Clay County, Indiana (IN)

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County population in 2005: 27,142 (38% urban, 62% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 8,077
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,139

% of renters here:	21%
State:	29%

Land area: 358 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.8 sq. mi.

Population density: 76 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	8.7%
Whole state:	9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	3.6%
Whole state:	4.2%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (24.9%), Educational,health and social services (19.3%), Retail trade (14.9%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 79%
Government: 14%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
Unpaid family work: 0%

Clay County, Indiana business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Clay County, Indiana:

White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
Two or more races (0.7%)
American Indian (0.6%)
Hispanic (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	37.1 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Males: 12,887	(48.5%)
Females: 13,669	(51.5%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $24,337
County population in 2003: 26,848
Jobs in 2003: 7,839

Clay County,IN real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 13,037
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.4%

Average household size:

Clay County:	2.6 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $39,017 ($36,865 in 2000)

This county	$39,017
Indiana:	$43,993

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $89,789

Clay County	$89,789
Indiana:	$114,400

Median montly rent in 2000: $419
Institutionalized population: 286
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Clay County in 2000: $703

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 1
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 2
Assaults: 9
Burglaries: 38
Thefts: 90
Auto thefts: 26

Clay County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Clay County Indiana:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 68.3%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 30.9%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $552 (0.8%)

Area name: Terre Haute, IN HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Clay County is $409 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $527 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $650 a month.

Cities in this county include: Brazil, Clay City, Knightsville, Harmony, Staunton, Carbon, Center Point, State Line City.

Neighboring counties: Greene County , Owen County , Parke County , Putnam County , Sullivan County , Vigo County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

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

Churches in Clay County include: Wesley Chapel (A), Sharon Church (B), Peniel Church (C), Asbury Church (D), Rock Run Church (E), Clay Prairie Church (F), Berea Church (G), Union Church (H), Union Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Funk Cemetery (1), Wesley Chapel Cemetery (2), German Cemetery (3), Girton Cemetery (4), Perth Cemetery (5), Pell Cemetery (6), Goshorn Memorial Park (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Muir Lake (A), Dietz Lake (B), Izaak Walton Lake (C), Twin Beach Lake (D), Lake of the Woods (E), Lake in the Woods (F), Risslers Lake (G), Bowles Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Tillman Creek (A), Lena Drain (B), Cardonia Run (C), Landing Run (D), McIntyre Creek (E), Knob Creek (F), Kisling Creek (G), King Creek (H), Kilns Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Clay County: Camp Na-Wa-Kwa (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.7%
Indiana:	4.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 872
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 150 (29% naturalized citizens)

Clay County:	0.6%
Whole state:	3.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 72
1990 to 1994: 3
1985 to 1989: 15
1980 to 1984: 0
1975 to 1979: 5
1970 to 1974: 3
1970 to 1974: 6
1965 to 1969: 46

Mean travel time to work: 25.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 48.6%

Clay County marital status for males

Clay County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 8,640
One, attached: 85
Two: 248
3 or 4: 165
5 to 9: 117
10 to 19: 80
20 or more: 297
Mobile homes: 1,459
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Housing units in Clay County with a mortgage: 3,522 (273 second mortgage, 368 home equity loan, 17 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,358

Agriculture in Clay County
Average size of farms: 273 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $58422
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $225.31
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 17.72%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $48438
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 78.11%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.01%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $66464
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.27%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 4.04
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 18.30%
Corn for grain: 48441 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 2221 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 64456 harvested acres
Vegetables: 19 harvested acres

Clay County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Indiana state average. It is 1.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 9/19/1988, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Transportation equipment (15%)
Construction (11%)
Public administration (7%)
Educational services (6%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Metal and metal products (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (15%)
Educational services (14%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Cashiers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

United Kingdom (21%)
Canada (20%)
Mexico (13%)
Malaysia (9%)
Netherlands (7%)
Italy (7%)
Brazil (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Clay County:

United States or American (31%)
German (26%)
English (11%)
Irish (8%)
French (except Basque) (3%)
Dutch (2%)
Italian (2%)

Clay County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 9,784 (82%)
Carpooled: 1,485 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 46 (0%)
Motorcycle: 17 (0%)
Bicycle: 6 (0%)
Walked: 157 (1%)
Other means: 88 (1%)
Worked at home: 344 (3%)

People in group quarters in Clay County, Indiana

244 people in nursing homes
36 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
28 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
6 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $41,883.

