Clarke County vs Randolph County

A side-by-side comparison of Clarke County and Randolph County: population, income, housing, and more.

Clarke County and Randolph County are counties in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Clarke County has the higher population (22,802 vs 22,310 in Randolph County). Randolph County has the higher median household income ($51,551 vs $49,167 in Clarke County). Randolph County has the higher median home value ($184,000 vs $126,400 in Clarke County).

Population, income & housing

	Clarke County	Randolph County
Population	22,802	22,310
Median age	42.5 yrs	44.0 yrs
Median household income	$49,167	$51,551
Median home value	$126,400	$184,000
Median gross rent	$785	$646
Housing units	11,727	12,461
Homeownership rate	70.9%	78.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.4%	20.5%
Unemployment rate	13.2%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clarke County	Randolph County
Population	24,128 → 22,802 (-5.5%)	22,647 → 22,310 (-1.5%)
Median household income	$37,404 → $49,167 (+31.4%)	$43,395 → $51,551 (+18.8%)
Median home value	$112,500 → $126,400 (+12.4%)	$96,100 → $184,000 (+91.5%)
Median gross rent	$555 → $785 (+41.4%)	$620 → $646 (+4.2%)

Clarke County

Population

24,12822,802

Median household income

$37,404$49,167

Median home value

$112,500$126,400

Median gross rent

$555$785

Randolph County

Population

22,64722,310

Median household income

$43,395$51,551

Median home value

$96,100$184,000

Median gross rent

$620$646

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clarke County	Randolph County
Under 5	5.9%	5.0%
5 to 17	15.8%	15.9%
18 to 24	8.3%	8.7%
25 to 34	11.2%	11.4%
35 to 44	11.4%	10.6%
45 to 54	12.5%	12.7%
55 to 64	14.3%	14.9%
65 to 74	11.9%	12.4%
75 and over	8.7%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clarke County	Randolph County
White (non-Hispanic)	51.2%	74.3%
Black or African American	45.3%	16.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.3%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.6%
Two or more races	1.2%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clarke County	Randolph County
No high school diploma	14.7%	16.4%
High school graduate	42.4%	35.6%
Some college or associate's	27.5%	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.7%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clarke County	Randolph County
Drove alone	89.1%	81.1%
Carpooled	4.5%	7.9%
Public transit	0.2%	1.0%
Walked	1.4%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.6%	7.1%
Other means	2.2%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clarke County	Randolph County
1-unit, detached	66.8%	67.9%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	2.0%
20 or more units	1.5%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	25.0%	27.0%

Poverty & households

	Clarke County	Randolph County
Poverty rate	20.5%	18.4%
Average household size	2.65	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	25	29
Median year structure built	1982	1987