Clay City, Indiana
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Population change since 2000: -18.8%
Males: 398 | |
Females: 429 |
Median resident age: | 40.5 years |
Indiana median age: | 38.0 years |
Zip codes: 47841.
Clay City: | $41,244 |
IN: | $57,603 |
Estimated per capita income in 2019: $22,624 (it was $15,281 in 2000)
Clay City town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $74,312 (it was $56,700 in 2000)
Clay City: | $74,312 |
IN: | $156,000 |
Mean prices in 2019: all housing units: $79,549; detached houses: $80,192; mobile homes: $57,768
Median gross rent in 2019: $615.
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Clay City, IN
- 83296.7%White alone
- 101.2%Two or more races
- 70.8%Asian alone
- 30.3%Hispanic
Races in Clay City detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

Latest news from Clay City, IN collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
Ancestries: American (33.6%), German (33.3%), English (6.8%), European (3.9%), Italian (2.1%), Irish (1.8%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Elevation: 587 feet
Land area: 0.53 square miles.
Population density: 1,548 people per square mile (low).

15 residents are foreign born
This town: | 1.7% |
Indiana: | 5.2% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $317 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $287 (0.4%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Terre Haute, IN (19.9 miles
, pop. 59,614).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Indianapolis, IN (62.5 miles
, pop. 781,870).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (179.8 miles
, pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 39.28 N, Longitude: 87.11 W
Area code: 812


Here: | 4.9% |
Indiana: | 4.9% |

- Health care (12.1%)
- Construction (8.7%)
- Transportation equipment (6.4%)
- Educational services (6.0%)
- Finance & insurance (5.5%)
- Public administration (4.9%)
- Food & beverage stores (4.3%)

- Construction (17.0%)
- Transportation equipment (8.7%)
- Public administration (6.6%)
- Motor vehicle & parts dealers (6.1%)
- Plastics & rubber products (6.1%)
- Truck transportation (5.2%)
- Finance & insurance (3.5%)

- Health care (22.8%)
- Educational services (9.5%)
- Finance & insurance (7.5%)
- Food & beverage stores (5.0%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (4.6%)
- Personal & laundry services (4.6%)
- Transportation equipment (4.1%)

- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.9%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.4%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (3.8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3.6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (3.6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3.2%)

- Other production occupations, including supervisors (12.2%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7.9%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7.4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6.6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (6.1%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6.1%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.4%)

- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (8.3%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (7.5%)
- Registered nurses (6.2%)
- Food and beverage serving workers, except waiters and waitresses (5.0%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4.6%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4.1%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (4.1%)
Average climate in Clay City, Indiana
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
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(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2018 was 79.9. This is about average.
City: | 79.9 |
U.S.: | 74.2 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2018 was 1.04. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 20.1 miles away from the city center.
City: | 1.04 |
U.S.: | 1.79 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2018 was 28.1. This is about average. Closest monitor was 21.2 miles away from the city center.
City: | 28.1 |
U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2018 was 8.32. This is about average. Closest monitor was 17.9 miles away from the city center.
City: | 8.32 |
U.S.: | 8.46 |
Tornado activity:
Clay City-area historical tornado activity is near Indiana state average. It is 77% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/29/1963, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 11.7 miles away from the Clay City town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 6/22/1960, a category F3 tornado 21.6 miles away from the town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Clay City-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Indiana state average. It is 133% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 70.7 miles away from Clay City center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 70.7 miles away from Clay City center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 52.1 miles away from the city center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 96.3 miles away from the city center
On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:16, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 MW, 4.6 MW, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 68.1 miles away from the city center
On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:17, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MW, Depth: 9.6 mi) earthquake occurred 69.8 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Clay County (17) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13
Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 11, Storms: 8, Tornadoes: 7, Winter Storms: 3, Snowstorms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Hurricane: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Airports located in Clay City:
- Booe Airport (II34) (Runways: 1)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Clay City:
- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (about 19 miles; Terre Haute, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,123)
- Indiana State University (about 21 miles; Terre Haute, IN; FT enrollment: 10,925)
- DePauw University (about 29 miles; Greencastle, IN; FT enrollment: 2,360)
- Indiana University-Bloomington (about 33 miles; Bloomington, IN; FT enrollment: 39,039)
- Vincennes University (about 47 miles; Vincennes, IN; FT enrollment: 9,876)
- Eastern Illinois University (about 59 miles; Charleston, IL; FT enrollment: 9,414)
- University of Indianapolis (about 61 miles; Indianapolis, IN; FT enrollment: 4,625)
Public high school in Clay City:
- CLAY CITY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 449, Location: 601 LANKFORD ST, Grades: 7-12)
Public elementary/middle school in Clay City:
- CLAY CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 386, Location: 681 N LANKFORD ST, Grades: KG-6)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Clay City - Harrison Township Volunteer Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Birthplace of: Elliott Booe - College basketball player (Indiana State Sycamores).
This town: | 2.4 people |
Indiana: | 2.5 people |
This town: | 66.8% |
Whole state: | 66.9% |
This town: | 4.4% |
Whole state: | 6.9% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Banks with branches in Clay City (2011 data):
- BMO Harris Bank National Association: Clay City Branch at 801 Main Street, branch established on 1967/01/04. Info updated 2011/07/14: Bank assets: $97,264.0 mil, Deposits: $75,624.6 mil, headquarters in Chicago, IL, positive income, 717 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of Montreal
- First Financial Bank, National Association: Clay City Branch at 502-504 Main Street, branch established on 1989/05/22. Info updated 2012/01/04: Bank assets: $2,852.7 mil, Deposits: $2,227.7 mil, headquarters in Terre Haute, IN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 66 total offices, Holding Company: First Financial Corporation
For population 15 years and over in Clay City:
- Never married: 25.3%
- Now married: 44.1%
- Separated: 3.0%
- Widowed: 10.6%
- Divorced: 17.0%
For population 25 years and over in Clay City:
- High school or higher: 89.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
- Unemployed: 5.6%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.8 minutes
Here: | 8.8 |
Indiana average: | 11.0 |