5.89% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,867 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.89%
Indiana average:	6.54%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.71% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($23,912 average AGI)
1.18% relocated from other states ($6,954 average AGI)
Clay County: 1.18%
Indiana average: 2.47%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Vigo County, IN	1.73% ($31,103 average AGI)
from Putnam County, IN	0.73% ($26,822)
from Owen County, IN	0.38% ($23,711)
from Marion County, IN	0.31% ($26,645)
from Greene County, IN	0.27% ($25,741)
from Parke County, IN	0.23% ($28,565)
from Sullivan County, IN	0.12% ($35,500)

6.73% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,370 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.73%
Indiana average:	6.56%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.28% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($23,714 average AGI)
1.45% relocated to other states ($5,654 average AGI)
Clay County: 1.45%
Indiana average: 2.55%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Vigo County, IN	2.07% ($29,843 average AGI)
to Putnam County, IN	0.61% ($29,306)
to Marion County, IN	0.38% ($26,821)
to Owen County, IN	0.21% ($36,476)
to Parke County, IN	0.21% ($24,952)
to Vermillion County, IN	0.20% ($28,150)
to Monroe County, IN	0.17% ($21,059)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.4

Births per 1000 population in Clay County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.8

Deaths per 1000 population in Clay County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Clay County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,001 (4,309 aged, 692 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

Households: 26,241

In family households: 23,050 (6,106 male householders, 1,323 female householders)
6,076 spouses, 7,975 children (7,151 natural, 148 adopted, 676 stepchildren), 472 grandchildren, 167 brothers or sisters, 148 parents, 230 other relatives, 553 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,191 (1,059 male householders (894 living alone)), 1,710 female householders (1,542 living alone)), 422 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 315 (286 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,242 2-persons, 1,701 3-persons, 1,537 4-persons, 639 5-persons, 209 6-persons, 101 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,436 1-person, 278 2-persons, 35 3-persons, 16 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 2 6-persons.

5,002 married couples with children.
1,321 single-parent households (355 men, 966 women).

98.4% of residents of Clay County speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $158,091,000 ($5810 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $6,885,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $75,956,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $35,772,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,933,000
Federal grants: $31,470,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,245,000 ($45,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $8,713,000 ($4,104,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,206,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,704,000
Federal Government insurance: $17,775,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,829

Here:	67 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,648

Here:	61 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +62

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+9 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +370

Here:	+14 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Clay County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.32 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 200
1995 to 1998: 744
1990 to 1994: 618
1980 to 1989: 1,171
1970 to 1979: 1,826
1960 to 1969: 908
1950 to 1959: 1,212
1940 to 1949: 862
1939 or earlier: 3,556

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Clay County, Indiana:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 21
3 rooms: 53
4 rooms: 986
5 rooms: 2,251
6 rooms: 2,084
7 rooms: 1,376
8 rooms: 690
9 or more rooms: 616

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Clay County, Indiana:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 122
3 rooms: 292
4 rooms: 669
5 rooms: 530
6 rooms: 272
7 rooms: 128
8 rooms: 74
9 or more rooms: 52

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Clay County:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 183
2 bedrooms: 2,392
3 bedrooms: 4,279
4 bedrooms: 1,073
5 or more bedrooms: 150

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Clay County:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 490
2 bedrooms: 1,003
3 bedrooms: 520
4 bedrooms: 117
5 or more bedrooms: 9

Cars and other vehicles available in Clay County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 254
1 vehicle: 1,939
2 vehicles: 3,483
3 vehicles: 1,577
4 vehicles: 588
5 or more vehicles: 236

Cars and other vehicles available in Clay County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 359
1 vehicle: 999
2 vehicles: 513
3 vehicles: 212
4 vehicles: 30
5 or more vehicles: 26

62% of Clay County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Indiana.

Clay County:	61.9%
State average:	55.7%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 22703
Northeast: 257
Midwest: 1626
South: 1191
West: 544

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $43,600

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (38%)
Electricity (33%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
Wood (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (42%)
Utility gas (39%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
Wood (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 228

Here:	6.9%
Indiana:	11.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 58

Here:	3.5%
Indiana:	8.8%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 90

Here:	11.6%
Indiana:	23.4%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Clay County government finances in 2002:

Charges - Hospital Public: $8,802,000
All Other: $217,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $242,000
Own Hospitals: $35,000
Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $9,075,000
Regular Highways: $1,466,000

Central Staff Services: $1,428,000

Welfare - Other: $1,057,000

General - Other: $889,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $649,000

Financial Administration: $610,000

Police Protection: $564,000

Corrections - Other: $394,000

General Public Buildings: $194,000

Health Services - Other: $160,000

Natural Resources - Other: $133,000

Housing & Community Development: $117,000

Air Transportation: $34,000

Parks & Recreation: $21,000

Solid Waste Management: $6,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $37,000
General - Interest on Debt: $30,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $945,000
Libraries: $110,000
Intergovernmental to State - Welfare: $144,000
Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $426,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $720,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $450,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $570,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $450,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $150,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $2,247,000
Interest Earnings: $465,000

Special Assessments: $29,000

Rents: $7,000
Other Capital Outlay - Own Hospitals: $176,000
General - Other: $94,000

Financial Administration: $71,000

General Public Building: $36,000

Central Staff: $30,000

Health - Other: $18,000

Police Protection: $13,000

Judicial: $11,000

Welfare - Other: $10,000

Corrections - Other: $3,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $8,069,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $367,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,672,000
General Support: $553,000

All Other: $487,000

Public Welfare: $148,000

Health & Hospitals: $141,000
Tax - Individual Income: $2,646,000
Property: $2,375,000

NEC: $34,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $8,242,000

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