Clarke County, Virginia

3 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 15,060
Median household income: $114,185
Median home value: $538,900

Clarke County, Virginia counts 15,060 residents. 3 cities and places have their primary county here. At $114,185, its median household income sits above Virginia's $90,974.

From 2019 to 2023, Clarke County's population grew 4.4% from 14,423 to 15,060, while its median household income rose 42.7% from $80,026 to $114,185.

71.2% of workers drive to work alone. 88.7% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,060
Median age: 48.3 yrs
Median household income: $114,185
Median home value: $538,900
Median gross rent: $1,360
Housing units: 6,478
Homeownership rate: 82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,42315,060

Median household income

$80,026$114,185

Median home value

$347,200$538,900

Median gross rent

$1,151$1,360

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,423	$80,026	$347,200	$1,151
2020	14,498	$86,154	$366,100	$1,258
2021	14,726	$86,633	$400,500	$1,186
2022	14,882	$107,475	$496,600	$1,260
2023	15,060	$114,185	$538,900	$1,360

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.7%

5 to 1715.3%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 349.1%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 5414.4%

55 to 6417.6%

65 to 7412.9%

75 and over8.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	553	3.7%
5 to 17	2,306	15.3%
18 to 24	1,096	7.3%
25 to 34	1,372	9.1%
35 to 44	1,622	10.8%
45 to 54	2,172	14.4%
55 to 64	2,654	17.6%
65 to 74	1,949	12.9%
75 and over	1,336	8.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,532	83.2%
Black or African American	740	4.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	38	0.3%
Asian	169	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	76	0.5%
Two or more races	442	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,063	7.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.2%

High school graduate27.7%

Some college or associate's27.8%

Bachelor's degree23.2%

Graduate or professional degree14.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	801	7.2%
High school graduate	3,073	27.7%
Some college or associate's	3,091	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	2,578	23.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1,562	14.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone71.2%

Carpooled7.1%

Public transit0.1%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home16.9%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,275	71.2%
Carpooled	528	7.1%
Public transit	8	0.1%
Walked	166	2.2%
Bicycle	12	0.2%
Worked from home	1,255	16.9%
Other means	164	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,049	17.0%
15 to 29 min	1,872	30.4%
30 to 44 min	1,257	20.4%
45 to 59 min	961	15.6%
60+ min	1,014	16.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.62
Poverty rate: 6.9% (1,014 of 14,793)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,027	71.3%
Nonfamily households	1,624	28.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,651	87.2%
Vacant	827	12.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,638	82.1%
Renter-occupied	1,013	17.9%

1-unit, detached88.7%

1-unit, attached4.7%

2 to 4 units1.8%

5 to 19 units0.7%

20 or more units2.9%

Mobile home & other1.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,743	88.7%
1-unit, attached	302	4.7%
2 to 4 units	117	1.8%
5 to 19 units	43	0.7%
20 or more units	186	2.9%
Mobile home & other	87	1.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 51043
State: Virginia
Land area: 176 sq mi
Water area: 2.2 sq mi
Center point: 39.1153, -77.9907

Cities & places

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