Clay County Information
Clay in
Mississippi occupies
416 square miles and has a 2006 population of
21,210, a change from a 2000 population of
21,979 and
21,120 in 1990.
15.1% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
12.5% percent is 25-35, and
12.2% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
47 acts of violent crime reported in
Clay in 2004, a change from
reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
917 people:
11.1% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
6.4%.
Read more about
Clay, Mississippi in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Clay | |
| State | Mississippi | |
| Land Area | 416 sq. miles | Ranked 2,507 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 21,210 | Ranked 1,758 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 21,131 | |
| Population 2000 | 21,979 | Ranked 1,696 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 21,120 | Ranked 1,624 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 42.4% | |
| African American | 57.2% | |
| Asian American | .2% | |
| Native American | .5% | |
| Pacific Islander | % | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 7.1% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 14.6% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 15.1% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 12.5% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 12.2% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 15% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 10% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 7.2% | |
| Population 75 and up | 6.3% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 47 | |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 1 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 10 | |
| Robberies | 9 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 27 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 535 | |
| Burglaries | 191 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 343 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 1 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 8,274 | 9,770 |
| Unemployed Population | 917 | 629 |
| Unemployment Rate | 11.1% | 6.4% |
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