Clay County, Minnesota
Clay County, Minnesota · ZIP 56514, 56519, 56525
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 66,848 (2024 estimate)Population
- 25,939Households
- $77,664Median household income
- $256,000Median home value
- 42Towns with a page
- 15ZIP codes
Clay County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 51,229 |
| 2010 | 58,999 |
| 2020 | 65,318 |
As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.
Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 27, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 27, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 27, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $77,664 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county level, state 27, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 17,285 units
- Renter occupied
- 8,654 units
- Vacancy rate
- 4.8%
Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 27, retrieved November 14, 2026.
16,761 employees in 1,306 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.
Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 27, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Clay County | Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 65,628 | 5,713,716 |
| Median household income | $77,664 | $87,556 |
| Median age | 33.5 | 38.6 |
| Median home value | $256,000 | $305,500 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 39.0% | 38.8% |
| Foreign-born residents | 4.3% | 8.6% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 66.6% | 72.4% |
| Mean commute to work | 19.5 minutes | 23.1 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 27, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Townships, towns and villages in Clay County42 with a page · sort by any column
| Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Moorhead | City | 45,726 | 22.3 sq mi |
| Dilworth | City | 4,811 | 3.46 sq mi |
| Barnesville | City | 2,765 | 2.00 sq mi |
| Hawley | City | 2,274 | 2.62 sq mi |
| Glyndon | City | 1,369 | 1.58 sq mi |
| Eglon Township | Township | 709 | 34.0 sq mi |
| Sabin | City | 601 | 0.45 sq mi |
| Parke Township | Township | 530 | 34.1 sq mi |
| Spring Prairie Township | Township | 510 | 35.6 sq mi |
| Oakport Township | Township | 504 | 26.5 sq mi |
| Hawley Township | Township | 482 | 30.6 sq mi |
| Ulen | City | 472 | 1.07 sq mi |
| Riverton Township | Township | 438 | 35.8 sq mi |
| Elmwood Township | Township | 414 | 35.5 sq mi |
| Cromwell Township | Township | 389 | 33.2 sq mi |
| Elkton Township | Township | 317 | 36.1 sq mi |
| Glyndon Township | Township | 316 | 33.6 sq mi |
| Humboldt Township | Township | 282 | 33.0 sq mi |
| Highland Grove Township | Township | 271 | 34.4 sq mi |
| Tansem Township | Township | 271 | 35.5 sq mi |
| Moland Township | Township | 258 | 35.2 sq mi |
| Kragnes Township | Township | 256 | 38.2 sq mi |
| Kurtz Township | Township | 255 | 32.4 sq mi |
| Alliance Township | Township | 202 | 36.3 sq mi |
| Hitterdal | City | 202 | 0.86 sq mi |
| Goose Prairie Township | Township | 200 | 35.0 sq mi |
| Moorhead Township | Township | 186 | 11.6 sq mi |
| Barnesville Township | Township | 180 | 35.6 sq mi |
| Skree Township | Township | 178 | 33.6 sq mi |
| Ulen Township | Township | 175 | 35.2 sq mi |
| Felton | City | 169 | 1.01 sq mi |
| Keene Township | Township | 153 | 32.4 sq mi |
| Morken Township | Township | 152 | 36.0 sq mi |
| Georgetown Township | Township | 137 | 36.8 sq mi |
| Hagen Township | Township | 130 | 32.5 sq mi |
| Holy Cross Township | Township | 111 | 33.3 sq mi |
| Comstock | City | 99 | 0.23 sq mi |
| Viding Township | Township | 95 | 35.7 sq mi |
| Flowing Township | Township | 90 | 35.9 sq mi |
| Georgetown | City | 87 | 1.02 sq mi |
| Felton Township | Township | 82 | 35.2 sq mi |
| Baker | Census designated place | 50 | 1.01 sq mi |
Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 27 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.
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Neighboring counties
Neighboring counties
- Becker CountyPopulation 35,444 (2024 estimate)
- Cass CountyPopulation 200,945 (2024 estimate)
- Norman CountyPopulation 6,284 (2024 estimate)
- Otter Tail CountyPopulation 60,884 (2024 estimate)
- Richland CountyPopulation 16,658 (2024 estimate)
- Wilkin CountyPopulation 6,268 (2024 estimate)
Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 27, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 38, retrieved November 14, 2026.