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Clarke County

Georgia · 129,921 residents (2025 est.) · 119 sq mi
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With 129,609 people, Clarke County is a county in Georgia. This skews young, with a median age of 29.6. 41% of homes are owner-occupied. The poverty rate is 26.0%, above the 12.5% national rate. People stay put here: 74% were in the same home a year ago. About 47% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 29.6
US median: 38.9
More educated
47% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 60%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
129,609
+28%since 2000
from 101,489 in 2000
129,921 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
1,086 / sq mi
+15%since 2009
from 948 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
29.6
+17%since 2000
from 25.4 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
119 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
83K96K109K121K134K19902000201020202024Clarke County
2024130K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.7%(6,115)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 94.7%(6,032)
US avg: 6%
10 to 144.6%(5,960)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 1910.6%(13,694)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 2417.9%(23,194)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3415.6%(20,174)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4411.5%(14,918)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 549.2%(11,897)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 648.8%(11,425)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 747.7%(10,018)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.7%(4,813)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.1%(1,369)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$53,625
+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $28,403 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$32,642
+91%since 2000
from $17,123 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
37.3%
+17.9 ptssince 2009
from 19.4% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
26.0%
−2.2 ptssince 2000
from 28.3% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.501
−6%since 2010
from 0.531 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.1%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade8%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance5%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.6%
US avg: 5.1%
Wholesale trade4.2%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services4.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration2.4%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing1.5%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.2%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.8%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.7%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.4%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$298,900
+60%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $102,600 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,219
+24%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $540 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
41.4%
−0.6 ptssince 2000
from 42.0% in 2000
58.6% rent
Vacancy rate
6.0%
−9.5 ptssince 2009
from 15.5% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.19 people
−11%since 2009
from 2.47 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
22.1%
−6.5 ptssince 2009
from 28.6% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
56.0%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 54.9% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
5.6
+16%since 2009
from 4.8 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
62
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic62%(62,895)
Black27.1%(27,496)
Hispanic / Latino6.3%(6,436)
Asian3.1%(3,162)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic54.1%(70,120)
Black25.6%(33,135)
Hispanic / Latino11.8%(15,269)
Asian4.1%(5,371)
Other4.4%(5,714)
Diversity Score
78
+12%since 2009
from 70 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
27
−10%since 2020
from 31 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican6.4%(8,253)
Central American2.2%(2,833)
South American1.1%(1,451)
Salvadoran0.9%(1,185)
Guatemalan0.7%(884)
Cuban0.6%(800)
Puerto Rican0.5%(639)
Honduran0.5%(595)
Colombian0.4%(543)
Peruvian0.3%(429)
Dominican0.3%(382)
Spaniard0.2%(202)
+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data
Argentine0.1%(193)
Venezuelan0.1%(128)
Ecuadorian0.1%(119)
Costa Rican0.1%(72)
Chilean0%(31)
Asian origin
Asian Indian1.3%(1,659)
Chinese1%(1,333)
Korean0.5%(687)
Burmese0.4%(478)
Vietnamese0.2%(257)
Pakistani0.1%(171)
Filipino0.1%(131)
Japanese0.1%(93)
Thai0.1%(73)
Taiwanese0%(45)
Hmong0%(44)
Nepalese0%(36)
+ 6 more asian origin groups with data
Uzbek0%(22)
Laotian0%(20)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(51)
Ancestry
English13.1%(16,963)
German8.8%(11,457)
Irish8.5%(11,049)
American4.3%(5,579)
Italian3%(3,948)
Scottish3%(3,853)
Polish1.7%(2,162)
French1.7%(2,139)
Scotch-Irish1.4%(1,852)
West Indian1%(1,250)
British0.9%(1,193)
+ 44 more ancestry groups with data
Dutch0.8%(986)
Norwegian0.6%(786)
Russian0.6%(730)
Welsh0.5%(705)
Swedish0.5%(680)
Arab0.5%(661)
Jamaican0.4%(516)
Nigerian0.3%(372)
Haitian0.3%(351)
Greek0.3%(337)
