Clay is a census-designated place in Sacramento County, California, United States. Clay sits at an elevation of . The 2020 United States census reported Clay's population as 1,252.
Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 6.8 square miles (17.5 km2), all land.
Demographics
2020 census As of the 2020 census, Clay had a population of 1,252 and a population density of . The median age was 46.4 years. The age distribution was 245 people (19.6%) under the age of 18, 100 people (8.0%) aged 18 to 24, 252 people (20.1%) aged 25 to 44, 388 people (31.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 267 people (21.3%) who were 65years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.8 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census Race Number Percent White 874 69.8% Black or African American 19 1.5% American Indian and Alaska Native 23 1.8% Asian 47 3.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 1 0.1% Some other race 130 10.4% Two or more races 158 12.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 284 22.7%
The whole population lived in households. There were 421 households, out of which 107 (25.4%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 282 (67.0%) were married-couple households, 17 (4.0%) were cohabiting couple households, 74 (17.6%) had a female householder with no spouse or partner present, and 48 (11.4%) had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 62 households (14.7%) were one person, and 44 (10.5%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.97. There were 333 families (79.1% of all households).
There were 447 housing units at an average density of , of which 421 (94.2%) were occupied. Of these, 388 (92.2%) were owner-occupied, and 33 (7.8%) were occupied by renters. 5.8% of housing units were vacant; the homeowner vacancy rate was 2.3% and the rental vacancy rate was 5.6%. 2010 census Clay first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.
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