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 2010-2014, the total Clay county population is 26,797, which has grown 0.91% since 2000. The population growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 7.60% and is much lower than the national average rate of 11.61%. Clay county median household income is $46,228 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 25.40% since 2000. The income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 17.25% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. Clay county median house value is $91,400 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 25.90% since 2000. The house value growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 30.12% and is much lower than 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 worse than the state average in quality. The Clay county area code is 812.

Population	26,797 (2010-2014), rank #59
Population Growth	0.91% since 2000, rank #52
Population Density:	74.37/sq mi, rank #55
Median Household Income:	$46,228 at 2010-2014—25.40% increase since 2000, rank #52
Median House Price:	$91,400 at 2010-2014—25.90% increase since 2000, rank #70
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