Median Age in Clay County, NC

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Median Age
55.0 years +41.4% vs nat'l
Rank #62 of 3,222
98th percentile

How Clay County Compares

Clay County
55.0 years
North Carolina Average
55.0 years
Rank #2 of 100 in state
National
38.9 years
41.4% above

National Distribution

Where Clay County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for median age.

21.4 years 86.2 years

■ Clay County: 55.0 years

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#59 Mora County, NM 55.1 years
#60 Douglas County, NV 55.0 years
#61 Esmeralda County, NV 55.0 years
#62 Clay County, NC 55.0 years
#63 Mathews County, VA 55.0 years
#64 Pacific County, WA 55.0 years
#65 Trinity County, CA 54.9 years
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Median Age in Clay County, North Carolina

Clay County, North Carolina has a median age of 55.0 years, which ranks #62 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 41.4% above the national value of 38.9 years.

Within North Carolina, Clay County ranks #2 of 100 out of 100 counties. This places it in the 98th percentile nationally.

The median age of the total population. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.