Clarke County, AL Population

Overview

23,346

Total Population

42.6

Median age

52.27%

Female population %

91.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

61.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

326

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Clarke County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Clarke County is 42.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Clarke County's population under 18 was 22.18%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Clarke County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.74% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Clarke County, 18.14% were under the age of 15, 18.22% aged 15 to 29, 43.90% aged 30 to 64, 17.36% aged 65 to 84, and 2.37% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,062 more females than males in Clarke County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.27% females and 47.73% males in Clarke County, AL.
The Clarke County, AL gender ratio is 91.3:100 i.e. 91.3 men to 100 women (0.913).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 937.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 954.

Clarke County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Clarke County population: 51.96% are White, 45.37% are Black or African American, 0.11% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.45% are Asian, 0.79% are some other race and 1.32% are multiracial.
Clarke County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 326 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 23,02 (98.60% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Clarke County is White with a population of 12,131 (51.96% of the total population).

Clarke County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 27,797 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Clarke County's population decreased by 2,030 (7.30%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Clarke County's population decreased by 2,786 (10.81%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Clarke County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 22,515.