World Population Review

Mobile Navigation

7/11/2019

14,021

Clay County, South Dakota Population 2019

Clay County, South Dakota's estimated population is 14,021 with a growth rate of 0.75% in the past year according to the most recent United States census data. Clay County, South Dakota is the 15th largest county in South Dakota.

Year	Population	Growth	Growth Rate
2018	14,041	20	0.14%
2017	14,021	104	0.75%
2016	13,917	153	1.11%
2015	13,764	-117	-0.84%
2014	13,881	-12	-0.09%
2013	13,893	-170	-1.21%
2012	14,063	83	0.59%
2011	13,980	152	1.10%
2010	13,828	642	4.87%
1990	13,186	-503	-3.67%
1980	13,689	766	5.93%
1970	12,923	2,113	19.55%
1960	10,810	-183	-1.66%
1950	10,993	1,401	14.61%
1940	9,592	-496	-4.92%
1930	10,088	434	4.50%
1920	9,654	943	10.83%
1910	8,711	-605	-6.49%
1900	9,316	1,807	24.06%
1890	7,509	2,508	50.15%
1880	5,001	2,380	90.81%
1870	2,621		0.00%

Clay County, South Dakota Population Growth

Population Data via

Population by Race

Race	Population
White	12,473
American Indian and Alaska Native	400
Two or More Races	374
Asian	342
Black or African American	221
Some Other Race	97

Clay County, South Dakota Population by Race

Source: US Census 2017 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table B03002)

Clay County, South Dakota Population Pyramid 2019

Clay County, South Dakota Median Age

Total

25.3

Male

24.8

Female

Clay County, South Dakota Adults

There are 11,513 adults, (1,541 of whom are seniors) in Clay County, South Dakota.

Clay County, South Dakota Age Dependency

39.5

Age Dependency Ratio

15.5

Old Age Dependency Ratio

Child Dependency Ratio

Clay County, South Dakota Sex Ratio

Female

6,952

49.99%

Male

6,955

50.01%

Clay County, South Dakota Population by Age

Source: US Census 2017 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S0101)

Clay County, South Dakota Households and Families

Clay County, South Dakota Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Clay County, South Dakota Household Types

Type	Owner	Renter
Married	81.6%	18.4%
All	51.6%	48.4%
Male	41.3%	58.7%
Female	32.4%	67.6%
Non Family	31.7%	68.3%

51.6%

Rate of Home Ownership

Clay County, South Dakota Households and Families

Source: US Census 2017 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S1101)

Type	Count	Average Size	Owned
All	5,302	2.2	51.6
Non Family	2,703	1.55	31.7
Married	2,083	2.93	81.6
Female	395	2.76	32.4
Male	121	2.27	41.3

2.84

Average Family Size

2.2

Average Household Size

6.3%

Unmarried (Opposite Sex)

0.4%

Unmarried (Same Sex)

Clay County, South Dakota Households by Type

Source: US Census 2017 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S1101)

Clay County, South Dakota Education

Education Attained	Count	Percentage
Less Than 9th Grade	124	1.78%
9th to 12th Grade	224	3.22%
High School Graduate	1,558	22.40%
Some College	1,170	16.82%
Associates Degree	453	6.51%
Bachelors Degree	1,887	27.14%
Graduate Degree	1,538	22.12%

Clay County, South Dakota Educational Attainment by Sex (over 25)

Source: US Census 2017 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S1501)

Clay County, South Dakota Educational Attainment by Race

Name	Total	High School	Bachelors
White	6,233	5,952	3,083
Asian	215	199	163
Native American	185	173	27
Black	141	112	82
Multiple Races	108	108	52
Hispanic	72	62	18
Other Race	10

The highest rate of high school graduation is among multiple races people with a rate of 100.00%.

The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among asian people with a rate of 75.81%.

Clay County, South Dakota Educational Attainment by Race

Source: US Census 2017 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S1501)

Name	Average	Male	Female
Overall	$31,561	$41,138	$24,886
Less Than High School	$23,125	$28,125	$22,000
High School Grad	$24,495	$28,167	$22,055
Some College	$26,630	$39,706	$20,987
Bachelors Degree	$35,175	$42,813	$30,519
Graduate Degree	$43,583	$53,309	$36,220

$31,561

Average Earnings

$41,138

Average Male

$24,886

Average Female

Clay County, South Dakota Earnings by Educational Attainment

Source: US Census 2017 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S1501)

Clay County, South Dakota Language

Clay County, South Dakota Language by Age

Clay County, South Dakota Language

94.92% of Clay County, South Dakota residents speak only English, while 5.08% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Other Indo-European, which is spoken by 2.06% of the population.

Clay County, South Dakota Language

Source: US Census 2017 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S1601)

Clay County, South Dakota Poverty

Clay County, South Dakota Poverty by Race

Name	Total	In Poverty	Poverty Rate
White	10,374	2,359	22.74%
Native	351	224	63.82%
Asian	293	131	44.71%
Hispanic	308	80	25.97%
Multiple	325	78	24.00%
Black	159	47	29.56%

24.73%

Overall Poverty Rate

24.58%

Male Poverty Rate

24.89%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in Clay County, South Dakota

The race most likely to be in poverty in Clay County, South Dakota is Native, with 63.82% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in Clay County, South Dakota is White, with 22.74% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 3.10%. Among those working part-time, it was 45.17%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 25.25%.