Clarkesville vs Demorest

A side-by-side comparison of Clarkesville and Demorest: population, income, housing, and more.

Clarkesville and Demorest are places in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Demorest has the higher population (2,335 vs 1,827 in Clarkesville). Demorest has the higher median household income ($69,583 vs $66,316 in Clarkesville). Demorest has the higher median home value ($216,800 vs $198,900 in Clarkesville).

Population, income & housing

	Clarkesville	Demorest
Population	1,827	2,335
Median age	52.1 yrs	26.3 yrs
Median household income	$66,316	$69,583
Median home value	$198,900	$216,800
Median gross rent	$1,037	$1,244
Housing units	849	787
Homeownership rate	64.5%	51.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.5%	31.5%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clarkesville	Demorest
Population	1,754 → 1,827 (+4.2%)	1,973 → 2,335 (+18.3%)
Median household income	$44,293 → $66,316 (+49.7%)	$34,865 → $69,583 (+99.6%)
Median home value	$142,900 → $198,900 (+39.2%)	$117,900 → $216,800 (+83.9%)
Median gross rent	$694 → $1,037 (+49.4%)	$779 → $1,244 (+59.7%)

Clarkesville

Population

1,7541,827

Median household income

$44,293$66,316

Median home value

$142,900$198,900

Median gross rent

$694$1,037

Demorest

Population

1,9732,335

Median household income

$34,865$69,583

Median home value

$117,900$216,800

Median gross rent

$779$1,244

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clarkesville	Demorest
Under 5	5.7%	6.0%
5 to 17	13.0%	12.5%
18 to 24	4.1%	30.3%
25 to 34	11.3%	8.4%
35 to 44	11.7%	10.2%
45 to 54	7.4%	8.1%
55 to 64	11.3%	11.2%
65 to 74	20.0%	7.3%
75 and over	15.4%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clarkesville	Demorest
White (non-Hispanic)	78.3%	80.4%
Black or African American	8.4%	6.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.3%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	10.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clarkesville	Demorest
No high school diploma	11.8%	7.9%
High school graduate	27.9%	37.6%
Some college or associate's	28.8%	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	18.4%	14.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clarkesville	Demorest
Drove alone	75.1%	67.3%
Carpooled	17.2%	17.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.6%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.5%	11.2%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clarkesville	Demorest
1-unit, detached	71.1%	69.9%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	12.7%	14.6%
5 to 19 units	10.4%	8.5%
20 or more units	2.4%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	5.1%

Poverty & households

	Clarkesville	Demorest
Poverty rate	12.3%	11.0%
Average household size	2.21	2.79
Mean commute (minutes)	19	20
Median year structure built	1971	1985