Demographics of Clarke County, Georgia

Clarke County, Georgia had 129,921 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,326 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Clarke County, in four figures

129,921
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.0%
Change since July 2020: +1,326 people.; 29.6 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $53,625 ±$2,435
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Clarke County, Georgia's population grew 1.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Clarke County, Georgia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Clarke County, Georgia's population grew 1.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Clarke County, Georgia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	128,595	100.0	100.0
2021	129,248	100.5	100.2
2022	130,067	101.1	100.7
2023	130,531	101.5	101.6
2024	130,750	101.7	102.5
2025	129,921	101.0	103.1

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Population of Clarke County, Georgia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	128,595	−75	+130	+2	−236
2021	129,248	+653	+437	+162	−49
2022	130,067	+819	+320	+612	−34
2023	130,531	+464	+418	+740	−663
2024	130,750	+219	+468	+1,364	−1,608
2025	129,921	−829	+477	+803	−2,084

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 29.6 ±0.2: for men 29.0 ±0.3 and for women 30.0 ±0.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Clarke County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	6,115 ±85	4.7% ±0.1	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	15,570 ±871	12.0% ±0.7	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	33,310 ±1,565	25.7% ±1.2	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	35,092 ±877	27.1% ±0.7	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	23,322 ±788	18.0% ±0.6	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	16,200 ±800	12.5% ±0.6	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $53,625 ±$2,435, and income per person $32,642 ±$1,060, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,353 ±$407 in Georgia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Clarke County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	13,084 ±1,075	24.0% ±2.0	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	12,613 ±1,091	23.2% ±2.0	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	8,425 ±898	15.5% ±1.6	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	6,289 ±639	11.5% ±1.2	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	7,455 ±792	13.7% ±1.5	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	3,068 ±383	5.6% ±0.7	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	3,520 ±371	6.5% ±0.7	11.9% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Clarke County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	31,084 ±2,038	26.0% ±1.7	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	5,154 ±774	23.9% ±3.3	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	22,999 ±1,264	30.2% ±1.5	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,931 ±529	13.5% ±2.4	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Clarke County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Clarke County	Georgia	United States
Housing units	57,918 ±110	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.0% ±0.7	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.0% ±0.8	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	41.4% ±1.4	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	58.6% ±1.6	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$298,900 ±$10,116	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,219 ±$31	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1987 ±1	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Clarke County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	15,269 ±0	11.8% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	70,120 ±361	54.1% ±0.3	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	33,135 ±748	25.6% ±0.6	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	5,371 ±274	4.1% ±0.2	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	18 to 420	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 56	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	211 to 775	0.2% to 0.6%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	4,982 ±803	3.8% ±0.6	3.9% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Clarke County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	73,755 ±1,849	56.9% ±1.4	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	41,530 ±1,844	32.0% ±1.4	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,435 ±317	1.1% ±0.2	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	12,889 ±851	9.9% ±0.7	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	4,220 ±542	3.3% ±0.4	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	8,669 ±801	6.7% ±0.6	5.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Clarke County among the counties of Georgia

20th of 159 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Counties of Georgia near Clarke County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Columbia County	169,189	+7.9%
Coweta County	160,240	+9.2%
Bibb County	157,556	+0.3%
Douglas County	154,293	+6.6%
Carroll County	131,036	+9.8%
Clarke County	129,921	+1.0%
Newton County	125,583	+11.2%
Fayette County	125,156	+4.7%
Lowndes County	122,867	+3.7%
Bartow County	120,800	+10.5%
Walton County	112,696	+16.0%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026