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Clarke County, VA

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

AI Overview

Clarke County is a small, largely residential county of 15,060 people in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley region, with a median household income of $117,111 and a low poverty rate of 6.9% pointing to an affluent local population. The labor force is relatively small—participation stands at 61.0%—with 37.3% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, a median age of 48.4 years, and a mean commute of 33.9 minutes suggesting many residents work outside the county. An 82.1% homeownership rate, median home value of $538,900, and 4.8% population growth over five years reflect a high-cost, in-demand residential market with modest unemployment at 3.5%.

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

Population

15,060

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$117,111

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

48.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+4.8% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone12,754 (83.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone964 (6.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone550 (3.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race444 (2.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races307 (2.0%)
  • Asian Alone149 (1.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish974
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic213
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)74
  4. 4.Other Indo-European62
  5. 5.Arabic34

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

6.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

997

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$30,533

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$54,763

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

6.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,359
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,298
  3. 3.Construction (Group)826
  4. 4.Public Administration (Group)724
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)714

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,652
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,566
  3. 3.Service Occupations909
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations690
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations507

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 1.95×)685
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.91×)226
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.68×)864
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.31×)1,205
  5. 5.Information (LQ 1.26×)175

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$538,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,360/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

81.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,9991,750 (36.5%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999699 (14.6%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999695 (14.5%)
  • $750,000 to $999,999602 (12.5%)
  • $1,000,000 to $1,499,999217 (4.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999191 (4.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

37.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

61.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$53,695

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

32.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone5,012 (68.7%)
  • Worked At Home1,558 (21.4%)
  • Carpooled381 (5.2%)
  • Walked170 (2.3%)
  • Other108 (1.5%)
  • Motorcycle45 (0.6%)

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.