| Name | Clay County |
| State | North Carolina |
| FIPS Code | 37043 |
| Timezone | Eastern Standard Time (EST) |
| Population (2022) | 10,575 |
| Population Growth Rate(2000-2022) | 4.74% |
| Majority Ethnicity | White 92.89% |
| Public School Majority Ethnicity | White 88% |
| Partisan Voting Index | Strongly Republican:+24 |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.2% |
| Race/Ethnicity | Percentage of Population (2018) |
|---|---|
| White | 92.89% |
| African American | 0.99% |
| Hispanic | 3.8% |
| Asian | 1.12% |
| Native American | 1.07% |
| Hawaiin/Pacific Islander | 0.12% |
| Race/Ethnicity | Percentage of Public School Students (2018) |
|---|---|
| White | 88.27% |
| African American | 0.97% |
| Hispanic | 8.17% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
| Native American | 0.67% |
| Hawaiin/Pacific Islander | 0% |