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Clay City, IN (based on Clay County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 7,236 | 36 |
Mainline Protestant | 3,684 | 25 |
Catholic | 356 | 1 |
Other | 4 | 1 |
None | 15,610 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Clay County: | 1.50 / 10,000 pop. |
Indiana: | 1.73 / 10,000 pop. |
Clay County: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 0.50 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 5.63 / 10,000 pop. |
Indiana: | 3.57 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 6.01 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 6.78 / 10,000 pop. |
Clay County: | 9.2% |
Indiana: | 9.2% |
This county: | 29.7% |
Indiana: | 29.0% |
Clay County: | 13.9% |
Indiana: | 14.3% |
Health and Nutrition:
This city: | 51.3% |
Indiana: | 49.3% |
Clay City: | 49.4% |
State: | 46.2% |
Clay City: | 30.1 |
Indiana: | 28.7 |
Clay City: | 14.2% |
Indiana: | 21.3% |
Clay City: | 7.5% |
State: | 10.6% |
This city: | 7.1 |
Indiana: | 6.8 |
This city: | 33.3% |
Indiana: | 33.9% |
Clay City: | 54.2% |
Indiana: | 56.1% |
Clay City: | 78.2% |
Indiana: | 78.7% |
More about Health and Nutrition of Clay City, IN Residents
Local government employment and payroll (March 2017) | |||||
Function | Full-time employees | Monthly full-time payroll | Average yearly full-time wage | Part-time employees | Monthly part-time payroll |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Solid Waste Management | 3 | $3,598 | $14,392 | 0 | $0 |
Water Supply | 3 | $3,598 | $14,392 | 0 | $0 |
Police Protection - Officers | 2 | $7,221 | $43,326 | 0 | $0 |
Other Government Administration | 0 | $0 | 5 | $3,252 | |
Streets and Highways | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,240 | |
Financial Administration | 0 | $0 | 1 | $850 | |
Totals for Government | 8 | $14,417 | $21,626 | 7 | $5,343 |
Clay City government finances - Expenditure in 2017 (per resident):
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $332,000 ($401.45)
Water Utilities: $282,000 ($340.99)
General - Other: $244,000 ($295.04)
Regular Highways: $34,000 ($41.11)
Police Protection: $29,000 ($35.07)
Local Fire Protection: $14,000 ($16.93)
- Total Salaries and Wages: $230,000 ($278.11)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $8,000 ($9.67)
Clay City government finances - Revenue in 2017 (per resident):
- Charges - Sewerage: $334,000 ($403.87)
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $63,000 ($76.18)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $269,000 ($325.27)
- Tax - Public Utilities Sales: $14,000 ($16.93)
Individual Income: $13,000 ($15.72)
Clay City government finances - Debt in 2017 (per resident):
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $93,000 ($112.45)
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $93,000 ($112.45)
Clay City government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017 (per resident):
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $100,000 ($120.92)
5.96% of this county's 2015 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2016 ($35,344 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.96% |
Indiana average: | 6.25% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2015 and 2016.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2015 and 2016:
to Vigo County, IN | |
to Putnam County, IN | |
to Marion County, IN |
Businesses in Clay City, IN
- Chevrolet: 1
- Ford: 1
Strongest AM radio stations in Clay City:
- WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WPFR (1480 AM; 5 kW; TERRE HAUTE, IN)
- WGCL (1370 AM; 5 kW; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: SARKES TARZIAN, INC,)
- WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
- WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
- KMOX (1120 AM; 50 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WSDX (1130 AM; daytime; 1 kW; BRAZIL, IN)
Strongest FM radio stations in Clay City:
- WSKT (92.7 FM; SPENCER, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO OF INDIANA, INC.)
