Clay County Information
Clay in
Missouri occupies
409 square miles and has a 2006 population of
206,957, a change from a 2000 population of
183,975 and
153,411 in 1990.
13.2% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
14.9% percent is 25-35, and
15.6% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
1,619 acts of violent crime reported in
Clay in 2004, a change from
1,587 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
4,848 people:
4.3% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
2.3%.
Read more about
Clay, Missouri in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Clay | |
| State | Missouri | |
| Land Area | 409 sq. miles | Ranked 2,551 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 206,957 | Ranked 288 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 201,681 | |
| Population 2000 | 183,975 | Ranked 296 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 153,411 | Ranked 302 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 91.9% | |
| African American | 4% | |
| Asian American | 1.8% | |
| Native American | .5% | |
| Pacific Islander | .1% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 7.1% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 13.5% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 13.2% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 14.9% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 15.6% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 14.6% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 10.5% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 5.7% | |
| Population 75 and up | 5% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 1,619 | 1,587 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 21 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 86 | |
| Robberies | 437 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 1,075 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 10,396 | 10,793 |
| Burglaries | 1,898 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 7,127 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 1,371 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 113,465 | 108,441 |
| Unemployed Population | 4,848 | 2,538 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.3% | 2.3% |
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