Clay County
Clay county is located in west North Carolina. Clay county has 214.75 square miles of land area and 5.88 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Clay county population is 10,616, which has grown 20.98% since 2000. The population growth rate is about the same as the state average rate of 21.13% and is much higher than the national average rate of 11.61%. Clay county median household income is $36,089 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 14.94% since 2000. The income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 19.16% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. Clay county median house value is $146,400 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 46.69% since 2000. The house value growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 41.83% and is about the same as the national average rate of 46.91%. 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 better than the state average in quality. The Clay county area code is 828.
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