The population of Clay county is estimated at 10,242. In 2017 there were 87 births and 123 deaths in Clay county. Clay county has 1,665 housing units that are owned with a mortgage or a loan, 1,937 that are owned free and clear and 717 that are renter occupied.

  The good residents of Clay County filed 4,600 federal tax returns in 2017. This amount represents 0.0% of all Texas filings and 0.003% of the entire nation. Clay had a combined total federal tax liability of $33,416,000 on earned income of $249,662,000. Other notable statistics from Clay County were 150 unemployment claims which collected a total of $775,000 and 610 charitable contributions valued at $3,707,000. 630 filings from Clay County paid a combined total of $2,056,000 in property taxes and 440 filings paid $2,551,000 on mortgage interest costs.

  In 2010 Clay county had 26 religious congregations with an estimated 6,307 members.
17.9% of the Clay population has a college level Bachelors degree or higher. 10.6% have less than a highschool diploma level education.

About 49% of Clay County voted in the presidential election of 2016. This represents a decrease from the 2012 election by 45 votes.
At $53,438 the median income is 90.3% of the Texas average. An estimated 171 people claimed to be unemployed last year in Clay, the equivalant of around 3.6% of the county population. This represents a decrease in the level of unemployment from the previous year's value of 4.4%.

Top 15 Industries in Clay County.
Total # Employed	Industry Job Type
226	Retail trade
65	Gasoline stations
47	Finance and insurance
18	Ambulatory health care services
18	Offices of physicians
18	Offices of physicians (except mental health specialists)
6	Securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investments and related activities
0	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers- farm dealers
0	New car dealers
0	Used car dealers
0	Boat dealers
0	Automotive parts, accessories, and tire stores
0	Automotive parts and accessories stores
0	Furniture stores
0	Other home furnishings stores

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