Clay, Alabama

Back to Clay, AL housing info, Jefferson County, Alabama, AL smaller cities, AL small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Clay, AL Jefferson County Population in July 2007: 4,921. Males: 2,436   (49.5%) Females: 2,485   (50.5%) Median resident age:   34.6 years Alabama median age:   35.8 years Zip codes: 35048. Estimated median household income in 2007: $74,382 (it was $61,042 in 2000) Clay:   $74,382 Alabama:   $40,554 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $27,191 Clay:   $27,191 Alabama:   $22,366 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $179,569 (it was $113,000 in 2000) Clay:   $179,569 Alabama:   $115,600 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $198,797; Detached houses: $203,416; Mobile homes: $46,136 Clay, AL residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Profiles of local businesses: Innovative Realty Group Races in Clay: White Non-Hispanic (97.7%) Black (0.7%) American Indian (0.7%) Two or more races (0.5%) 2008 cost of living index in Clay: 84.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Clay, Alabama on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Clay is mentioned 138 times on our forum: Dose of Reality in re BRAC  (166 replies) Restaurants in Huntsville area  (235 replies) Will Huntsville come out of recession better and quicker than the rest of the country?  (65 replies) Clay County, Cragford??  (5 replies) Commute Time Madison to South Memorial Pkwy  (47 replies) What happened to "The Heart of Dixie" slogan?  (80 replies) Latest news from Clay, AL collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: United States (19.1%), Irish (11.5%), English (11.4%), German (10.2%), Scottish (4.8%), Italian (4.0%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Incorporated on 06/06/2000 Elevation: 937 feet Land area: 10.3 square miles. Population density: 477 people per square mile   (low).

Average climate in Clay, Alabama

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Clay-area historical tornado activity is above Alabama state average. It is 252% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/4/1977, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 8.2 miles away from the Clay place center killed 22 people and injured 130 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/8/1998, a category 5 tornado 16.5 miles away from the place center killed 32 people and injured 259 people and caused $200 million in damages.

Clay-area historical earthquake activity is above Alabama state average. It is 69% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 41.8 miles away from Clay center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG, Depth: 12.2 mi) earthquake occurred 79.1 miles away from the city center
On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 70.0 miles away from the city center
On 12/12/1997 at 08:42:20, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 42.6 miles away from Clay center
On 11/28/1999 at 11:00:09, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MB, 3.8 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 41.3 miles away from the city center
On 12/8/2001 at 01:08:21, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 74.8 miles away from Clay center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Political contributions by individuals in Clay, AL

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Notable location: Camp Crosby (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Clay include: Sunnyside Church (A), Clay Methodist Church (B), Dewey Heights Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Old Camp Cosby Lake (A), Canoe Creek Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	3.0 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	86.9%
Whole state:	70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	2.0%
Whole state:	3.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

This place:	4.5%
Whole state:	16.1%

This place:	1.8%
Whole state:	7.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Clay, AL

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5.35% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,478 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.35%
Alabama average:	6.81%

0.13% of residents moved from foreign countries ($307 average AGI)

Jefferson County:	0.13%
Alabama average:	0.14%

from Shelby County, AL	0.84% ($55,697 average AGI)
from Tuscaloosa County, AL	0.23% ($35,105)
from St. Clair County, AL	0.23% ($34,538)

5.61% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($46,640 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.61%
Alabama average:	6.16%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($192 average AGI)

Jefferson County:	0.04%
Alabama average:	0.06%

to Shelby County, AL	1.35% ($55,359 average AGI)
to St. Clair County, AL	0.49% ($44,314)
to Blount County, AL	0.23% ($37,239)

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