Clay City, KY Housing Market & City Data

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1,094
Population Estimate
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Median Home Value
88.8%
Employment Rate
4.1%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$173
Median Listing Price$257,000
Median Days on Market54
Active Listings17
New Listings4
Total Listings (Active + Pending)23
Avg Listing Price$369,567
Avg Listing Price Change MoM7%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY2%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.56
Family Dual Income40.4
Median Household Income$20,789
Median Individual Income$13,372
Home Ownership37.4%
Home Value-
Median Rent$623
Rent Burden38.3%
Poverty38.2%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED36.9%
  • Highschool Education32.4%
  • Some College26.7%
  • Bachelors Degree2.4%
  • Graduate Degree1.7%
  • Total College or Above4.1%
  • Stem Degree24.2%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male46.2%
  • Female53.8%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married27.1%
  • Divorced36.5%
  • Never Married24.6%
  • Widowed11.9%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityClay City
State IDKY
Population1,094

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1826.4%
19–2913.2%
30–3917.2%
40–499.5%
Age Group% of Population
50–5910.5%
60–6913.5%
70–797.8%
80+2.1%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation50.8%
Unemployment Rate11.2%
Disabled25.5%

ETHNICITY

White96.6%
Black0.0%
Asian0.0%
Native American3.4%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.0%
Multiple0.0%

OTHER

Hispanic3.4%
Limited English3.9%
Health Uninsured13.5%
Veteran6.3%

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