Clarke County, Alabama

Clarke County has a population of 22,543 and has shrunk 4.6% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $121,700, about 2.5 times the county's median household income of $49,249.

Home price
$121,700
Income
$49,249
Population
22,543
Unemployment
9.2%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$121,700county
Median gross rent$782county
Median year homes here were built1981county
Share of homes built before 198048.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile25.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant28.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented29.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use9.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,418(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$791county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$603county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,034county
Home insurance / yr$3,633(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living88.6(statewide)
Median household income$49,249county
Family health premium / yr$23,986(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$7,871(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.632(statewide)
Poverty rate20.1%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home3.0%county
Unemployment rate9.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force50.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.1%county
Share of workers employed by government13.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry19.3%county
Economic output per resident$50,120county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.33%county
Top state income tax5.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.46%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time25.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service71 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport17003county
Miles to nearest general aviation field15 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station70 micounty
Households without a vehicle11.6%county
Traffic deaths71.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-3.0(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher15.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher86.1%county
Public schools in the county10county
Public school enrollment3143county
Students per full-time teacher17.6county
Free lunch eligible70.4%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools3county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution64 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians40county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.5%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year25.8%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year20.0%county
Frequent mental distress19.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity35.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes18.5%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population22,543county
Land area in square miles1,238county
People per square mile of land18.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store6.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-4.6%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age42.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.1%county
Share of households that are one person35.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.1%county
Second languages1.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls75.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents485county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-1county
Households that moved in347county
Households that moved away443county
Average income of arriving households$41,602county
Average income of departing households$45,977county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year10county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings19.2%(statewide)
Violent crime rate360(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature67.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation49.2 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.67 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F86 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing33 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days245 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 14county
Average first fall frostNov 14county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$155county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh15.8¢county
Household electricity use1,111 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.17(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity64.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas22.3%county
Homes heated by propane11.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood1.5%county
Households with broadband73.7%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk40.4county
Coastal flood risk22.2county
Drought risk27.1county
Landslide risk76.1county
Hail risk24.7county
Earthquake risk52.6county
Tornado risk67.8county
Tropical cyclone risk89.6county
Extreme heat risk66.2county
Winter weather risk27.6county
Strong wind risk29.5county
Wildfire risk43.9county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Clarke County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Alabama figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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