Clay is a medium-sized city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 10,241 people and two associated neighborhoods, Clay is the 65th largest community in Alabama.

In Clay, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.42 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Being a small city, Clay does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The population of Clay overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Clay, 23.20% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Clay in 2022 was $30,802, which is middle income relative to Alabama, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $123,208 for a family of four. However, Clay contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Clay is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Clay home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Clay residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Clay include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Clay is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Vietnamese.