Clay County

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Clay county is located in southwest Indiana. Clay county has 357.54 square miles of land area and 2.78 square miles of water area. As of 2010, the total Clay county population is 26,890, which has grown 1.26% since 2000. The population growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 6.63% and is much lower than the national average rate of 9.71%. Clay county median household income is $44,666 in 2006-2010 and has grown by 21.16% since 2000. The income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 7.33% and is higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. Clay county median house value is $87,100 in 2006-2010 and has grown by 19.97% since 2000. The house value growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 30.75% and is much lower than the national average rate of 50.42%. As a reference, the national Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for the same period is 26.63%. On average, the public school district that covers Clay county is worse than the state average in quality. The Clay county area code is 812.

Population	26,890 (2010), rank #59
Population Growth	1.26% since 2000, rank #55
Population Density:	74.63/sq mi, rank #56
Median Household Income:	$44,666 at 2006-2010—21.16% increase since 2000, rank #50
Median House Price:	$87,100 at 2006-2010—19.97% increase since 2000, rank #78
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	357.54 sq mi, rank #70
Water Area:	2.78 sq mi (0.77%), rank #50
State:	Indiana
Area:	Terre Haute, IN
School District:
Area Code:	812