Clay County Information
Clay in
Kansas occupies
655 square miles and has a 2006 population of
8,625, a change from a 2000 population of
8,822 and
9,158 in 1990.
13.6% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
10.5% percent is 25-35, and
12.2% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
26 acts of violent crime reported in
Clay in 2004, a change from
16 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
175 people:
3.6% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
3.3%.
Read more about
Clay, Kansas in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Clay | |
| State | Kansas | |
| Land Area | 655 sq. miles | Ranked 1,556 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 8,625 | Ranked 2,556 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 8,614 | |
| Population 2000 | 8,822 | Ranked 2,545 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 9,158 | Ranked 2,455 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 97.9% | |
| African American | .8% | |
| Asian American | .2% | |
| Native American | .5% | |
| Pacific Islander | % | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 4.8% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 11.6% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 13.6% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 10.5% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 12.2% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 15.6% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 11.4% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 8% | |
| Population 75 and up | 12.3% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 26 | 16 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 2 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 4 | |
| Robberies | | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 20 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 182 | 178 |
| Burglaries | 59 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 110 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 13 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 4,886 | 4,590 |
| Unemployed Population | 175 | 150 |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.6% | 3.3% |
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