County profile
Clay County, FL
United States · GDP 2024
#478 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 65% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$9.1B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+9.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
48,303
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
4,455
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$51.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
239,593
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.8%
Median HH income
$87.8k±$2.8k
Bachelor's degree+
28.3%±1.3%
Poverty rate
9.2%±1.2%
Business applications
4,065 · 2025
Retail establishments
574
24.2/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care27%
Retail trade23%
Food & accommodation18%
Admin & support15%
Construction10%
Other services7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
239,593
residents · 2025 · +9.4% since 2020
Income per capita $59.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+18,874
International migration+2,157
Natural change−470
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$5.8B2019
$5.9B2020
$6.6B2021
$7.4B2022
$8.4B2023
$9.1B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$312.5k±$7.4k
Median gross rent
$1.6k/mo±$62/mo
Vacancy rate
5.9%±0.7%
Affordability
6.1× wages
Residential permits
$404.2M
1,522 units · 6.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
81.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.7k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Lightning 92Hurricane 90Tornado 83
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3592016
3932017
4302018
4632019
4812020
5582021
6842022
7262023
7472024
7492025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -33% since 20212,2732021
1,8282022
2,4432023
1,8802024
1,5222025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
26.3 km
I-295
Nearest freight rail
13.0 km
USG
Nearest port
19.4 km
REYNOLDS INDUSTRIAL PARK GREEN COVE SPGS
Nearest commercial airport
50.0 km
ST AUGUSTINE
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$51.5k
avg. annual pay · +27% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Clay?
Clay's economy produced $9.1B in 2024, growing 9.1% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.