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Clarke County, AL

Demographic and economic profile of Clarke County, AL, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Clarke County is a small, rural Alabama county of 22,802 residents with an economic profile shaped by low-cost labor and modest incomes — median household income sits at $49,249 and median worker earnings at $35,677, with housing costs well below national norms at a $126,400 median home value and $785 monthly median rent. The workforce is limited in size, with a labor force participation rate of just 50.1% and an unemployment rate of 13.2%, and only 15.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The county has lost 6.5% of its population over the past five years, and a 20.5% poverty rate and $36,107 GDP per capita reflect a structurally constrained local economy.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

22,802

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$49,249

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-6.5% since 2018

Clarke County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone11,586 (51.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone10,069 (44.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races440 (2.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone227 (1.0%)
  • Asian Alone119 (0.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race67 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish294
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic34
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)25
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)22
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island1

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,229

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$36,107

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$31,101

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

13.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

20.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,622
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,421
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,381
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities832
  5. 5.Construction (Group)570

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Sales & Office Occupations2,229
  2. 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,193
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,983
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,170
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations827

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.42×)310
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.74×)820
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.66×)1,326
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.38×)1,206
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.11×)421

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$126,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$785/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

70.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999738 (12.4%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999674 (11.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999512 (8.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999416 (7.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999393 (6.6%)
  • Less Than $10,000372 (6.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

15.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

85.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

50.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,677

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

11.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone7,269 (88.7%)
  • Carpooled377 (4.6%)
  • Worked At Home247 (3.0%)
  • Other181 (2.2%)
  • Walked88 (1.1%)
  • Public Transit30 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.