Clay, New York Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 58,805. Estimated population in July 2024: 58,949 (+0.2% change)
Males: 28,334 (48.2%), Females: 30,471 (51.8%)

Onondaga County

Zip code: 13041

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.0 years
Median household income: $50,412
Median house value: $85,500

Population by Race

Races in Clay:

  • White Non-Hispanic (91.3%)
  • Black (3.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.5%)
  • Hispanic (1.4%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Asian Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: Irish (22.8%), Italian (22.2%), German (21.6%), English (13.5%), Polish (8.0%), French (7.1%).

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Clay

  • High school or higher: 90.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 27.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 9.5%
  • Unemployed: 3.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Clay town

  • Never married: 25.5%
  • Now married: 58.5%
  • Separated: 2.2%
  • Widowed: 5.1%
  • Divorced: 8.7%

5.1% Foreign born (2.0% Europe, 1.8% Asia, 0.6% North America).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Clay:

  • ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL HEALTH CENTER (about 9 miles; SYRACUSE, NY)
  • FOUR WINDS SYRACUSE (about 10 miles; SYR, NY)
  • CROUSE-IRVING MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; SYRACUSE, NY)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Clay:

  • SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (about 8 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Abbreviation: SYR)
  • ITHACA TOMPKINS REGIONAL (about 52 miles; ITHACA, NY; Abbreviation: ITH)
  • ONEIDA COUNTY (about 55 miles; UTICA, NY; Abbreviation: UCA)

Other public-use airports nearest to Clay:

  • AIRLANE ENTERPRISES (about 2 miles; CLAY, NY; Abbreviation: 1H1)
  • MICHAEL AIRFIELD (about 5 miles; CICERO, NY; Abbreviation: 1G6)
  • CAMILLUS (about 10 miles; CAMILLUS, NY; Abbreviation: NY2)

Amtrak station near Clay:

  • 7 miles: SYRACUSE (131 P & C PKWY.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Clay:

  • SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 15,859)
  • LE MOYNE COLLEGE (about 13 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,517)
  • ONONDAGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 14 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 5,132)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT OSWEGO (about 28 miles; OSWEGO, NY; Full-time enrollment: 7,138)
  • SUNY COLLEGE OF AGRIC AND TECHN AT MORRISVILLE (about 40 miles; MORRISVILLE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,790)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT CORTLAND (about 41 miles; CORTLAND, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,187)
  • COLGATE UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; HAMILTON, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,792)