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Clay Center is a Census village of 388 people across 1.01 square miles of land, in Ottawa County. Median household income is $61,875, 77.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Clay Center
What Clay Center is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area1.01 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land383 plus or minus 178
- County holding the largest share of its areaOttawa County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Clay Center
How many people live in Clay Center
- Population388 plus or minus 180
- Median age32.1
- Population under 1881 plus or minus 49
- Share under 1820.9 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Population 65 and over49 plus or minus 25
- Share 65 and over12.6 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Households122 plus or minus 39
- Family households88 plus or minus 37
- Share of households that are families72.1 percent plus or minus 19.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Clay Center
- Median household income$61,875 plus or minus $17,496
- Per capita income$23,399 plus or minus $6,141
- Civilian labor force144 plus or minus 50
- Employed131 plus or minus 45
- Unemployed13 plus or minus 13
- Unemployment rate9.0 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Adults 25 and over242 plus or minus 112
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher5.4 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.8 percent plus or minus 5.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Clay Center
- Housing units137 plus or minus 40
- Occupied units122 plus or minus 39
- Vacant units15 plus or minus 11
- Vacancy rate10.9 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Owner occupied94 plus or minus 33
- Renter occupied28 plus or minus 22
- Ownership rate77.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$118,400 plus or minus $36,735
- Median gross rent, monthly$908 plus or minus $591
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.6 percent plus or minus 12.5
- Single family units137 plus or minus 42
- Share single family100.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1950
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Clay Center gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute107 plus or minus 41
- Commuting under 15 minutes20 plus or minus 15
- Share commuting under 15 minutes18.7 percent plus or minus 11.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more29 plus or minus 21
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more27.1 percent plus or minus 16.3
- Drove alone80.8 percent
- Carpooled5.0 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.3 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Worked from home10.8 percent plus or minus 18.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Clay Center
- NFIP communityVillage of Clay Center
- NFIP community number390875
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/18/15(M)
The Village of Clay Center participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 390875 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Ottawa County, not Clay Center
Ottawa County context, not Clay Center figures
- Establishments in Ottawa County1,026
- Covered employment, Ottawa County14,146
- Average annual pay, Ottawa County$53,467
- Housing units permitted, Ottawa County126
Every figure in this section is published for Ottawa County as a whole and is not a measurement of Clay Center.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Clay Center questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Clay Center, Ohio?
388, in 122 households. Clay Center village covers 1.01 square miles of land, which is 383 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Clay Center in?
Ottawa County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Clay Center?
$61,875. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $118,400. Median gross rent is $908 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Clay Center in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Clay Center appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Clay Center, village of, community 390875, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Clay Center figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Ottawa County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Clay Center.
Is zoning published for Clay Center?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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