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Clay TownshipIN

A town of 1,081.

Population
1,081
2025 Census estimate · +0.3% since 2020
Median home value
$149K
Census ACS
Household income
$75K
median
Median age
38.3
years
Jobs based here
121
A commuter town

Is Clay Township a good place to live?

The best of Clay Township’s subject grades are an A− for civic life and a B+ for cost of living; the weakest is a C for walkability. 91% of households own their home in Clay Township, above both Indiana’s towns (76%) and U.S. towns (73%). Clay Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

StrongestA−Civic lifeWeakestCWalkability
Small town

1,081 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Greens Fork · 1 miHarrison Township · 4 miJefferson Township · 5 miGreen Township · 5 miPerry Township · 5 miWebster Township · 5 mi
Center TownshipGreen TownshipHarrison TownshipJefferson TownshipPerry TownshipCenter TownshipGreen TownshipHarrison TownshipJefferson TownshipPerry TownshipClay Township

How Clay Township grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Clay Township is from typical.

How grading works

WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.2 of 20; 1.2% of households have no car; 2.4% of workers walk, bike or ride transitCOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $149K, 2.7 years of the Richmond area’s $56K median household incomeB+Open →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listCOpen →HealthReid Health 9.4 miles awayC+Open →SchoolsBeat 55% of Indiana districts on tests and graduationBOpen →Jobs & income$75K median household incomeB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsConserved land, trails and parksDOpen →HistoryB+Open →Civic life3.2 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsA−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Climate–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 38.3; 16% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Clay Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Clay Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerDuke Energy15.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet8 providers97% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Clay Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsNettle Creek School CorporationWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Indiana you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereWayne County Circuit Court ClerkWayne County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2017
ZIP codes47345, 4733947345 99% · 47339 1%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Clay Township.

Work & commuteJobs & income grade B−

Most of Clay Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them

Most working residents leave Clay Township for work: only 1% work in town. Jobs based in Clay Township grew to 121 in 2023, 36 more than in 2013. 6.1% of residents live below the poverty line in Clay Township, below both the Indiana town median (10%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%).

1%work in town
Clay TownshipIndiana townsU.S. towns
Working residents who work in town1.2%11%8%
Below the poverty line6.1%10%9.6%
Average trip to work22 minutes24 minutes25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Clay Township1%
Richmond33%
Indianapolis10%
Hagerstown5%
Jackson Township3%
12 mi
median commute distance
121
jobs based in Clay Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C
Walkability grade: more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns
Full pageClay Township’s work & commute pageOpen the page
The jobs here121 jobs based here · A commuter townWhere people work1% work in Clay TownshipCommute times22 minutes · The average commuteHow far they goHalf commute less than 12 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Four seasons and pleasant summers in Clay Township

Clay Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 25 inches of snow falls in a winter.

25″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–37°
Spring40–62°
Summer61–82°
Fall42–64°
Oct 20
typical first frost
Apr 24
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageClay Township’s climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 84°, January lows 19°Rain & snow25″ of snow a winter · 44 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingMostly a heating billThen and now+1.2° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C

High risk in Clay Township, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 65% of U.S. communities.

65risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
65High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind
Full pageClay Township’s hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesHigh riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters13 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready2.1 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

HealthC+

Residents of Clay Township are less healthy than 61% of U.S. towns

Clay Township beats the Indiana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 27% of Clay Township adults have been diagnosed with depression.

39%healthier than U.S. townsC+Health Grade
Clay TownshipIndiana townsU.S. towns
Depression (CDC PLACES)27%26%23%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)19%18%17%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)34%32%33%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)17%17%14%
32 measures vs. Indiana
1 better30 too close to call1 worse
What stands outClay TownshipIN
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off6.8%8.4%
More adults who have had cancer9.4%8.3%
Reid Health
9.4 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
Full pageClay Township’s health reportOpen the page
Everyday habitsMore smokersHospitals & doctors nearby9.4 miles to an ER · Reid HealthHow adults are doingMore adults in frequent mental distressEvery CDC estimateBetter than IN on 1 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Nearby attractions

Levi Coffin House and 11 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Clay Township. Close and well known come first.

All 61 attractions →
8 mi MuseumLevi Coffin House38 mi MuseumFort Recovery10 mi MuseumRichmond Art Museum27 mi GardenMinnetrista11 mi MuseumAbram Gaar House and Farm12 mi GardenHayes Arboretum
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Levi Coffin House: Nyttend, Public domain · Fort Recovery: Nyttend, Public domain · Richmond Art Museum: William Merritt Chase, Public domain · Minnetrista: XWHJ2004, CC BY 2.0 · Abram Gaar House and Farm: Recline, CC BY-SA 3.0

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Clay Township

16pages on Clay Township
The big questions
SchoolsBBeat 55% of IN districtsHealthC+Better than IN on 1 of 32 CDC measuresCost of livingB+Work & commuteB−$75K median household income · 121 jobs hereNatural hazardsCFEMA risk higher than 65% of U.S. communities · inland flooding
Out and about
PlacesAttractions61 nearby · Levi Coffin House 8 miLibraryA−Hagerstown-Jefferson Township Public LibraryCollegesEarlham College is 9.3 mi away
The story
Town Hall & politicsClimate84° summer highs · 25″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

3 within 15 miles of the center of Clay Township

Earlham CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Richmond9.3 mi$53,930 tuitionBethany Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Richmond9.3 miIndiana University-EastUniversity or college · Public · Richmond9.5 mi$8,424 in-state tuition

About 4 of every 100 Clay Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Clay Township for work

Where Clay Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

33% → Richmond Richmond 33% 10% → Indianapolis Indianapolis 10% 5% → Hagerstown Hagerstown 5% 3% → Jackson Township Jackson Township 3% 3% → Muncie Muncie 3% 2% → Eaton Eaton 2% Clay Township · 1% stay
121jobs based in Clay Township
1%of working residents work in town
12 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Clay Township

Township in Indiana, United States

Clay Township is one of fifteen townships in Wayne County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,169 and it contained 445 housing units.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
20 sq mi
Elevation
1,004 ft

Questions about Clay Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Clay Township, IN expensive?

Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.