Demographic Profile for Clay County, Minnesota
Clay County, Minnesota had a population that was estimated at 53,838 in 2005. The total population has increased, since its 2000 population of 51,306. This growth denotes an increase of 4.9 percent. Clay ranks 17 of 87 counties by growth in total population in Minnesota and the county ranks 720 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.
Clay County, Minnesota has a population that is made up of 92.4 percent White, 0.7 percent African American, 1.1 percent Asian, and 3.3 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 5.1 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Minnesota percent of 11.2. Since 2000, Clay has decreased in diversity when 5.2 percent of the total population were minorities.
In terms of total land area, Clay encompasses a total area of 1045 square miles. The county has a medium-low density of 52 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Larue, KY (52 per sq. mile ), Mecklenburg, VA (52 per sq. mile ), Iberville, LA (52 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Clay, MS (52 per sq. mile ), Rusk, TX (52 per sq. mile ), Schoharie, NY (52 per sq. mile ).
In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Clay County, Minnesota to be 32.1 years old. The median age in Clay is less than the median in Minnesota of 36.7. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed a decline in the median, when the median age was 32.5 years of age. With a total of 21.6 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Clay can be described as being made up of a medium-low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively high representation within the population, making up 66 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 12.4 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low percent of the population.
Estimated since the year 2000, a medium-high amount of people have migrated to Clay from outside the country. The immigration into Clay makes up 0.5 percent of all immigration into Minnesota. This level of international migration can be considered medium-high when compared to international migration per 2005 population.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
Clay County, Minnesota has a population that is made up of 92.4 percent White, 0.7 percent African American, 1.1 percent Asian, and 3.3 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 5.1 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Minnesota percent of 11.2. Since 2000, Clay has decreased in diversity when 5.2 percent of the total population were minorities.
In terms of total land area, Clay encompasses a total area of 1045 square miles. The county has a medium-low density of 52 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Larue, KY (52 per sq. mile ), Mecklenburg, VA (52 per sq. mile ), Iberville, LA (52 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Clay, MS (52 per sq. mile ), Rusk, TX (52 per sq. mile ), Schoharie, NY (52 per sq. mile ).
In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Clay County, Minnesota to be 32.1 years old. The median age in Clay is less than the median in Minnesota of 36.7. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed a decline in the median, when the median age was 32.5 years of age. With a total of 21.6 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Clay can be described as being made up of a medium-low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively high representation within the population, making up 66 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 12.4 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low percent of the population.
Estimated since the year 2000, a medium-high amount of people have migrated to Clay from outside the country. The immigration into Clay makes up 0.5 percent of all immigration into Minnesota. This level of international migration can be considered medium-high when compared to international migration per 2005 population.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
