Definitions of Variables and Terms		Return to State Map		Home

County:

Clay County

State:

Illinois

FIPS Code:

17025

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

44,416

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.64

% Water:

0.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

32

Mean July Temp:

77

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to micro with town

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

14,735

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

15,283

3.7%

3.1%

0.6%

1990:

14,460

-5.4%

-6.3%

0.9%

2000:

14,560

0.7%

1.5%

-0.8%

2005:

14,122

-3.0%

-2.8%

-0.2%

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

14,297

98.2%

0-to-19:

3,856

26.5%

Black:

16

0.1%

20-to-39:

3,487

23.9%

Hispanic:

88

0.6%

40-to-59:

3,723

25.6%

American Indian:

27

0.2%

60-plus:

3,494

24.0%

Other:

132

0.9%

Median Age:

39.7

Population Density (persons per square mile):

31.0

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

75.9%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

9.7%

Median Family Income:

$36,675

Families Below Poverty Line:

9.0%

Definitions of Variables and Terms		Return to State Map		Home