establishments, 1999	429	335,266
Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000)	85,674	98,503,080
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000)	18,996	50,813,221
Retail sales per capita, 1997	$2,598	$9,448
Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997	Less than 100	24.0%
Housing units authorized by building permits, 2000	N/A	32,203
Federal funds and grants, 2001 ($1000)	49,662	36,757,793
Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997	287	194,274
Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, 2000 Census of Population and Housing, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, County Business Patterns, 1997 Economic Census, Minority- and Women-Owned Business, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report, 1997 Census of Governments

Subject	County Numbers	Co. %	TN Numbers	TN %
Total population	7,976	100.0	5,689,283	100.0
SEX AND AGE
Male	3,877	48.6	2,770,275	48.7
Female	4,099	51.4	2,919,008	51.3

Under 5 years	403	5.1	374,880	6.6
5 to 9 years	494	6.2	395,813	7.0
10 to 14 years	517	6.5	395,155	6.9
15 to 19 years	506	6.3	395,184	6.9
20 to 24 years	422	5.3	386,345	6.8
25 to 34 years	996	12.5	815,901	14.3
35 to 44 years	1,189	14.9	902,527	15.9
45 to 54 years	1,168	14.6	786,916	13.8
55 to 59 years	544	6.8	293,942	5.2
60 to 64 years	488	6.1	239,309	4.2
65 to 74 years	689	8.6	382,852	6.7
75 to 84 years	417	5.2	238,994	4.2
85 years and over	143	1.8	81,465	1.4

Median age (years)	39.9	N/A	35.9	N/A

18 years and over	6,262	78.5	4,290,762	75.4
Male	3,050	38.2	2,051,741	36.1
Female	3,212	40.3	2,239,021	39.4
21 years and over	5,978	74.9	4,046,450	71.1
62 years and over	1,527	19.1	842,141	14.8
65 years and over	1,249	15.7	703,311	12.4
Male	530	6.6	281,882	5.0
Female	719	9.0	421,429	7.4

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	3,379	100.0	2,232,905	100.0
Family households (families)	2,333	69.0	1,547,835	69.3
With own children under 18 years	935	27.7	707,305	31.7
Married-couple family	1,848	54.7	1,173,960	52.6
With own children under 18 years	678	20.1	499,298	22.4
Female householder, no husband present	329	9.7	287,899	12.9
With own children under 18 years	175	5.2	165,842	7.4
Non-family households	1,046	31.0	685,070	30.7
Householder living alone	932	27.6	576,401	25.8
Householder 65 years and over	405	12.0	201,850	9.0

Households with individuals under 18 years	1,030	30.5	785,816	35.2
Households with individuals 65 years and over	923	27.3	502,332	22.5

Average household size	2.33	N/A	2.48	N/A
Average family size	2.80	N/A	2.99	N/A

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	3,959	100.0	2,439,443	100.0
Occupied housing units	3,379	85.3	2,232,905	91.5
Vacant housing units	580	14.7	206,538	8.5
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	258	6.5	36,712	1.5

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.5	N/A	2.0	N/A
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	10.5	N/A	8.8	N/A

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	3,379	100.0	2,232,905	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	2,708	80.1	1,561,363	69.9
Renter-occupied housing units	671	19.9	671,542	30.1

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.36	N/A	2.57	N/A
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.22	N/A	2.29	N/A

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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