Moving to Clay Center, Ohio

Population: 294. Estimated population in July 2024: 310 (+5.4% change)
Males: 145 (49.3%), Females: 149 (50.7%)

Ottawa County

Zip code: 43408

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.7 years
Median household income: $55,000
Median house value: $75,800

Population by Race

Races in Clay Center:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.6%)
  • Hispanic (4.4%)
  • Other race (1.7%)

Ancestries: German (56.1%), Polish (10.2%), French (7.5%), Irish (6.5%), United States (5.8%), Hungarian (5.4%).

Elevation: 610 feet

Land area: 0.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Clay Center

  • High school or higher: 85.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
  • Unemployed: 1.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Clay Center village

  • Never married: 19.4%
  • Now married: 67.6%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 3.6%
  • Divorced: 7.7%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -7 (-2.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Clay Center:

  • BAY PARK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; OREGON, OH)
  • ST CHARLES MERCY HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; OREGON, OH)
  • RIVERSIDE MERCY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; TOLEDO, OH)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Clay Center:

  • TOLEDO EXPRESS (about 31 miles; TOLEDO, OH; Abbreviation: TOL)
  • DETROIT METROPOLITAN WAYNE COUNTY (about 44 miles; DETROIT, MI; Abbreviation: DTW)
  • WILLOW RUN (about 48 miles; DETROIT, MI; Abbreviation: YIP)

Other public-use airports nearest to Clay Center:

  • METCALF FIELD (about 8 miles; TOLEDO, OH; Abbreviation: TDZ)
  • SEAGATE HELISTOP (about 13 miles; TOLEDO, OH; Abbreviation: 6T2)
  • ERIE AERODROME (about 18 miles; ERIE, MI; Abbreviation: M84)

Amtrak station near Clay Center:

  • 14 miles: TOLEDO (415 EMERALD AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Clay Center:

  • UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO (about 19 miles; TOLEDO, OH; Full-time enrollment: 15,999)
  • OWENS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-TOLEDO CAMPUS (about 22 miles; TOLEDO, OH; Full-time enrollment: 7,809)
  • BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 24 miles; BOWLING GREEN, OH; Full-time enrollment: 16,537)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF FINDLAY (about 42 miles; FINDLAY, OH; Full-time enrollment: 3,508)
  • EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; YPSILANTI, MI; Full-time enrollment: 17,476)
  • HENRY FORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; DEARBORN, MI; Full-time enrollment: 6,572)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-DEARBORN (about 53 miles; DEARBORN, MI; Full-time enrollment: 5,574)