Clarke County, Georgia (GA)

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• • 69,62454.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 36,03028.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 14,31511.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 5,1794.0%Asian alone
  • 3,0932.4%Two or more races
  • 3410.3%Some other race alone
  • 670.05%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 570.04%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $241,469

Here:	$241,469
State:	$274,276

Townhouses or other attached units: $131,378

Here:	$131,378
State:	$266,514

In 2-unit structures: $189,006

Here:	$189,006
State:	$239,993

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $229,233

Here:	$229,233
State:	$202,197

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $157,721

Here:	$157,721
State:	$304,107

Mobile homes: $68,259

Here:	$68,259
State:	$74,102

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,786 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,997 (0.9%)

Area name: Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Clarke County is $509 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $639 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $851 a month.

Cities in this county include: Athens-Clarke County, Athens, Winterville.

2018 air pollution in Clarke County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.028 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 8.9 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.

Current college students: 29,695
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 48.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 12,968 (43.1% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 4,4622010 or later
• 4,4212000 to 2009
• 2,4691990 to 1999
• 1,6611980 to 1989
• 4221970 to 1979
• 446Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 80.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 23,244
• One, attached: 4,495
• Two: 3,070
• 3 or 4: 3,603
• 5 to 9: 4,456
• 10 to 19: 6,933
• 20 to 49: 3,302
• 50 or more: 2,735
• Mobile homes: 1,785
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 24

Housing units in Clarke County with a mortgage: 11,965 (182 second mortgage, 851 home equity loan, 17 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7,166

Religion statistics for Clarke County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Clarke County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Georgia Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4501, Natural disaster type: Other
• Georgia Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: February 10, 2014 to February 14, 2014, Emergency Declared EM-3368: February 11, 2014, FEMA Id: 3368, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Georgia Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 27, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3218: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3218, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Georgia Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 22, 2000 to February 01, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1311: January 28, 2000, FEMA Id: 1311, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Georgia Drought, Incident Period: July 20, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3044: July 20, 1977, FEMA Id: 3044, Natural disaster type: Drought
• Georgia SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, Incident Period: June 11, 1973, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-391: June 11, 1973, FEMA Id: 391, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
• Georgia TORNADOES, FLOODING, Incident Period: April 04, 1973, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-370: April 04, 1973, FEMA Id: 370, Natural disaster type: Tornado, Flood

11.13% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($43,231 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
7.00% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($26,433 average AGI)
4.13% relocated from other states ($16,798 average AGI)

Clarke County:	4.13%
Georgia average:	3.60%

from Oconee County, GA	0.83% ($90,106 average AGI)
from Gwinnett County, GA	0.64% ($40,664)
from Jackson County, GA	0.49% ($41,676)
from Fulton County, GA	0.47% ($40,281)
from Madison County, GA	0.43% ($29,553)
from Barrow County, GA	0.39% ($25,741)
from Oglethorpe County, GA	0.35% ($38,496)

11.39% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($45,829 average adjusted gross income)

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($175 average AGI)

Clarke County:	0.05%
Georgia average:	0.08%

7.31% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($29,227 average AGI)
4.02% relocated to other states ($16,428 average AGI)

Clarke County:	4.02%
Georgia average:	3.12%

to Oconee County, GA	1.17% ($76,423 average AGI)
to Fulton County, GA	0.73% ($45,200)
to Gwinnett County, GA	0.61% ($38,057)
to DeKalb County, GA	0.55% ($40,126)
to Madison County, GA	0.55% ($36,894)
to Barrow County, GA	0.44% ($44,115)
to Jackson County, GA	0.41% ($50,601)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.0
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 12.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 6.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 5.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.5

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Clarke County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 23,160 (7,634 living alone), Female householders: 28,964 (9,030 living alone)

• 15,690 spouses (15,408 opposite-sex spouses), 4,630 unmarried partners, (4,467 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 24,437 children (22,979 natural, 1,019 adopted, 439 stepchildren), 2,203 grandchildren, 1,335 brothers or sisters, 1,394 parents, 0 foster children, 758 other relatives, 13,405 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 12,355

Size of family households: 13,843 2-persons, 4,753 3-persons, 3,224 4-persons, 1,731 5-persons, 320 6-persons, 170 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 16,664 1-person, 7,793 2-persons, 1,955 3-persons, 1,424 4-persons, 156 5-persons, 91 6-persons.

10,983 married couples with children.
8,660 single-parent households (278 men, 8,382 women).

84.2% of residents of Clarke speak English at home.
9.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
2.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other language at home (75% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $653,173,000 ($6,283 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $46,993,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $179,309,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $91,735,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,784,000
Federal grants: $234,034,000
Federal procurement contracts: $34,219,000 ($3,290,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $110,092,000 ($29,232,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $201,768,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $42,940,000
Federal Government insurance: $16,661,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-43 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 18.51 millions of gallons per day (1% from ground, 99% from surface)

• Year house built in Clarke County, Georgia
• 2,2142014 or later
• 1,0892010 to 2013
• 8,0192000 to 2009
• 10,1711990 to 1999
• 6,6061980 to 1989
• 10,5631970 to 1979
• 6,4591960 to 1969
• 4,1411950 to 1959
• 1,5161940 to 1949
• 2,8691939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Clarke County, Georgia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Clarke County, Georgia
• 481 room
• 2222 rooms
• 1733 rooms
• 1,3504 rooms
• 3,6045 rooms
• 2,9796 rooms
• 3,2607 rooms
• 3,1528 rooms
• 4,3439+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Clarke County, Georgia
• 5011 room
• 1,3282 rooms
• 4,7983 rooms
• 11,2464 rooms
• 8,2895 rooms
• 4,5786 rooms
• 9557 rooms
• 9428 rooms
• 3569+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Clarke County, Georgia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Clarke County, Georgia
• 48no bedroom
• 5131 bedroom
• 1,9422 bedrooms
• 10,0633 bedrooms
• 5,3264 bedrooms
• 1,2395+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Clarke County, Georgia
• 694no bedroom
• 7,0251 bedroom
• 16,6312 bedrooms
• 5,9543 bedrooms
• 2,2274 bedrooms
• 4625+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Clarke County, Georgia in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Clarke County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 295no vehicle
• 4,9761 vehicle
• 8,2072 vehicles
• 4,4353 vehicles
• 1,1574 vehicles
• 615+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Clarke County in renter-occupied apartments
• 4,517no vehicle
• 14,3981 vehicle
• 9,1812 vehicles
• 3,5163 vehicles
• 1,0004 vehicles
• 3815+ vehicles

70.2% of Clarke County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in Georgia.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 73,725
• Other state: 40,552
• Northeast: 8,248
• Midwest: 8,473
• South: 17,717
• West: 6,114

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 2,366
• Number of aged recipients: 252
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,114
• Number of recipients under 18: 454
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,427
• Number of recipients older than 64: 485
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 928
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,065

Clarke County on our top lists:

• #18 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #43 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #53 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011"
• #61 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #68 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #94 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011"
• #100 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Obama (Democrat) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"