Racial and ethnic composition 2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 14,783. The median age was 48.3 years. 19.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 22.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 96.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95.0 males age 18 and over. The racial makeup of the county was 84.4% White, 3.9%
Black or African American, 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%
Asian, 0.1%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 3.0% from some other race, and 6.8% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 6.0% of the population. There were 5,847 households in the county, of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 23.2% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2000, there were 12,652 people, 4,942 households, and 3,513 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 5,388 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 91.15%
White, 6.73%
Black or
African American, 0.19%
Native American, 0.49%
Asian, 0.03%
Pacific Islander, 0.55% from
other races, and 0.85% from two or more races. 1.46% of the population was
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. By 2005 90.1% of Clarke County's population was non-Hispanic whites. 6.3% were African-American. 0.2% Native American. 0.6% Asian. 2.6% were Latino. There were 4,942 households, out of which 29.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.20% were
married couples living together, 8.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.90% were non-families. 24.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.97. In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.40% under the age of 18, 5.80% from 18 to 24, 29.10% from 25 to 44, 27.10% from 45 to 64, and 14.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.60 males. The median income for a household in the county was $51,601, and the median income for a family was $59,750. Males had a median income of $40,254 versus $30,165 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $24,844. About 4.20% of families and 6.60% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 7.10% of those under age 18 and 11.10% of those age 65 or over. ==Transportation==