Clay County vs. Wichita County

	Clay County (TX)	Wichita County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	10,456	132,064
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-2.8%	0.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	10,754	131,665
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	10,752	131,500
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.6%	6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.1%	22.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	22.7%	14.7%
Female persons, percent	50.2%	48.3%
White alone, percent	95.0%	82.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.9%	11.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.4%	1.4%
Asian alone, percent	0.5%	2.2%
Two or More Races, percent	2.2%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	6.5%	19.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	89.4%	64.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	817	11,478
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.7%	6.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	5,262	56,002
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	84.9%	61.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$90,200	$96,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,172	$1,153
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$444	$445
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$709	$791
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	2.3%	20.3%
Building permits, 2018	52	251
Households, 2014-2018	4,045	47,951
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.55	2.43
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.3%	79.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	5.6%	14.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	85.3%	86.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	71.3%	73.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.6%	86.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	18.6%	23.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	12.7%	11.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	18.5%	17.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	55.1%	55.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	50.5%	55.3%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	88,837	1,991,029
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$8,433	$15,134
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	27.6	15.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$51,191	$46,575
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$27,678	$23,921
Persons in poverty, percent	10.9%	17.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	142	3,069
Total employment, 2017	757	44,799
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	23,630	1,600,143
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	8.9%	-0.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	932	7,874
All firms, 2012	768	9,239
Men-owned firms, 2012	568	5,118
Women-owned firms, 2012	149	2,560
Minority-owned firms, 2012	120	1,470
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	637	7,218
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	92	1,248
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	647	7,035
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%	3.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	6.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	26.1%
Population per square mile, 2010	9.9	209.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,088.72	627.78

Source: United States Census Bureau

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