Demographics of Clarke County, Virginia

Clarke County, Virginia had 15,609 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +792 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

15,609
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +5.3%
Change since July 2020: +792 people.; 48.4 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $117,111 ±$12,127
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, Virginia's population grew 5.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Clarke County, Virginia'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, Virginia's population grew 5.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Clarke County, Virginia'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	14,817	100.0	100.0
2021	14,947	100.9	100.2
2022	15,311	103.3	100.7
2023	15,399	103.9	101.6
2024	15,631	105.5	102.5
2025	15,609	105.3	103.1

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Population of Clarke County, Virginia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	14,817	+28	+4	0	+20
2021	14,947	+130	−53	+1	+178
2022	15,311	+364	−54	+6	+400
2023	15,399	+88	−72	+11	+150
2024	15,631	+232	−37	+31	+240
2025	15,609	−22	−43	+3	+20

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 48.4 ±0.7: for men 48.3 ±0.8 and for women 48.6 ±1.4. 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	Virginia	United States
Under 5	628 ±78	4.1% ±0.5	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,354 ±245	15.5% ±1.6	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,034 ±144	6.8% ±0.9	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,021 ±228	19.9% ±1.5	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,676 ±333	30.7% ±2.2	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,503 ±348	23.0% ±2.3	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $117,111 ±$12,127, and income per person $57,955 ±$4,823, in 2024 dollars. The median is $93,170 ±$458 in Virginia 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	Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	677 ±191	11.5% ±3.2	12.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	546 ±162	9.3% ±2.7	14.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	792 ±200	13.4% ±3.4	14.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	700 ±173	11.9% ±2.9	12.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,108 ±229	18.8% ±3.8	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	909 ±214	15.4% ±3.6	11.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,158 ±209	19.7% ±3.5	17.7% ±0.2	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	Virginia	United States
All ages	1,047 ±341	7.0% ±2.3	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	66 to 288	2.3% to 9.7%	12.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	537 ±226	7.2% ±3.0	9.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	333 ±131	7.4% ±2.9	8.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Clarke County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Clarke County	Virginia	United States
Housing units	6,553 ±18	3,684,756 ±486	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.9% ±3.2	91.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.1% ±3.2	8.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	81.5% ±2.8	67.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	18.5% ±3.7	32.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$550,100 ±$28,489	$383,700 ±$1,024	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,371 ±$94	$1,579 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1980 ±4	1984 ±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	Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,184 ±0	7.8% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	12,474 ±158	82.0% ±1.0	58.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	816 ±72	5.4% ±0.5	18.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	64 to 200	0.4% to 1.3%	6.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	6 to 90	< 0.1% to 0.6%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	31 to 239	0.2% to 1.6%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	427 ±168	2.8% ±1.1	4.7% ±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	Virginia	United States
Born in the state	7,600 ±498	49.9% ±3.3	48.8% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,528 ±522	42.9% ±3.4	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	70 to 232	0.5% to 1.5%	2.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	937 ±187	6.2% ±1.2	13.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	502 ±170	3.3% ±1.1	7.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	435 ±146	2.9% ±1.0	5.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Clarke County among the counties of Virginia

97th of 133 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Virginia page.

Counties of Virginia near Clarke County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Bristol city	16,418	−5.2%
Williamsburg city	15,861	+2.6%
Nottoway County	15,796	+1.0%
Floyd County	15,789	+2.1%
Brunswick County	15,727	−0.6%
Clarke County	15,609	+5.3%
Grayson County	15,230	−0.3%
Falls Church city	15,159	+3.3%
Nelson County	14,920	+1.2%
Alleghany County	14,546	−4.2%
Madison County	14,237	+2.7%

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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