Clay County
Non-metro Georgia
Unemployment as of 2026-04 · population vintage 2025 · GDP 2024 · ACS 2024
Population
2,815
-0.5% since 2020 (-15)
Unemployment
5.4%
+2.4 pp vs state (3.0%)
GDP / capita
$26,390
Total $0.07bn
Median home value
$94,400
Rent $536/mo
Median household income
$49,147
Homeownership 78.3%
Metro area
Non-metro Georgia
157th-lowest of 159 counties
Unemployment — last 12 months
Monthly local-area unemployment rate (BLS LAUS), 2025-04 – 2026-04.
Population & migration
Components of change behind Clay County's -0.5% growth (Census PEP, 2025).
Domestic migration
+74
International migration
+9
Natural change
-92
Net population change
-15
Housing
Median values from Census ACS (2024); permits from the Building Permits Survey (2025).
| Median home value | $94,400 |
| Median gross rent | $536/mo |
| Median household income | $49,147 |
| Homeownership rate | 78.3% |
| Building permits (2025) | 5 (5 SF / 0 MF) |
A county-level overview. For deep metro analysis, see the Clay County metro report linked above. Statewide context: Population · Labor · GDP · Housing.