Demographics of Clarkston city, Georgia

Clarkston city, Georgia had 14,431 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −266 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Clarkston city, in four figures

14,431
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 14,557 ±25.; −1.8%
Change since July 2020: −266 people.; 27.2 ±1.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $48,564 ±$4,323
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Clarkston city, Georgia's population shrank 1.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Clarkston city, 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Clarkston city, Georgia's population shrank 1.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Clarkston city, 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	14,697	100.0	100.0
2021	14,544	99.0	100.2
2022	14,545	99.0	100.7
2023	14,471	98.5	101.6
2024	14,436	98.2	102.5
2025	14,431	98.2	103.1

Population of Clarkston city, Georgia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	14,697	—
2021	14,544	−153
2022	14,545	+1
2023	14,471	−74
2024	14,436	−35
2025	14,431	−5

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 27.2 ±1.5: for men 23.2 ±5.3 and for women 28.0 ±2.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Clarkston city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	2,135 ±502	14.7% ±3.4	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,421 ±522	23.5% ±3.6	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,199 ±276	8.2% ±1.9	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,810 ±582	33.0% ±4.0	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,394 ±362	16.4% ±2.5	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	598 ±167	4.1% ±1.1	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $48,564 ±$4,323, and income per person $19,779 ±$3,915, 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 Clarkston city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	865 ±250	21.9% ±6.0	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,201 ±288	30.4% ±6.8	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	831 ±237	21.1% ±5.7	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	392 ±133	9.9% ±3.3	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	427 ±143	10.8% ±3.5	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	61 to 233	1.6% to 5.9%	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	14 to 154	0.4% to 3.9%	11.9% ±0.1	13.4% ±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%.

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 Clarkston city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	4,945 ±1,197	34.4% ±8.3	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,761 ±665	51.3% ±8.8	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,933 ±426	24.6% ±4.7	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	251 ±122	22.0% ±9.2	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Clarkston city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Clarkston city	Georgia	United States
Housing units	4,892 ±338	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	80.7% ±4.4	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	19.3% ±4.4	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	18.3% ±3.2	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	81.7% ±3.5	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$302,600 ±$29,797	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,422 ±$61	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±2	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 Clarkston city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	145 to 759	1.0% to 5.2%	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	1,264 ±343	8.7% ±2.4	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	10,143 ±811	69.7% ±5.6	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2,189 ±613	15.0% ±4.2	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 118	0% to 0.8%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	103 to 799	0.7% to 5.5%	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 Clarkston city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	5,780 ±748	39.7% ±5.1	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,943 ±547	20.2% ±3.8	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	259 to 765	1.8% to 5.3%	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	5,322 ±720	36.6% ±4.9	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,026 ±475	13.9% ±3.3	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	3,296 ±637	22.6% ±4.4	5.8% ±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%.

Clarkston city among the places of Georgia

91st of 167 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Places of Georgia near Clarkston city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Riverdale city	14,792 ±24
Dallas city	14,714 ±32
College Park city	14,712 ±780
Moultrie city	14,588 ±27
Covington city	14,584 ±30
Clarkston city	14,557 ±25
Bainbridge city	14,404 ±29
Vinings CDP	14,390 ±1,402
Belvedere Park CDP	14,181 ±1,112
Wilmington Island CDP	13,905 ±1,138
Waycross city	13,756 ±20

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Georgia by foreign-born share
No. 1 Places in Georgia by poverty rate
No. 7 Places by poverty rate
No. 46 Places in Georgia by median home value
No. 52 Places in Georgia by median rent
No. 101 Places in Georgia by median household income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026