Clay

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Clay

Total population

10,273

Median home value

$220,600

23.2%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$81,920

Clay$82k

National$74k

Elevation285 m

Land area25.87 km²

Weather73°F · Partly Cloudy

Coordinates33.70°, -86.61°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Clay is a city in northeastern Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Birmingham–Hoover–Cullman Combined Statistical Area in the north-central part of the state. Local government is run by a mayor and city council. As of the 2020 census, Clay had a population of 10,291.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Current forecast

Forecast for Clay, AL from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Clayne Crawford

American actor

Brandon Cox

American football player (born 1983)

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Ed Chandler

American baseball player (1917-2003)

H

Herman Frank Cash

KKK member (1918–1994)

R

Rebecca Gilman

American playwright

Robert J. Natter

Recipient of the Purple Heart medal

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Samuel Roper

American Ku Klux Klan member

M

Matt Dickey

American basketball player

W

Whaley Hall

American football player (1941-2015)

Zach Cunningham

American football player

Casey Dunn

American football center

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Hayden Moore

Canadian football quarterback

Nico Collins

American football player (born 1999)

Noah Igbinoghene

American football player

M

Malachi Moore

American football player (born 2001)

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Willie Cyrene McLaughlin

American artist

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Alabama

• Remlap
  7.7 mi away · pop. 2,624
• Springville
  7.8 mi away · pop. 4,786
• Odenville
  10.6 mi away
• Morris
  11.6 mi away · pop. 2,259
• Tarrant
  11.6 mi away · pop. 6,124
• Warrior
  14.5 mi away
• Mount Olive
  15.5 mi away
• Vandiver
  17 mi away
• Smoke Rise
  17.8 mi away · pop. 1,661
• Sterrett
  19.5 mi away
• Eagle Point
  20.8 mi away · pop. 2,903
• Rosa
  21.4 mi away · pop. 376

Browse all places in Alabama →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Clay

A belle of the fifties

Virginia Clay-Clopton · 1904

Sudoku Genius Mind Exercises Volume 1

Clay Alabama State of Mind Collection · 2019

The Edmund Ingram Family of Clay County, Alabama

Robert W. Ingram · 2012

The Clays of Alabama

Ruth Ketring Nuermberger · 1958

The Heritage of Clay County, Alabama

1998

Prentice Hall Literature

Kevin Feldman · 2007

Red Clay Rising

Cheryl Darnell · 2016

I am Rosa Parks

Rosa Parks · 1997

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• SHADY GROVE Wildfire, Russell, Alabama
  Wildfires · 2026-04-28 · 122 mi
• Ciba Road Wildfire, Washington, Alabama
  Wildfires · 2026-04-13 · 187 mi
• Bienville CPT 43 44 RX Prescribed Fire, Scott, Mississippi
  Wildfires · 2026-04-10 · 192 mi
• Bienville CPT 44 45 RX Prescribed Fire, Scott, Mississippi
  Wildfires · 2026-04-09 · 193 mi
• Chickasawhay CPT 441 RX Prescribed Fire, Wayne, Mississippi
  Wildfires · 2026-05-16 · 194 mi
• Chickasawhay CPT 438 441 RX Prescribed Fire, Wayne, Mississippi
  Wildfires · 2026-04-10 · 194 mi
• Chickasawhay CPT 439 441 RX Prescribed Fire, Wayne, Mississippi
  Wildfires · 2026-05-14 · 195 mi
• Chickasawhay CPT 400 RX Prescribed Fire, Wayne, Mississippi
  Wildfires · 2026-05-18 · 197 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Giant Leopard Moth

Hypercompe scribonia

Seen 2026-06-03

Brown Prionid

Orthosoma brunneum

Seen 2026-06-02

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

Seen 2026-05-31

Downy Woodpecker

Dryobates pubescens

Seen 2026-05-31

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

Seen 2026-05-31

resurrection fern

Pleopeltis michauxiana

Seen 2026-05-31

oakleaf hydrangea

Hydrangea quercifolia

Seen 2026-05-31

American black elderberry

Sambucus canadensis

Seen 2026-05-31

Field madder

Sherardia arvensis

Seen 2026-05-31

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-06-03 12:15 UTC.

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Clay, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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