PlainZIP

Clay Center, KS

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Clay Center, KS: 1 USPS ZIP, population 6,019. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet CLAY-CENTER-KS · Clay Center, KS 1 ZIPs · 6,019 pop · #13145/25278 · Clay County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $70,275
  • RANK-MID #13145/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Wakefield
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 74% owners
  • POP-TOWN 6,019
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $153,900

Nearest income peer: Wakefield, KS ( $2,462 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Clay Center

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Clay Center on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Clay Center, KS sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

48th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
6,019
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$70,275
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $70,275 and poverty 12.6% concentrate in 67432.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (74.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Clay Center as a pure owner town.

Within Kansas, Colby is the closest lower-income city and Waterville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Clay Center.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 67432, is all of Clay Center

There is no split to weigh here: 67432 holds every one of Clay Center's 6,019 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Clay Center's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 208 establishments, 1,932 employees , annual payroll $74,633k (~35 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 67432 (208 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (35) · also Other services (except public administration) · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Clay Center, KS

These ZIP codes sit in Clay County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Clay Center. See the Clay County roll-up →

No other city sharing Clay County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Clay Center. Wakefield, Green and Morganville sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Morganville marks the far end of that range at $58,068, 17% below Clay Center.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
67432 6,019 $70,275 208 6
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Clay Center roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Clay Center, .