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Overview for Clay County, SD Part of: Vermillion SD, Micropolitan Area Part of: Sioux City-Vermillion IA-NE-SD, Combined Statistical Area
Clay County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 411.6 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 31.6 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 4.8%. On the 2000 census form, 98.7% of the population reported only one race, with 1.0% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 0.9% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.32 persons compared to an average family size of 2.93 persons.
In 2005 health care and social assistance was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $21,488. Per capita income grew by 34.5% between 1994 and 2004 (adjusted for inflation).
People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value
Industry Overview (2005)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2005)
12,995
Covered Employment
5,446
Growth (%) since 1990
-1.4%
Average wage per job
$25,055
Households (2000)
4,878
Manufacturing – % all jobs in County
1.0%
Labor Force (persons) (2005)
7,312
Average wage per job
$24,527
Unemployment Rate (2005)
3.6
Transportation & Warehousing – % all jobs in County
D
Per Capita Personal Income (2004)
$28,257
Average wage per job
D
Median Household Income (2003)
$30,168
Health Care, Social Assist. – % all jobs in County
D
Poverty Rate (2003)
17.7
Average wage per job
D
H.S. Diploma or More – % of Adults 25+ (2000)
89.5
Finance and Insurance – % all jobs in County
1.6%
Bachelor’s Deg. or More – % of Adults 25+ (2000)
38.7
Average wage per job
$34,420
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Clay County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 411.6 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 31.6 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 4.8%. On the 2000 census form, 98.7% of the population reported only one race, with 1.0% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 0.9% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.32 persons compared to an average family size of 2.93 persons.
