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Clay County School District

Clay County School District is a unified school district in West Virginia with a community population of 7,835. The median household income is $42,318 and the median age is 45.4.

7,835

Population

23

People / sq mi

$42,318

Median Income

45.4

Median Age

Clay County School District covers 342 sq mi of land at 22.9 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White96.8%
Black or African American0.0%
Asian62.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%

Economy & Income

$42,318

Median Household Income

$24,781

Per Capita Income

20.3%

Poverty Rate

5.1%

Unemployment

Housing

$109,100

Median Home Value

$651

Median Rent

76.0%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

84.9%

High School+

11.3%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Clay County School District serves a community with a population of 7,835 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in West Virginia.

The median household income in Clay County School District is $42,318, with a per capita income of $24,781. The poverty rate is 20.3%.

Clay County School District is 96.8% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 62.3% Asian, and 0.0% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Clay County School District, 84.9% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 11.3% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Clay County School District is $109,100, with a median rent of $651. The homeownership rate is 76.0%.

Data for Clay County School District from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 5400240).

The this entity record above pulls directly from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. What follows is the per-entity context — how this entity sits in the broader U.S. population demographics distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.