Moving to Clay, Alabama
Population: 4,947
Males: 2,449 (49.5%), Females: 2,498 (50.5%)
Jefferson County
Demographics
Median resident age: 34.6 years
Median household income: $61,042
Median house value: $116,100
Population by Race
Races in Clay:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
- Black (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Two or more races (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (19.1%), Irish (11.5%), English (11.4%), German (10.2%), Scottish (4.8%), Italian (4.0%).
Elevation: 937 feet
Land area: 10.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Clay
- High school or higher: 89.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
- Unemployed: 2.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Clay CDP
- Never married: 18.2%
- Now married: 72.3%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 3.7%
- Divorced: 4.6%
1.2% Foreign born
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Clay:
- MEDICAL CENTER EAST INC (about 7 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL)
- HILL CREST BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES (about 14 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL)
- BIRMINGHAM BAPT MED CNTR MONTCLAIR SNU (about 16 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Clay:
- BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 14 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Abbreviation: BHM)
- TALLADEGA MUNI (about 41 miles; TALLADEGA, AL; Abbreviation: ASN)
- ANNISTON METROPOLITAN (about 55 miles; ANNISTON, AL; Abbreviation: ANB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Clay:
- ROBBINS FIELD (about 26 miles; ONEONTA, AL; Abbreviation: 20A)
- ST CLAIR COUNTY (about 29 miles; PELL CITY, AL; Abbreviation: PLR)
- BESSEMER (about 35 miles; BESSEMER, AL; Abbreviation: EKY)
Amtrak station near Clay:
- 19 miles: BIRMINGHAM (1819 MORRIS AVE.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Clay:
- JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 7 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,279)
- SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,106)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 24 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Full-time enrollment: 12,178)
- GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE (about 27 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,272)
- BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; SUMITON, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,670)
- UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 44 miles; MONTEVALLO, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,651)
- JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 6,418)
Public primary/middle school in Clay:
- CLAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 831; Location: 6745 OLD SPRINGVILLE RD; Grades: KG – 05)