Clarke County, Georgia

Clarke County has a population of 129,609 and has grown 1.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $298,900, about 5.6 times the county's median household income of $53,625.

Home price
$298,900
Income
$53,625
Population
129,609
Unemployment
5.2%

Housing

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

Median home price$298,900county
Median gross rent$1,219county
Median year homes here were built1987county
Share of homes built before 198039.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile4.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant6.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented58.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,662county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,331county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,183county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,734county
Home insurance / yr$2,323(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living92.5(statewide)
Median household income$53,625county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate26.0%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 home13.5%county
Unemployment rate5.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force62.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed3.9%county
Share of workers employed by government25.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry33.7%county
Economic output per resident$83,513county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.87%county
Top state income tax4.99%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.99%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.56%(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 time20.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service64 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport52511402county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.2 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 station34 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.3%county
Traffic deaths10.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-4.9(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 higher47.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher89.7%county
Public schools in the county22county
Public school enrollment13750county
Students per full-time teacher12.2county
Free lunch eligible90.5%county
Elementary schools14county
Middle schools4county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution1.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians82county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter8.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance11.2%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year18.4%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year15.3%county
Frequent mental distress20.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity24.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.7%county

Place

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

Population129,609county
Land area in square miles119county
People per square mile of land1086.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores28county
Convenience stores15county
Share living far from a food store24.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract8.2%county
Population change since 2020+1.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents6county
Median age29.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1816.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over12.5%county
Share of households that are one person33.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States9.9%county
Second languages15.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls41.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents99county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-16county
Households that moved in4,927county
Households that moved away5,335county
Average income of arriving households$48,998county
Average income of departing households$58,969county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes13county
Housing units authorised in the latest year748county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings69.8%county
Violent crime rate326(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature62.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation50.4 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.55 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F48 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing53 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days227 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 26county
Average first fall frostNov 8county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$157county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh13.7¢county
Household electricity use1,162 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity68.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas29.0%county
Homes heated by propane1.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood0.1%county
Households with broadband92.6%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk70.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk44.8county
Landslide risk27.9county
Hail risk78.8county
Earthquake risk83.3county
Tornado risk79.4county
Tropical cyclone risk71.3county
Extreme heat risk73.1county
Winter weather risk17.8county
Strong wind risk57.1county
Wildfire risk25.6county

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 teams1county
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 Georgia figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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