Clarke County, VA Population

Overview

14,726

Total Population

47.6

Median age

50.16%

Female population %

99.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

55.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

909

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 47.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Clarke County's population under 18 was 19.48%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Clarke County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.87% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Clarke County, 14.99% were under the age of 15, 16.18% aged 15 to 29, 47.96% aged 30 to 64, 18.30% aged 65 to 84, and 2.57% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 46 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 50.16% females and 49.84% males in Clarke County, VA.
The Clarke County, VA gender ratio is 99.4:100 i.e. 99.4 men to 100 women (0.994).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 712.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 727.

Clarke County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Clarke County population: 89.03% are White, 4.84% are Black or African American, 1.53% are Asian, 1.56% are some other race and 3.04% are multiracial.
Clarke County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 909 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 13,817 (93.83% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Clarke County is White with a population of 13,11 (89.03% of the total population).

Clarke County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 15,266 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Clarke County's population increased by 1,356 (10.71%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Clarke County's population increased by 795 (5.67%), 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 2000 at 12,662.