Blue Clay FarmsNC
The town, home to 94 people, lies in North Carolina.
Is Blue Clay Farms a good place to live?
100% of households are owner-occupiers in Blue Clay Farms, above both North Carolina’s towns (67%) and U.S. towns (73%). Blue Clay Farms has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Blue Clay Farms stand out
Where Blue Clay Farms beats most towns.
94 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Blue Clay Farms: who provides what
Blue Clay Farms is unincorporated, so New Hanover County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Blue Clay Farms.
A job hub: Blue Clay Farms has 17.6 jobs for every working resident and draws in 1,356 commuters
Blue Clay Farms had 1,356 jobs in 2023, up 695 from 2013. The top destinations are Wilmington (40%), Murraysville (6%) and Northchase (5%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 8 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Very high risk in Blue Clay Farms, with hurricanes at the top
On expected storm and flood damage, Blue Clay Farms sits above 94% of U.S. communities. Flood insurance has paid out on 21 claims locally since 2015. FEMA puts 71% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to hurricanes, and 19% to inland flooding.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in Blue Clay Farms brings mild winters and hot summers
July afternoons reach 90°, January nights drop to 34° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Blue Clay Farms stands out in North Carolina and nationally: a larger share of its adults report frequent mental distress
Among adults in Blue Clay Farms, 25% say their health is fair or poor. This North Carolina town does better than the North Carolina average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 15. Two figures for adults here: 21% smoke cigarettes, 29% have been diagnosed with depression. Only 7 of the 290 North Carolina towns we compare have a lower share of adults who had a checkup this year than Blue Clay Farms.
| Blue Clay Farms | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 17% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 14% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 25% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 16% |
| What stands out | Blue Clay Farms | NC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.4% | 7.9% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 13% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Fort Fisher and 10 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Blue Clay Farms. Close and well known come first.
23 mi LandmarkFort Fisher
17 mi GardenOrton Plantation
18 mi MuseumBrunswick Town
16 mi National BattlefieldMoores Creek National Battlefield56K visitors a year7 mi GardenAirlie Gardens
5 mi TheatreThalian HallPhoto credits
Fort Fisher: Eric T. Gunther, CC BY 3.0 · Orton Plantation: AgnosticPreachersKid., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Brunswick Town: Brunswick1726, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Moores Creek National Battlefield: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Thalian Hall: Sanfranman59, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Everything we know about Blue Clay Farms
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Blue Clay Farms
About 0 of every 100 Blue Clay Farms residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across North Carolina.
Every workday, about 1,356 people come to Blue Clay Farms for work
Where Blue Clay Farms’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Blue Clay Farms
Unincorporated community in North Carolina, United States
Blue Clay Farms is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. Blue Clay Farms is located in the statistical township of Cape Fear. Its population was 168 as of the 2020 census. Blue Clay Farms was first listed as a CDP in the 2010 United States census.
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- Area
- 2.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 39 ft
Questions about Blue Clay Farms
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Blue Clay Farms, NC a good place to live?
Blue Clay Farms has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.