Clay City, IL
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Clay City, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,761. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet CLAY-CITY-IL · Clay City, IL 1 ZIPs · 1,761 pop · #17079/25278 · Clay County
INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $61,591
- RANK-LOWER #17079/25278
- BELOW-PEER under Louisville
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-HIGH 85% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 1,761
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $102,100
Nearest income peer: Louisville, IL (+ $4,728 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 City
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Clay City on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Sailor Springs · lowest
Sailor Springs · lowest
$26,964 median HH income
- Flora · near
Flora · near
$53,685 median HH income
- Xenia · near
Xenia · near
$55,482 median HH income
- Clay City · this city
Clay City · this city
$61,591 median HH income
- Louisville · highest
Louisville · highest
$66,319 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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Clay City, IL sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 32nd pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 1,761
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $61,591
- 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 $61,591 and poverty 24.8% concentrate in 62824.
Owner-occupancy here runs high (85.0%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.
Within Illinois, Thayer is the closest lower-income city and Kinderhook the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Clay City.
Population concentration
Clay City reads through its lone ZIP, 62824
1,761 ACS residents, one ZIP: 62824 is not the leading code inside Clay City, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Mid-pack ZBP load on Clay City's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 38 establishments, 148 employees , annual payroll $7,343k (~22 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 62824 (38 units) ; leading NAICS Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (12) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .
ZIP Codes in Clay City, IL
These ZIP codes sit in Clay County, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Clay City. See the Clay County roll-up →
Clay City sits in the upper half of Clay County on income: Flora, Xenia and Sailor Springs report less, while Louisville reports more. Sailor Springs marks the far end of that range at $26,964, 56% below Clay City.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62824 | 1,761 | $61,591 | 38 | 6 |
Clay City 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 City, .