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Population (year 2000): 4,947
Males: 2,449  (49.5%)
Females: 2,498  (50.5%)

Jefferson County

Median resident age:  34.6 years
Alabama median age:  35.8 years

Zip codes: .


Estimated median household income in 2005: $69,600 (it was $61,042 in 2000)
Clay  $69,600
Alabama:  $36,879

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $151,600 (it was $116,100 in 2000)
Clay  $151,600
Alabama:  $97,500

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Races in Clay:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
  • Black (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.5%)

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Recent posts about Clay, Alabama on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users. Clay is mentioned 57 times on our forum:
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Ancestries: United States (19.1%), Irish (11.5%), English (11.4%), German (10.2%), Scottish (4.8%), Italian (4.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 06/06/2000

Elevation: 937 feet

Land area: 10.3 square miles.

Population density: 480 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Clay

  • High school or higher: 89.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
  • Unemployed: 2.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Clay CDP

  • Never married: 18.2%
  • Now married: 72.3%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 3.7%
  • Divorced: 4.6%

58 residents are foreign born

This place:  1.2%
Alabama:  2.0%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Clay:  0.4% ($443)
Alabama:  0.3% ($289)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Birmingham, AL (17.8 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (567.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Chalkville, AL (2.9 miles ), Palmerdale, AL (3.5 miles ), Grayson Valley, AL (3.7 miles ), Pinson, AL (4.2 miles ), Trussville, AL (5.7 miles ), Center Point, AL (5.8 miles ), Argo, AL (7.6 miles ), Margaret, AL (10.8 miles ).

Latitude: 33.70 N, Longitude: 86.62 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -2,276 (-46.0%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 112 (4.3%)


Area code commonly used in this area: 205

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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (21%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Health care (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (18%)
  • Finance and insurance (16%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Customer service representatives (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Registered nurses (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Child care workers (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)


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Clay-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Alabama state average. It is 213% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/4/1977, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 8.7 miles away from the Clay place center killed 22 people and injured 130 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/8/1998, a category 5 tornado 18.9 miles away from the place center killed 32 people and injured 259 people and caused $200 million in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Clay:
  • MEDICAL CENTER EAST INC (about 7 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL)
  • HILL CREST BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES (about 14 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL)
  • HEALTHSOUTH MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Clay:
  • BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 14 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; ID: BHM)
  • TALLADEGA MUNI (about 41 miles; TALLADEGA, AL; ID: ASN)
  • ANNISTON METROPOLITAN (about 55 miles; ANNISTON, AL; ID: ANB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Clay:
  • ROBBINS FIELD (about 26 miles; ONEONTA, AL; ID: 20A)
  • ST CLAIR COUNTY (about 29 miles; PELL CITY, AL; ID: PLR)
  • BESSEMER (about 35 miles; BESSEMER, AL; ID: EKY)

Amtrak station near Clay:
  • 19 miles: BIRMINGHAM (1819 MORRIS AVE.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Clay:
  • JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,279)
  • SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 4,106)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 24 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 12,178)
  • GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE (about 27 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 3,272)
  • BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; SUMITON, AL; FT enrollment: 2,670)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 44 miles; MONTEVALLO, AL; FT enrollment: 2,651)
  • JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 6,418)
Public elementary/middle school in Clay:
  • CLAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 831; Location: 6745 OLD SPRINGVILLE RD; Grades: KG - 05)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • The nearst city to Clay with a population over 1,000,000 is Atlanta,Ga. added by Don
  • One of the oldest churches in Alabama is in Clay. Mt. Calvary Presbyterian Church (www.mtcalvarypca.org) was founded in 1806.
  • More schools:Clay-Chalkville Middle School,Clay-Chalkville High School

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Notable location: Camp Crosby (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Clay include: Sunnyside Church (A), Clay Methodist Church (B), Dewey Heights Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Old Camp Cosby Lake (A), Canoe Creek Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  3.0 people
Alabama:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  86.9%
Whole state:  70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  2.0%
Whole state:  3.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  4.5%
Whole state:  16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  1.8%
Whole state:  7.3%

Clay compared to Alabama state average:
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.


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5.35% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,478 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.35%
Alabama average:  6.81%

0.13% of residents moved from foreign countries ($307 average AGI)
Jefferson County:  0.13%
Alabama average:  0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Shelby County, AL  0.84% ($55,697 average AGI)
from Tuscaloosa County, AL  0.23% ($35,105)
from St. Clair County, AL  0.23% ($34,538)


5.61% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($46,640 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.61%
Alabama average:  6.16%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($192 average AGI)
Jefferson County:  0.04%
Alabama average:  0.06%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Shelby County, AL  1.35% ($55,359 average AGI)
to St. Clair County, AL  0.49% ($44,314)
to Blount County, AL  0.23% ($37,239)


Strongest AM radio stations in Clay:
  • WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WLPH (1480 AM; daytime; 5 kW; IRONDALE, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WYDE (1260 AM; 5 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WERC (960 AM; 5 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRJS (1320 AM; 5 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WURL (760 AM; daytime; 1 kW; MOODY, AL; Owner: THE BILL DAVISON EVANGELISTIC ASSOC)
  • WFHK (1430 AM; 5 kW; PELL CITY, AL; Owner: STOCKS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
  • WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)

Strongest FM radio stations in Clay:
  • WRAX (107.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WENN (105.9 FM; TRUSSVILLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBPT (106.9 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WBHK (98.7 FM; WARRIOR, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WZZK-FM (104.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WBHM (90.3 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BD OF TRUSTEES/U OF AL AT BIRMINGHAM)
  • WODL (97.3 FM; HOMEWOOD, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WYSF (94.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WGIB (91.9 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: GLEN IRIS BAPTIST SCHOOL)
  • WMJJ (96.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WJSR (91.1 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WQEN (103.7 FM; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WYDE-FM (101.1 FM; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WDJC-FM (93.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WZRR (99.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBFR (89.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WLJR (88.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BRIARWOOD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH)
  • WDXB (102.5 FM; JASPER, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WTBJ (91.3 FM; OXFORD, AL; Owner: TRINITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY)
  • WVSU-FM (91.1 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: SAMFORD UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Clay:
  • WIAT (Channel 42; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WBIQ (Channel 10; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
  • WTJP (Channel 60; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WBRC (Channel 6; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: WBRC LICENSE, INC.)
  • WVTM-TV (Channel 13; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM BROADCASTING (WVTM-TV), LLC)
  • WTTO (Channel 21; HOMEWOOD, AL; Owner: WTTO LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WABM (Channel 68; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM (WABM-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WJSU-TV (Channel 40; ANNISTON, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INC.)
  • WBXA-CA (Channel 2; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
  • W27CM (Channel 27; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: EQUITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • W46DK (Channel 46; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WPXH (Channel 44; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WDBB (Channel 17; BESSEMER, AL; Owner: WDBB-TV, INC.)
  • WCFT-TV (Channel 33; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INCORPORATED)
  • WBMA-LP (Channel 58; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INC.)
  • W34BI (Channel 34; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)

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