Clay

City of Clay
Incorporated	2000
Population	9,708
Mayor	Ed McGuffie
School district	Jefferson County Schools
Government	Clay City Council Clay Fire Department Clay Police Department
Web site	clayalabama.com
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Clay (incorporated in 2000) is a city of 9,708 encompassing 10.0 square miles directly northeast of Birmingham in Jefferson County. It adjoins Trussville to the southeast and Pinson to the northwest and is traversed by Old Springville Road and Deerfoot Parkway. The City of Clay was incorporated on June 6, 2000, and the area is primarily residential with commercial establishments clustered at the Old Springville Road and Deerfoot Parkway intersection.

Clay's mayor is Ed McGuffie. The city is most well known in the region as the home of Clay-Chalkville High School, which, along with Clay-Chalkville Middle School, and Clay Elementary School are part of the Jefferson County School System. On May 8, 2007, Clay voters turned down a proposed tax increase that would have allowed Clay to form its own school district.

Demographics

Welcome sign to Clay

As of the of the 2010 Census, there were 9,708 people residing in the city's 3,799 housing units, indicating an average household of 2.55 persons. The population density was 970.8/mi², with housing units at an average density of 379.9/mi². The racial makeup of the community was 84.1% White and 13.3% African-American. 1.31% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

In 2000, there were 1,636 households in the community, of which 49.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.4% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.1% were non-families. 11.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.02 and the average family size was 3.26.

In the community the population was spread out with 30.7% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 33.6% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 5.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.

The median income for a household in the community was $61,042, and the median income for a family was $64,798. Males had a median income of $40,092 versus $28,787 for females. The per capita income for the community was $21,323. About 3.9% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.

The Jefferson County Board of Equalization evaluated 3,061 homes in Clay and determined that their average market value for 2007 was $166,163, a 3.4% increase since 2006.

External links

• City of Clay website
• Clay News website