County profile
Clay County, KS
United States · GDP 2024
#2626 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 58% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$352.3M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-2.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
2,153
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
261
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$38.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
7,990
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.3%
Median HH income
$66.2k±$5.3k
Bachelor's degree+
25.5%±3.9%
Poverty rate
13.4%±3.2%
Business applications
95 · 2025
Retail establishments
42
52.4/10k 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 care31%
Retail trade24%
Manufacturing14%
Food & accommodation12%
Wholesale trade11%
Other services8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
7,990
residents · 2025 · -1.7% since 2020
Income per capita $54.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+3
International migration+29
Natural change−169
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$296.6M2019
$300.6M2020
$346.7M2021
$330.1M2022
$360.8M2023
$352.3M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$155.9k±$9.7k
Median gross rent
$937/mo±$87/mo
Vacancy rate
10.7%±3.4%
Affordability
4.1× wages
Residential permits
$5.0M
21 units · 2.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
16.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$950/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 77Hail 76Wildfire 73
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1562016
1522017
1472018
1542019
1662020
1712021
1892022
1962023
2212024
2412025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 24% since 2021172021
152022
102023
282024
212025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
41.7 km
I-70
Nearest freight rail
18.8 km
BNSF
Nearest port
174.0 km
BUNGE CORP BROWNSVILLE ELEVATOR DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
48.5 km
MANHATTAN RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$38.2k
avg. annual pay · +21% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Clay?
Clay's economy produced $352.3M in 2024, contracting 2.4% year over year — slower than 86% of 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.