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Clay TownshipOH
A town of 1,737. 68% more nonprofits per person than the typical Ohio town.
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Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
1,737
2025 Census estimate · −0.8% since 2020
Median home value
$174K
Census ACS
Household income
$49K
median
Median age
41.5
years
Jobs based here
39
A commuter town
Is Clay Township a good place to live?
The best of Clay Township’s subject grades is an A for civic life; the weakest is a D− for walkability. Only 49 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score lower on the outdoors. Clay Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Clay Township stand out
Where Clay Township beats most towns.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Clay Township for work
Where Clay Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
39jobs based in Clay Township
0%of working residents work in town
19 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Clay Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Clay Township is from typical.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 2.7 of 20; 0% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitD−Open →Jobs & income39 jobs based hereDOpen →HealthHolzer Medical Center 9.4 miles awayDOpen →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listC−Open →SchoolsBehind 60% of Ohio districts on tests and graduationC+Open →Cost of livingTypical home $174K, 3.1 years of the Gallipolis area’s $57K median household incomeB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsConserved land, trails and parksD−Open →HistoryDOpen →Civic life6.5 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsAOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Clay Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Clay Township, and how to reach them.
PowerAEP Ohio19.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterGallipolis PWSNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Clay Township’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Ohio you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereDirector, Gallia County Board of ElectionsGallia County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2019
ZIP codes45631, 4562345631 76% · 45623 24%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Clay Township.
HealthD
On CDC estimates, Clay Township is less healthy than 87% of U.S. towns
A fifth of adults smoke cigarettes in Clay Township. Among adults in the town, 28% have been diagnosed with depression, above both the Ohio town median (26%) and the median of U.S. towns (23%).
13%healthier than U.S. townsDHealth Grade
| Clay Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 28% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 35% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better20 too close to call12 worse
| What stands out | Clay Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.8% | 8% |
| More smokers | 20.2% | 15.4% |
| More adults who get no exercise | 34.2% | 26.9% |
Holzer Medical Center
9.4 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C−
The FEMA risk score in Clay Township is higher than in most of Ohio or the rest of the country
Just over four fifths of Clay Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by heat waves at 10%. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in just over four fifths of U.S. communities.
81risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHeat waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade D
A smaller share of working residents in Clay Township work locally than in the typical Ohio or U.S. town
The top destinations are Green Township (16%), Gallipolis (11%) and Huntington (6%). Clay Township’s typical household income stands at $49,000, where Ohio’s towns sit at $75,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. Its mean commuting time is 29 minutes. The median commute is under 19 miles.
0%work in town
| Clay Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $49,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.1% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Clay Township0%
Green Township16%
Gallipolis11%
Huntington6%
Springfield Township2%
19 mi
median commute distance
39
jobs based in Clay Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 0% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Clay Township
The peak summer temperature for Clay Township comes to 87°F.
11″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter26–45°
Spring42–67°
Summer63–85°
Fall45–68°
Oct 29
typical first frost
Apr 18
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Who lives here
Young adults are more common in Clay Township than in Ohio
The share of residents in Clay Township who are under 18: 19%. Adults 18 to 34 are 27% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 33% of residents (38% statewide). College graduates make up nearly a quarter of adults 25 and older, against 32% across Ohio.
41.5median age · OH 39.7
| Clay Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 19% | 22% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 20% | 18% |
Clay TownshipOhioUnited States
Ages · share of residents
15%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma18%
High school37%
Some college9%
Associate’s12%
Bachelor’s20%
Graduate4%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.7 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Clay Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.7% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.6% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 12% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.9% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 6.8% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.8% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.3% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.5% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.4% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 18.1% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 36.7% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 8.6% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.2% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.2% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 4.2% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,700, single groups can be off by several points
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Clay Township
17pages on Clay Township
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Clay Township; the nearest are
University of Rio GrandeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Rio Grande15.1 mi$20,560 tuitionMarshall UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Huntington, WV23.3 mi$9,162 in-state tuitionMountwest Community and Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Huntington, WV25.8 mi$4,938 in-state tuition
About 8 of every 100 Clay Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
About Clay Township
Township in Ohio, US
Clay Township is one of the fifteen townships of Gallia County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,710.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 23 sq mi
- Elevation
- 581 ft
Clay Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Clay Township.
Gallipolis FerryHarrison TownshipGreen TownshipOhio TownshipGallipolis TownshipClay Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Township | — | — | B− | — | C+ | D |
| Harrison Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Green Township | #935 | D | A− | — | C+ | D |
| Ohio Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gallipolis Township | #870 | C− | B | — | C+ | D |
Clay Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Clay Township, Green Township and Gallipolis Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Harrison Township and Ohio Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Clay Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Clay Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Clay Township, OH a good place to live?
68% more nonprofits per person than the typical Ohio town.
Is Clay Township, OH expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.