Clay
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North Carolina
Clay is a sparsely populated county in North Carolina with 3 ZIP codes, 10,936 people, and above-median household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.
National county placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Clay, NC sits among US counties with an above-median household income, on a sparsely populated county population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- Top 32%
- household income vs 3,210 US counties
- 10,936
- combined ZIP population
- 3
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $75,270
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.
Clay lands in the national county income distribution as above-median household income on sparsely populated county footing (FIPS 37043, 3 ZIPs, combined population 10,936). On this short ZIP list the county page is mainly the FIPS bridge - household ACS fields live on the primary ZIP.
Above-median income with few ZIPs: treat the top code (28904) as the primary ACS record and this county page as the FIPS bridge. Intra-county contrast is limited by construction.
Population sits in the five-to-twenty-five thousand band with few ZIPs - still ZIP-first for household fields, but the county seat ZIP (usually the densest row) is worth a second glance before the FIPS overlays.
Within North Carolina, Forsyth is the closest lower-income county and Carteret the closest higher-income county by average ZIP household income. Their 15 and 14 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Clay. Use those locations as statewide context before treating the county average as a local-market answer.
3
Total ZIPs
10,936
Total Population
ZIP Codes in Clay
Side-by-side: Compare 28904 vs 28902 →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Clay?
Clay has a total population of 10,936 across 3 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.
What ZIP codes are in Clay?
Clay includes 3 ZIP codes: 28904, 28902, 28909.