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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Clay County Schools is $21,935, which is lower than the state average of $25,608 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Clay County Schools median household income is $36,089. On average Clay County Schools residents spend 18.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #48

Clay County Schools	21,935 USD
North Carolina	25,608 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Clay County Schools	20,859 USD
North Carolina	28,159 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Clay County Schools	24,880 USD
North Carolina	32,206 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Clay County Schools	15,920 USD
North Carolina	24,378 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #86

Clay County Schools	36,089 USD
North Carolina	46,693 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Clay County Schools	51,289 USD
North Carolina	64,555 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Clay County Schools	2.85%
North Carolina	19.16%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Clay County Schools median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The North Carolina and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Clay County Schools		North Carolina		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	20.27%	$18,132, see rank	19.05%	$14,944	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	46.17%	$19,498, see rank	30.39%	$17,546	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.05%	$2,739, see rank	1.97%	$3,447	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	25.83%	$25,815, see rank	18.51%	$21,840	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Clay County Schools	43,841 USD
North Carolina	57,328 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Clay County Schools	54,040 USD
North Carolina	75,892 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Clay County Schools	North Carolina	U.S.
White	$36,244, see rank	$51,958	$56,900
Hispanic	$23,023, see rank	$34,938	$42,396
Two or More Races	$27,344, see rank	$38,158	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Clay County Schools	North Carolina	U.S.
less than 25	$20,268, see rank	$24,189	$25,788
25 to 44	$36,024, see rank	$50,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$34,922, see rank	$55,313	$65,027
65 or over	$37,875, see rank	$35,024	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Clay County Schools	North Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	8,762, see rank	7,717,630	248,775,628
Male¹	4,212, 48.07%, see rank	48.09%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,400, 56.98%, see rank	68.62%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,400, 56.98%, see rank	66.53%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,081, 86.71%, see rank	89.27%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	319, 13.29%, see rank	10.73%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,812, 43.02%, see rank	31.38%	30.72%
Female¹	4,550, 51.93%, see rank	51.91%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,157, 47.41%, see rank	58.22%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,157, 47.41%, see rank	58.01%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,859, 86.18%, see rank	89.64%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	298, 13.82%, see rank	10.36%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,393, 52.59%, see rank	41.78%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Clay County Schools	North Carolina	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	3,841, 100%	4,280,414	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	3,506, 91.28%, see rank	81.16%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	141, 3.67%, see rank	10.15%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.12%	5.06%
Walked	53, 1.38%, see rank	1.78%	2.78%
Other Means	33, 0.86%, see rank	1.31%	1.79%
Worked at Home	108, 2.81%, see rank	4.48%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Clay County Schools	18.3 minutes
North Carolina	23.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Clay County Schools	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,940	4,287,690	143,435,233
Male¹	2,081, 52.82%, see rank	51.42%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	458, 22.01%, see rank	31.60%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	436, 20.95%, see rank	14.77%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	474, 22.78%, see rank	17.18%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	27, 1.30%, see rank	1.16%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	191, 9.18%, see rank	9.73%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	318, 15.28%, see rank	18.93%	17.94%
Female¹	1,859, 47.18%, see rank	48.58%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	667, 35.88%, see rank	40.55%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	480, 25.82%, see rank	20.78%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	555, 29.85%, see rank	30.64%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	10, 0.54%, see rank	0.26%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	23, 1.24%, see rank	0.25%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	124, 6.67%, see rank	7.22%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Clay County Schools	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,940, 100%	4,287,690	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	71, 1.80%, see rank	1.39%	1.96%
Construction	263, 6.68%, see rank	6.65%	6.17%
Manufacturing	299, 7.59%, see rank	12.48%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	90, 2.28%, see rank	2.77%	2.75%
Retail Trade	644, 16.35%, see rank	11.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	147, 3.73%, see rank	4.30%	4.93%
Information	110, 2.79%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	218, 5.53%, see rank	6.27%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	349, 8.86%, see rank	10.07%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	855, 21.70%, see rank	23.59%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	522, 13.25%, see rank	9.40%	9.49%
Public Administration	222, 5.63%, see rank	4.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	150, 3.81%, see rank	4.93%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Clay County Schools	%	North Carolina	U.S.
Population in Poverty	2,483	23.56%, see rank	17.58%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	490	16.86%, see rank	13.04%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.