Clay County vs. Ottawa County
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Clay County (KS) Ottawa County (KS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 7,997 5,802
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) -6.4% -4.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 8,545 6,091
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 8,535 6,091
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.5% 4.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent 23.5% 22.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 23.0% 20.4%
Female persons, percent 50.0% 48.1%
White alone, percent 96.0% 96.2%
Black or African American alone, percent 0.9% 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.6% 0.7%
Asian alone, percent 0.5% 0.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.0%
Two or More Races, percent 1.8% 1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 2.5% 2.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 93.9% 93.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018 958 370
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 2.0% 0.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 4,083 2,788
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 76.7% 81.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $97,300 $98,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,106 $1,248
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $480 $484
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $639 $646
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 10.4% 5.7%
Building permits, 2018 53 8
Households, 2014-2018 3,402 2,420
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.35 2.40
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 81.4% 91.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 3.1% 1.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 81.2% 81.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 68.9% 67.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 93.0% 94.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 27.2% 23.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 10.1% 7.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 8.2% 9.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 64.2% 63.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 61.3% 58.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 6,901 1,229
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 94,213 16,180
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $11,044 $2,665
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 19.9 22.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $56,186 $51,971
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $32,110 $27,610
Persons in poverty, percent 10.7% 10.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017 258 137
Total employment, 2017 2,227 855
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 65,302 26,105
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -1.1% 1.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 660 474
All firms, 2012 788 529
Men-owned firms, 2012 316 274
Women-owned firms, 2012 250 173
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 753 500
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 603 506
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 35.6%
Population per square mile, 2010 13.2 8.5
Land area in square miles, 2010 645.30 720.73
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Clay county (KS) and Ottawa county (KS) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.