Clay Center, OH Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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44%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

1%

Household income NAT. AVG.

27%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Clay Center	Ohio	National
Income per capita	$25,055	$41,785	$44,883
Median household income	$82,448	$75,222	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$84,409	$98,843	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$48,020	$43,469	$52,080
Median earnings male	$50,146	$53,201	$54,343
Median earnings female	$41,180	$36,192	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.6%	4.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	13.8%	15.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Clay Center is 44% lower than the national average
The median household income in Clay Center is 1% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Clay Center is 27% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Clay Center is 9% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$54,959 $82,448 $164,896

City

$50,142 $75,222 $150,444

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Clay Center median earnings by income bracket

Clay Center employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.5%	8.5%
Manufacturing sector	27.1%	27.1%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	13.6%	13.6%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	10.2%	10.2%
Education, health & social services	6.8%	6.8%
Other	33.9%	33.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Ottawa Hills, OH	4,598	$224,099	175.5%
Perrysburg, OH	22,288	$131,707	61.9%
Curtice, OH	1,297	$129,337	59.0%
Millbury, OH	1,357	$123,376	51.7%
Lambertville, MI	10,190	$119,823	47.3%
Clay Center, OH	411	$82,448	1.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Walker, CA	411	$85,870	5.6%
Lubec, ME	411	$48,678	40.1%
Powers, MI	411	$57,512	29.3%
Rothbury, MI	411	$69,197	14.9%
Fairhaven, MN	411	$97,366	19.7%
Clay Center, OH	411	$82,448	1.4%

Source: The Clay Center, OH employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.