Clay County vs. Macon County

	Clay County (TN)	Macon County (TN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	7,717	24,265
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-1.8%	9.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	7,858	22,226
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	7,861	22,248
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.8%	7.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.2%	24.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	24.3%	15.7%
Female persons, percent	50.8%	51.1%
White alone, percent	96.3%	96.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.6%	1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.8%
Asian alone, percent	0.1%	0.7%
Two or More Races, percent	1.5%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.6%	5.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	94.1%	91.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	547	1,115
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.5%	2.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	4,359	10,422
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	74.9%	73.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$88,700	$112,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$950	$953
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$309	$341
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$489	$622
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	4.2%	8.9%
Building permits, 2018	18	139
Households, 2014-2018	3,173	9,202
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.39	2.51
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	90.4%	85.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.3%	3.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	71.0%	75.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	55.6%	62.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	80.6%	78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	14.6%	10.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	13.6%	15.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	14.6%	13.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	45.0%	58.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	41.8%	51.3%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	12,952	50,732
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	37,747	177,374
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$4,815	$7,884
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	29.1	33.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$31,487	$36,246
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$19,512	$21,972
Persons in poverty, percent	21.0%	18.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	115	313
Total employment, 2017	1,155	3,534
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	32,832	113,338
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	5.4%	-0.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	661	1,703
All firms, 2012	817	2,072
Men-owned firms, 2012	476	1,137
Women-owned firms, 2012	204	623
Minority-owned firms, 2012	47	64
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	762	1,966
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	53	124
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	730	1,880
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	33.2	72.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	236.54	307.14

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Clay county (TN) and Macon county (TN) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.