Jury Pool Profile
Clay County, Indiana
- County seat
- Brazil
- Judicial district
- Clay Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 26,410
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 26,409.
At a glance
Clay County is a 26,410-person venue. The county population is 95% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $69,967, $1,991 below the IN state median of $71,958; 20.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 35.6% of covered employment, average pay $62,317/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.25%, below the 3.42% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 76% to 78% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 26,409
- Median household income
- $70,010
- Unemployment
- 3.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 95% / 1%.
Clay County has a population of 26,409, with a median age of 41.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 94.6%; Black residents 0.5%. Independently, 2.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $69,967; 20.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Manufacturing, about 36% of covered jobs.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 35.6% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 20.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.25%, below the Indiana state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 77%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Clay County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 77.6% in 2024, 77.4% in 2020, 75.7% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 71% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Tagalog, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 6.9% of the adult civilian population (1,398 individuals).