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Clay, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Clay is a Census CDP of 1,362 people across 2.24 square miles of land, in Lancaster County. 59.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Clay
What Clay is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area2.24 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land609 plus or minus 155
- County holding the largest share of its areaLancaster 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
How many people live in Clay
- Population1,362 plus or minus 347
- Median age52.1 plus or minus 12.4
- Population under 18207 plus or minus 115
- Share under 1815.2 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Population 65 and over353 plus or minus 127
- Share 65 and over25.9 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Households637 plus or minus 172
- Family households519 plus or minus 176
- Share of households that are families81.5 percent plus or minus 16.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Clay
Income and work in Clay
- Per capita income$45,672 plus or minus $12,502
- Civilian labor force698 plus or minus 217
- Employed698 plus or minus 217
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over1,110 plus or minus 258
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher74.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.7 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.0 percent plus or minus 4.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Clay
Housing in Clay
- Housing units681 plus or minus 181
- Occupied units637 plus or minus 172
- Vacant units44 plus or minus 67
- Vacancy rate6.5 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Owner occupied378 plus or minus 115
- Renter occupied259 plus or minus 160
- Ownership rate59.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$277,400 plus or minus $75,739
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,033 plus or minus $519
- Single family units364 plus or minus 117
- Share single family53.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more42 plus or minus 42
- Share in buildings of two or more6.2 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Mobile homes275 plus or minus 179
- Median year structure built1982
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Clay
How Clay gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute574 plus or minus 188
- Commuting under 15 minutes69 plus or minus 51
- Share commuting under 15 minutes12.0 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more246 plus or minus 114
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more42.9 percent plus or minus 14.0
- Drove alone79.0 percent
- Carpooled2.8 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.6 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Worked from home16.7 percent plus or minus 10.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Clay
Flood risk in Clay
- NFIP communityTownship of Clay
- NFIP community number421764
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/05/16
The Township of Clay participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 421764 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.
Lancaster County, not Clay
Lancaster County context, not Clay figures
- Establishments in Lancaster County13,776
- Covered employment, Lancaster County252,045
- Average annual pay, Lancaster County$59,966
- Housing units permitted, Lancaster County1,184
Every figure in this section is published for Lancaster County as a whole and is not a measurement of Clay.
All Lancaster County figures →
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.
Coverage
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 questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Clay, Pennsylvania?
1,362, in 637 households. Clay CDP covers 2.24 square miles of land, which is 609 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Clay in?
Lancaster County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
Is Clay in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Clay appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Clay, township of, community 421764, 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 figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lancaster 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.
Is zoning published for Clay?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.