Clarke County, Virginia Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for Clarke County, Virginia, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in Clarke County, Virginia. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in Clarke County, Virginia. The estimated population of Clarke County, Virginia is 14,726 people, with a median age of 47.6.

We can look at the total population in Clarke County over the last 5 years to see how much it has changed.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
14,726
+1.57%
+2.76%
2020
14,498
+0.52%
-
2019
14,423
+0.4%
-
2018
14,365
+0.24%
-
2017
14,331
 - -

Population of Clarke County, Virginia by Race and Ethnicity

We can also look at how the population has changed over the last 5 years by each of the race/ethnicity types as defined by the US Census Bureau.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
85%
86.9%
 -2.19%
Black/African American
4.8%
4.9%
 -2.04%
Native
0%
0.4%
 -100.00%
Hispanic
6.2%
4.8%
 +29.17%
Asian
1.5%
1%
 +50.00%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
2.2%
2.1%
 +4.76%
Other
0.3%
0%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of Clarke County, Virginia by Age and Gender

The age and gender of a population is another interesting demographic statistic because it lets us track trends in the population over time. For example, we can see how the population has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 47.6 -1.04% 46.7 -0.21% 48.2 -1.83%
2020 48.1 +2.34% 46.8 +3.08% 49.1 +1.45%
2019 47 +0.86% 45.4 +1.11% 48.4 +0.83%
2018 46.6 +1.3% 44.9 +1.58% 48 +1.69%
2017 46 - 44.2 - 47.2 -

The median age of Clarke County, Virginia gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 926 -25.48% 625 -10.64% 702 560
10 to 19 881 +5.6% 942 +16.72% 927 1,099
20 to 29 803 -5.2% 557 -1.87% 758 545
30 to 39 647 +1.18% 751 -10.31% 649 676
40 to 49 925 -1.43% 1,018 -5.03% 909 967
50 to 59 1,313 +5.28% 1,277 +6.67% 1,373 1,359
60 to 69 873 +19.89% 1,021 -4.69% 1,047 969
70+ 827 +17.17% 945 +26.28% 975 1,211

Median Household Income

The latest median household income of Clarke County, Virginia is $86,633.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less. The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for Clarke County.

  • Under 25
    $38,710.00
  • 25 to 44
    $91,719.00
  • 45 to 64
    $118,100.00
  • 65 and over
    $59,271.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in Clarke County, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in Clarke County, and then dividing that number by the total number of households. This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of Clarke County, Virginia is currently $110,382.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

12.32% of households in Clarke County are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of Clarke County against other areas.

  • Less than $24,999
    11.77%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    16.85%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    16.09%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    9.38%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    22.54%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    11.05%
  • $200,000 or more
    12.32%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in Clarke County is $44,129.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of Clarke County by the total population of Clarke County.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people in Clarke County, Virginia, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in Clarke County to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    15.16%
  • Bachelor's degree
    33.96%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    9.53%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    39.02%
  • Less than high school diploma
    2.34%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in Clarke County that are over the age of 16.

The total population of Clarke County over the age of 16 is 12,296.

Of those people, a total of 62.00% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in Clarke County is 59.30%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 858 46.00% 0.50%
20 to 24 years 683 60.60% 7.00%
25 to 29 years 620 64.40% 6.00%
30 to 34 years 628 80.90% 12.80%
35 to 44 years 1,609 89.60% 2.90%
45 to 54 years 2,257 91.50% 4.70%
55 to 59 years 1,439 78.20% 0.00%
60 to 64 years 1,129 64.40% 3.40%
65 to 74 years 1,783 25.50% 0.40%
75 years and over 1,290 6.80% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in Clarke County. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 11,014 61.20% 2.80%
Black or African American 561 51.70% 5.20%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0 0.00% 0.00%
Asian 219 96.30% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 164 98.20% 13.70%
Two or more races 338 64.50% 28.10%
Hispanic or Latino 669 96.30% 3.50%
Not Hispanic or Latino 10,523 59.60% 3.00%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations in Clarke County as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in Clarke County is 7,297, with median earnings of $46,290.00.

