Fayette County vs. Clay County

	Fayette County (IL)	Clay County (IL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	21,416	13,253
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-3.3%	-4.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	22,142	13,815
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	22,140	13,815
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.1%	22.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.0%	20.3%
Female persons, percent	47.2%	50.5%
White alone, percent	93.6%	97.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	4.5%	0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.2%
Asian alone, percent	0.4%	0.9%
Two or More Races, percent	1.2%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.8%	1.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	92.2%	95.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,481	940
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.9%	1.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	9,315	6,437
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	80.5%	77.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$84,700	$81,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$921	$910
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$405	$393
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$605	$578
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	7.5%	7.3%
Building permits, 2018	5	3
Households, 2014-2018	7,616	5,638
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.62	2.30
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.5%	92.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	3.9%	3.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	74.3%	84.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	68.1%	75.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	83.0%	89.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	11.7%	15.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	12.4%	13.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	7.2%	6.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	52.4%	60.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	55.0%	57.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	20,974	12,512
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	48,340	42,352
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	113,934	763,086
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	398,380	172,842
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	256,432	113,291
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,649	$8,230
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	22.3	21.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$44,432	$48,691
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$22,260	$25,821
Persons in poverty, percent	14.9%	14.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	491	361
Total employment, 2017	4,542	5,072
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	136,557	193,625
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.4%	6.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,271	937
All firms, 2012	1,427	1,369
Men-owned firms, 2012	827	833
Women-owned firms, 2012	366	305
Minority-owned firms, 2012	45	55
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,309	1,275
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	139	113
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,159	1,150
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%	41.8%
Population per square mile, 2010	30.9	29.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	716.48	468.32

Source: United States Census Bureau

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