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 Clay County Economic Indicators
The following information is provided as a brief recap of basic economic indicators for Clay County as of the last published survey for 2008. We hope you find this information useful. If you would like additional information, please contact our County Administrator or visit one of the useful links for data listed on our Links Page.
INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITY PROFILES 2008
PLEASE NOTE: Beginning with the 2005 Report, the following special codes will appear in the report tables in place of values. For more information, refer to the individual "Data Sources" link.
"(x)" Data not available at time of publication report update.
"--" Data not provided for this level of government.
"NR" Data not calculated due to less than five events reported by government.
"n/a" Used in reports prior to 2005, as not available and not provided.
|
CONDITION / INDICATOR |
Clay |
Georgia |
US |
DEMOGRAPHIC
|
 Population |
3,207 |
9,544,750 |
301,621,157 |
| Population growth rate |
n/a |
15.0% |
7.2% |
| Percent of population over age 65 |
19.5% |
9.6% |
12.4% |
| Percent of population under age 18 |
25.7% |
29.5% |
28.6% |
| Percent people of all ages in poverty |
32.0% |
14.3% |
13.0% |
| ECONOMIC |
| Per capita income |
$25,539 |
$32,208 |
$36,744 |
| Employment growth |
-5.0% |
12.7% |
7.4% |
| Unemployment rate |
5.2% |
4.4% |
4.6% |
| Job Tax Credit tier |
1 |
-- |
-- |
| Total deposits per capita |
(x) |
(x) |
(x) |
| FISCAL |
| Net digest per capita |
(x) |
(x) |
-- |
| Millage rate |
(x) |
-- |
-- |
| Long-term debt per capita |
$48 |
-- |
-- |
| Fiscal capacity index |
(x) |
-- |
-- |
| Fiscal effort index |
(x) |
-- |
-- |
| EDUCATION |
| Adults with at least high school diploma |
64.3% |
78.6% |
80.4% |
| Adults with at least a bachelor's degree |
10.1% |
24.3% |
24.4% |
| HEALTH |
| Infant mortality rate |
(x) |
(x) |
-- |
| Physician rate per 10,000 |
(x) |
-- |
-- |
| Nursing home beds per 1,000 |
(x) |
(x) |
-- |
| SOCIAL |
| Crime rate per 1,000 |
(x) |
(x) |
-- |
| Child abuse and neglect rate |
30.6 |
13.4 |
-- |
| Teen pregnancy rate per 1,000 |
(x) |
(x) |
-- |
| ENVIRONMENTAL |
| Air quality attainment |
(x) |
-- |
-- |
| Toxic release (pounds) |
(x) |
(x) |
-- |
| CIVIC PARTICIPATION |
| Homeownership rate |
74.0% |
67.5% |
66.2% |
| Voter participation 2004 election |
69.0% |
78.1% |
-- |
| Voter participation 2006 election |
47.0% |
48.1% |
-- |
| Voter participation 2008 election |
n/a |
(x) |
-- |
| LABOR MARKET |
| Civilian labor force |
1,493.0 |
4,814,844.0 |
-- |
| Average weekly wage |
$538 |
$811 |
-- |
| Percent employed in goods industry |
22.0% |
16.9% |
-- |
| Percent employed in service industry |
78.0% |
83.0% |
-- |
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