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Clay County, Tennessee

TN · population 7,670 · GEOID 47027

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Unemployment is better than the national figure. Median gross rent is better than the national figure.

U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 5-Year · B01003 · 2020-2024 · pulled 2026-10-31

data 2026.10 · built 2026-10-31 · pulled 2026-10-31

Population

7,670

0.11% of Tennessee · 7,670 of 7,066,383

Receipt U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 5-Year · B01003 · 2020-2024 · pulled 2026-10-31

Unemployment

3.4%

−0.6 pts below the United Statesbetter

2024-012026-09

This placeUnited States

Table, 32 periods
Unemployment, against United States
PeriodThis placeUnited StatesMargin
2024-014.5%4.1%—
2024-024.3%4.2%—
2024-034.7%3.9%—
2024-044.2%3.5%—
2024-054.1%3.7%—
2024-065.5%4.3%—
2024-075.7%4.5%—
2024-084.6%4.4%—
2024-094.2%3.9%—
2024-104.3%3.9%—
2024-114.6%4.0%—
2024-124.0%3.8%—
2025-014.8%4.4%—
2025-024.4%4.5%—
2025-034.8%4.2%—
2025-044.4%3.9%—
2025-054.2%4.0%—
2025-065.2%4.4%—
2025-075.5%4.6%—
2025-084.2%4.5%—
2025-094.4%4.3%—
2025-114.5%4.3%—
2025-124.1%4.1%—
2026-014.7%4.7%—
2026-024.7%4.7%—
2026-034.1%4.3%—
2026-043.6%4.0%—
2026-053.6%4.1%—
2026-064.3%4.4%—
2026-074.2%4.4%—
2026-083.8%4.3%—
2026-093.4%4.0%—

Receipt U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · Local Area Unemployment Statistics · LAUCN470270000000003 · 2026-09 · pulled 2026-10-31

Median gross rent

$557

better than the United States

This place $557
Tennessee $1,189
United States $1,413

Receipt U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 5-Year · B25064 · 2020-2024 · pulled 2026-10-31

Output

$329.9M

+26.4% vs 2023

20162024
Table, 9 periods
Output
PeriodOutputMargin
2016$164.4M—
2017$173.6M—
2018$179.6M—
2019$176.7M—
2020$182.9M—
2021$215.4M—
2022$299.2M—
2023$261.0M—
2024$329.9M—

Tennessee $561.2B · this place is 0.06% of the state

This measure has no national series.

Receipt U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · BEA Regional, CAGDP2 · CAGDP2-1 · 2024 · pulled 2026-10-31

Federal obligations

$3.9M

−74.3% vs FY2025

FY2021FY2026
Table, 6 periods
Federal obligations
PeriodFederal obligationsMargin
FY2021$3.4M—
FY2022$2.6M—
FY2023$13.3M—
FY2024$15.5M—
FY2025$15.2M—
FY2026$3.9M—

This measure has no state or national series.

Receipt USAspending.gov · Federal award obligations by county · spending_by_geography · FY2026 · pulled 2026-10-31

More about this place

Median age 48.5 U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Bachelor's degree or higher 11.5% U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Poverty rate 24.2% U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Labor force participation 45.9% U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Median home value $136,400 U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Median household income $39,972 U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Unemployment rate, five-year average 10.0% U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Consumer price index (United States) 336 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2026-09-01
30-year fixed mortgage rate (United States) 7.2% Freddie Mac · 2026-10-29
Share of Tennessee 0.11% U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024