---
type: Jurisdiction
title: "Clay County, NE"
classification: county
fips: "31035"
state: "NE"
demographics:
  population: 6095
  population_under_18: 1497
  population_18_64: 3362
  population_65_plus: 1236
  median_household_income: 78986
  poverty_rate: 6.9
  homeownership_rate: 81.93
  unemployment_rate: 1.91
  median_home_value: 155600
  gini_index: 0.4284
  vacancy_rate: 11.61
  race_white: 5383
  race_black: 44
  race_asian: 2
  race_native: 55
  hispanic: 594
  bachelors_plus: 1238
districts:
  - to: "us/states/ne/districts/03"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 1.0
sources:
  - field: demographics
    source: "Census ACS 2023"
  - field: districts
    source: "PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries"
confidence: official
tags: [jurisdiction, county, ne]
timestamp: "2026-07-03"
---

# Clay County, NE

County jurisdiction.

## Demographics (ACS 2023)

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Population | 6095 |
| Under 18 | 1497 |
| 18–64 | 3362 |
| 65+ | 1236 |
| Median household income | 78986 |
| Poverty rate | 6.9 |
| Homeownership rate | 81.93 |
| Unemployment rate | 1.91 |
| Median home value | 155600 |
| Gini index | 0.4284 |
| Vacancy rate | 11.61 |
| White | 5383 |
| Black | 44 |
| Asian | 2 |
| Native | 55 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 594 |
| Bachelor's or higher | 1238 |

## Districts

- [NE-03](/us/states/ne/districts/03.md) — 100% (congressional)

## Source

- demographics: Census ACS 2023
- districts: PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries