With 15,216 people, Clarke County is a county in Virginia. The median age is 48.4, about 9 years above the US median. That puts it in the top 1% of US counties for household income. 81% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $550,100, having more than tripled since 2000. That is roughly 26% ahead of the Virginia median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $117,111, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 48.4
US median: 38.9
More educated
40% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 93%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Clarke County
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$251,047 → $550,100(+119%)US over the same years: +67%
Median age36.3 → 48.4(+12.1 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share90.4% → 82.0%(−8.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
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)18%(179)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.6%(205)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era38.9%(388)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.7%(37)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 997 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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Over time
Clarke County, decade by decade
Clarke County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
12,101
$83,129
$251,047
18.6%
21.9
2000
12,652
$93,999
$285,089
23.9%
22.5
2010
14,034
$105,367
$527,812
29.2%
27.0
2020
14,783
$104,422
$443,727
34.7%
37.6
2024
15,216
$117,111
$550,100
39.8%
39.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
