County profile
Clay County, MO
United States · GDP 2024
#293 of 3,127 US counties by GDP36th-percentile growthmore diversified than 92% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$17.3B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+3.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
118,402
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
5,654
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$61.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
265,032
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.2%
Median HH income
$88.5k±$2.0k
Bachelor's degree+
36.5%±1.1%
Poverty rate
8.5%±0.9%
Business applications
4,076 · 2025
Retail establishments
623
23.7/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Ferrellgas Partners, L.P.Energy$1.9B64C2Maxus Realty Trust, Inc.Real Estate$71.7M53DHQ-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
Professional services24%
Manufacturing18%
Health care17%
Retail trade16%
Food & accommodation14%
Admin & support11%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
265,032
residents · 2025 · +4.3% since 2020
Income per capita $62.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+4,810
International migration+2,594
Natural change+3,459
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$13.1B2019
$13.3B2020
$14.1B2021
$15.6B2022
$16.8B2023
$17.3B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$275.6k±$4.8k
Median gross rent
$1.2k/mo±$32/mo
Vacancy rate
5.2%±0.7%
Affordability
4.5× wages
Residential permits
$74.8M
297 units · 1.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
89.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.4k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Cold wave 98Hail 97Heat wave 97
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3872016
4152017
4472018
4722019
4972020
5592021
6462022
7052023
7512024
7642025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -47% since 20215582021
1,0472022
2492023
3562024
2972025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
1.5 km
I-35
Nearest freight rail
3.3 km
KAW
Nearest port
13.8 km
ELLIS QUARRY DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
25.2 km
KANSAS CITY INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR3 filings from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$61.5k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Clay?
Clay's economy produced $17.3B in 2024, growing 3.0% year over year — slower than 64% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is professional services.
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.