Clay, West Virginia Population & Demographics

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Statistic	Clay	West Virginia	National
Population	737	1,850,719	336,919,644
Population density (sq mi)	1,321	77	91
Median age	28.1	41.9	37.7
Male/Female ratio	1.0:1	1.0:1	1.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)	28%	59%	55%
Families w/ Kids under 18	66%	37%	43%
Speak English	100%	98%	79%
Speak Spanish	0%	1%	13%

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Demographics Quick Facts

The population density in Clay is 1616% higher than West Virginia
The median age in Clay is 33% lower than West Virginia
In Clay 99.44% of the population is White
In Clay 0.56% of the population is Black
In Clay 0.00% of the population is Asian

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Clay racial demographics

Race	Clay	West Virginia	National
White	99.44%	93.46%	73.35%
Black	0.56%	3.43%	12.63%
Asian	0.00%	0.76%	5.22%
American Indian	0.00%	0.18%	0.82%
Native Hawaiian	0.00%	0.04%	0.18%
Mixed race	0.00%	1.83%	3.06%
Other race	0.00%	0.31%	4.75%

In Clay, 0.0% of people are of Hispanic or Latino origin.
Please note: Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in any/all of the applicable race categories above.

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