Czech0.3%(329)
Brazilian0.2%(311)
Lebanese0.2%(277)
Swiss0.2%(276)
Turkish0.2%(269)
Canadian0.2%(260)
Portuguese0.2%(235)
Hungarian0.2%(227)
Iranian0.2%(225)
Austrian0.2%(216)
Belgian0.2%(203)
Ukrainian0.2%(203)
Danish0.2%(198)
Lithuanian0.1%(165)
Ghanaian0.1%(110)
Israeli0.1%(105)
Croatian0.1%(103)
Egyptian0.1%(89)
Ethiopian0.1%(85)
Romanian0.1%(77)
Syrian0.1%(75)
Palestinian0.1%(73)
Finnish0.1%(70)
Kenyan0%(57)
Armenian0%(43)
Bulgarian0%(35)
Barbadian0%(26)
Slovak0%(24)
Serbian0%(13)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
47.4%
+7.6 ptssince 2000
from 39.8% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
89.7%
+8.6 ptssince 2000
from 81.0% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
24.3%
+5.4 ptssince 2000
from 18.9% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
20.7 min
+62%since 2000
from 12.8 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
70.4%
−3.9 ptssince 2009
from 74.4% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.8%
−3.6 ptssince 2009
from 11.4% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.9%
−1.8 ptssince 2009
from 3.7% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
13.5%
+10.3 ptssince 2009
from 3.2% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
4.6%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 5.0% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.9%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 1.4% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
6.3%
−1.7 ptssince 2009
from 8.1% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.2%
−1.9 ptssince 2011
from 7.1% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
62.5%
+5.4 ptssince 2011
from 57.1% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
73.7%
+2.5 ptssince 2020
from 71.2% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
19.0%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 19.8% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
46.3%
+6.5 ptssince 2009
from 39.8% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
47.4%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 48.3% in 2009
Female
52.6%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 51.7% in 2009
Foreign born
9.9%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 10.0% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
3.8%
−2.3 ptssince 2009
from 6.1% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
12.1%
+1.4 ptssince 2012
from 10.7% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
11.2%
−7.0 ptssince 2013
from 18.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
92.6%
+16.4 ptssince 2017
from 76.2% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.8%
+3.2 ptssince 2020
from 93.6% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
73.5%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 71.4% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
84.3%
−0.9 ptssince 2016
from 85.2% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
9.2%
+0.1 ptssince 2016
from 9.1% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married57%(29,738)
Married33.7%(17,606)
Widowed1.6%(837)
Divorced7.7%(4,013)
Women 15+
Never married52.1%(30,891)
Married31.1%(18,439)
Widowed7.1%(4,239)
Divorced9.7%(5,739)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
11.2%
−7.0 ptssince 2013
from 18.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
57.7%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 56.7% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
19.4%
+3.1 ptssince 2020
from 16.3% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
13.6%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 12.8% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
12.9%
−1.6 ptssince 2020
from 14.5% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.3%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 1.8% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
73.2%
+2.8 ptssince 2020
from 70.4% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
24.6%
−0.9 ptssince 2020
from 25.5% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)21.5%(877)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)25.7%(1,047)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era38.3%(1,559)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.1%(127)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.8%(34)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 4,071 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Clarke County, Georgia?

Clarke County, Georgia has about 129,609 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Clarke County, Georgia?

The typical household in Clarke County, Georgia earns about $53,625 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Clarke County, Georgia expensive?

In Clarke County, Georgia, the median home is worth about $298,900, and the typical rent is about $1,219 a month.

How educated are people in Clarke County, Georgia?

About 47.4% of adults age 25 and over in Clarke County, Georgia hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Clarke County, Georgia?

About 26.0% of people in Clarke County, Georgia live below the federal poverty line.

Has Clarke County, Georgia grown since 1990?

Yes, Clarke County, Georgia has grown since 1990. The population has added about 42,015 residents, a change of about 48 percent over that period.

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