Women in Clarke County, Virginia earning approximately 74.80% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 7,297 $46,290.00
Male 3,823 $54,233.00
Female 3,474 $40,568.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 1,365 $71,134.00
Business and Financial 455 $44,490.00
Computer and Mathematical 315 $104,531.00
Architecture and Engineering 125 $71,979.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 2 $0.00
Community and Social Service 40 $57,813.00
Legal 34 $131,250.00
Educational and Library 433 $37,284.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 90 $36,563.00
Healthcare Practitioners 493 $76,932.00
Healthcare Support 195 $23,750.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 85 $17,039.00
Law Enforcement 91 $75,298.00
Food Preparation and Serving 381 $12,083.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 270 $12,343.00
Personal Care and Service 137 $20,378.00
Sales 664 $35,658.00
Office and Administrative Support 682 $40,382.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 28 $19,423.00
Construction and Extraction 458 $30,385.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 262 $68,333.00
Production 264 $19,474.00
Transportation and Material Moving 189 $44,442.00

Occupations by Gender

The table below shows the same occupations from the list above, but we have split them by male and female to see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 808 $63,125.00 557 $74,016.00
Business and Financial 124 $75,370.00 331 $43,240.00
Computer and Mathematical 276 $111,250.00 39 $83,523.00
Architecture and Engineering 122 $72,083.00 3 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 2 $0.00 0 $0.00
Community and Social Service 17 $0.00 23 $24,219.00
Legal 27 $151,094.00 7 $0.00
Educational and Library 82 $62,353.00 351 $35,043.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 41 $43,098.00 49 $2,499.00
Healthcare Practitioners 143 $175,313.00 350 $71,250.00
Healthcare Support 79 $2,499.00 116 $29,333.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 83 $16,908.00 2 $0.00
Law Enforcement 45 $83,250.00 46 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 177 $13,079.00 204 $11,618.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 154 $16,667.00 116 $12,054.00
Personal Care and Service 11 $0.00 126 $20,233.00
Sales 374 $96,458.00 290 $21,616.00
Office and Administrative Support 71 $37,198.00 611 $40,485.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 15 $23,472.00 13 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 433 $31,186.00 25 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 262 $68,333.00 0 $0.00
Production 142 $23,167.00 122 $19,211.00
Transportation and Material Moving 146 $48,049.00 43 $25,580.00

Households and Family Size

A household defined bu the US Census Bureau is a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 5,692 households in Clarke County, with an average household size of 2.55 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 3,911 families in Clarke County with an average family size of 3.04 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each.

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 3,314 202 395 1,781
Average Household Size 3.09 4.32 2.84 1.3
Total Families 3,314 202 395 0
Average Household Size 3.03 4.09 2.6 0

Poverty

Of the 3,911 families in Clarke County, 1.40% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in Clarke County:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 6,341 housing units in Clarke County, Virginia.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 5,692 89.77%
Vacant 649 10.23%

17.88% of the total 6,341 housing units in Clarke County are rental units. This is approximately 1,134 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 4,346 are occupied by the owner - or 68.54% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in Clarke County is $1,186.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in Clarke County that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    212
  • Less than $500
    65
  • $500 to $999
    292
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    503
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    206
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    29
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    20
  • $3,000 or more
    19

Property Value

The median value of a property in Clarke County is $400,500.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in Clarke County that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    21
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    18
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    140
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    209
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    876
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    1,704
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    1,189
  • $1,000,000 or more
    189

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in Clarke County. The chart below shows the number of properties in Clarke County that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    1,200
  • 1940 to 1949
    257
  • 1950 to 1959
    490
  • 1960 to 1969
    513
  • 1970 to 1979
    1,016
  • 1980 to 1989
    800
  • 1990 to 1999
    833
  • 2000 to 2009
    950
  • 2010 to 2013
    279
  • 2014 or later
    3

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in Clarke County that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    104
  • 1 vehicle available
    1,358
  • 2 vehicles available
    2,076
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    2,154

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in Clarke County get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in Clarke County that commute to work in a particular way.

35.9 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in Clarke County.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    235
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    435
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    446
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    275
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    692
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    587
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    915
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    216
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    429
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    940
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    905
  • 90 or more minutes
    306

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for Clarke County, Virginia in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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Places in Clarke County, Virginia

We have data for 7 places in Clarke County, Virginia. Click on a place below to see more information about the demographics of that place.