Clarke County vs Fayette County

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

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

Clarke County has the higher population (129,267 vs 120,689 in Fayette County). Fayette County has the higher median household income ($108,986 vs $52,267 in Clarke County). Fayette County has the higher median home value ($405,600 vs $271,900 in Clarke County).

Population, income & housing

	Clarke County	Fayette County
Population	129,267	120,689
Median age	29.4 yrs	43.3 yrs
Median household income	$52,267	$108,986
Median home value	$271,900	$405,600
Median gross rent	$1,162	$1,787
Housing units	56,913	45,896
Homeownership rate	41.2%	81.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.7%	48.1%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clarke County	Fayette County
Population	126,176 → 129,267 (+2.4%)	112,303 → 120,689 (+7.5%)
Median household income	$38,623 → $52,267 (+35.3%)	$90,145 → $108,986 (+20.9%)
Median home value	$170,700 → $271,900 (+59.3%)	$281,400 → $405,600 (+44.1%)
Median gross rent	$856 → $1,162 (+35.7%)	$1,326 → $1,787 (+34.8%)

Clarke County

Population

126,176129,267

Median household income

$38,623$52,267

Median home value

$170,700$271,900

Median gross rent

$856$1,162

Fayette County

Population

112,303120,689

Median household income

$90,145$108,986

Median home value

$281,400$405,600

Median gross rent

$1,326$1,787

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clarke County	Fayette County
Under 5	4.8%	4.3%
5 to 17	12.1%	18.5%
18 to 24	25.6%	8.5%
25 to 34	15.7%	8.9%
35 to 44	11.5%	12.0%
45 to 54	9.2%	13.7%
55 to 64	9.0%	14.6%
65 to 74	7.5%	11.7%
75 and over	4.6%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clarke County	Fayette County
White (non-Hispanic)	54.4%	56.9%
Black or African American	26.2%	25.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	4.2%	4.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.4%	1.5%
Two or more races	3.3%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	11.4%	8.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clarke County	Fayette County
No high school diploma	10.0%	5.0%
High school graduate	17.8%	19.7%
Some college or associate's	23.5%	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	24.2%	29.8%
Graduate or professional degree	24.4%	18.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clarke County	Fayette County
Drove alone	72.2%	72.1%
Carpooled	7.7%	6.7%
Public transit	2.1%	0.4%
Walked	4.5%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.1%
Worked from home	11.8%	17.5%
Other means	0.8%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clarke County	Fayette County
1-unit, detached	49.1%	83.4%
1-unit, attached	6.4%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	11.6%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	17.5%	4.9%
20 or more units	11.3%	3.7%
Mobile home & other	4.1%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	Clarke County	Fayette County
Poverty rate	25.9%	5.5%
Average household size	2.19	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	21	32
Median year structure built	1987	1993