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
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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.
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Gender
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.
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Race / Ethnicity
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).
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Year by year
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.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)