- WBOW-FM (102.7 FM; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: CROSSROADS INVESTMENTS, LLC)
- WHCC (105.1 FM; ELLETTSVILLE, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, L.P.)
- WTHI-FM (99.9 FM; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WMGI (100.7 FM; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: BRIGHT TOWER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WQTY (93.3 FM; LINTON, IN; Owner: THE ORIGINAL COMPANY, INC.)
- WSDM-FM (97.7 FM; BRAZIL, IN; Owner: CROSSROADS INVESTMENTS, LLC)
- WPFR-FM (93.9 FM; CLINTON, IN; Owner: WORD POWER, INC.)
- WISU (89.7 FM; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: INDIANA STATE UNIV. BD. OF TRUSTEES)
- WWSY (95.9 FM; SEELYVILLE, IN; Owner: BRIGHT TOWER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WFIU (103.7 FM; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY)
- WNDI-FM (95.3 FM; SULLIVAN, IN; Owner: J T M BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WMHD-FM (90.7 FM; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: ROSE-HULMAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY)
- WCRT (88.5 FM; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: ILLINOIS BIBLE INSTITUTE)
- WWVR (105.5 FM; WEST TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
TV broadcast stations around Clay City:
- WTWO (Channel 2; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF THE MIDWEST, INC.)
- WBAK-TV (Channel 38; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: INDIANA BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
- WTHI-TV (Channel 10; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WTIU (Channel 30; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: THE TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY)
- W43BV (Channel 43; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
Clay City fatal accident list:
Dec 19, 2016 06:23 PM, 9 St, Lat: 39.275294, Lon: -87.109494, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Oct 31, 2009 07:06 AM, Sr-157, Cr-800, Lat: 39.270869, Lon: -87.128619, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jun 3, 1978 04:00 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 31Number of bridges
- 226ft / 69.0mTotal length
- $6,304,000Total costs
- 22,545Total average daily traffic
- 2,019Total average daily truck traffic
- 32,308Total future (year 2030) average daily traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 41900-1909
- 21910-1919
- 41920-1929
- 21940-1949
- 41950-1959
- 11960-1969
- 11970-1979
- 21980-1989
- 91990-1999
- 22000-2009
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Clay City, IN
- 13043.5%Structure Fires
- 12642.1%Outside Fires
- 3210.7%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 113.7%Other
Most common first names in Clay City, IN among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
John | 24 | 80.6 years |
Charles | 23 | 79.0 years |
William | 20 | 77.3 years |
Ruth | 19 | 82.4 years |
Robert | 15 | 69.7 years |
Mary | 14 | 82.4 years |
Paul | 13 | 72.8 years |
Earl | 12 | 82.9 years |
James | 11 | 70.6 years |
Mildred | 9 | 81.2 years |
Most common last names in Clay City, IN among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Miller | 20 | 79.3 years |
Brown | 15 | 78.7 years |
Cooprider | 13 | 78.7 years |
Meyer | 12 | 73.5 years |
Luther | 11 | 83.6 years |
Smith | 11 | 80.8 years |
Horn | 10 | 71.2 years |
Long | 10 | 82.8 years |
Leohr | 10 | 85.4 years |
Duncan | 10 | 74.8 years |
- 74.9%Utility gas
- 15.6%Electricity
- 4.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 4.0%Wood
- 1.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 51.4%Electricity
- 39.2%Utility gas
- 4.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 3.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.4%No fuel used
Clay City compared to Indiana state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage 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.
- House age above state average.
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