County profile
Clay County, TN
United States · GDP 2024
#2655 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 16% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$329.9M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+26.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
966
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
108
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$36.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
7,821
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.3%
Median HH income
$40.0k±$9.1k
Bachelor's degree+
11.5%±2.6%
Poverty rate
24.2%±5.5%
Business applications
79 · 2025
Retail establishments
22
28.2/10k 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
Manufacturing46%
Retail trade20%
Food & accommodation12%
Health care11%
Admin & support6%
Arts & recreation5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
7,821
residents · 2025 · +3.1% since 2020
Income per capita $45.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+575
International migration+28
Natural change−376
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$176.7M2019
$182.9M2020
$215.4M2021
$299.2M2022
$261.0M2023
$329.9M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$136.4k±$31.2k
Median gross rent
$557/mo±$151/mo
Vacancy rate
13.0%±4.5%
Affordability
3.7× wages
Residential permits
$4.0M
26 units · 3.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
13.3
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$925/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 61Hail 47Earthquake 44
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2014–2023
952014
992015
1042016
962017
1072018
1212019
1262020
1512021
1772022
2082023
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -4% since 2021272021
262022
252023
252024
262025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
46.0 km
I-40
Nearest freight rail
39.6 km
NERR
Nearest port
14.3 km
KENTUCKY 214 MONROE COUNTY "MCMILLIAN FERRY"
Nearest commercial airport
90.8 km
BOWLING GREEN-WARREN COUNTY RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$36.7k
avg. annual pay · +19% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Clay?
Clay's economy produced $329.9M in 2024, growing 26.4% year over year — faster than 99% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
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.