Clarke County vs. Washington County

	Clarke County (AL)	Washington County (AL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	23,920	16,378
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-7.4%	-6.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	25,833	17,581
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	25,833	17,581
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.8%	5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.7%	22.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.9%	19.1%
Female persons, percent	52.6%	50.8%
White alone, percent	53.4%	66.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	44.6%	23.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	7.9%
Asian alone, percent	0.4%	0.9%
Two or More Races, percent	1.0%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.4%	1.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	52.5%	65.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,130	1,050
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.4%	1.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	12,808	8,573
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	67.5%	83.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$100,800	$85,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,107	$1,039
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$375	$347
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$561	$709
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	6.8%	2.0%
Households, 2014-2018	9,358	6,007
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.57	2.75
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	92.2%	92.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	0.9%	0.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	65.3%	76.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	53.2%	58.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	81.2%	80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	12.6%	11.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.6%	18.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.9%	13.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	45.2%	44.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	36.2%	38.9%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	341,028	75,720
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,554	$4,426
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	24.4	34.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$36,127	$40,794
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$21,111	$22,776
Persons in poverty, percent	22.8%	17.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017	600	208
Total employment, 2017	6,474	5,214
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	228,771	396,183
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-5.1%	4.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,514	1,043
All firms, 2012	2,417	1,176
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,238	583
Women-owned firms, 2012	894	402
Minority-owned firms, 2012	694	341
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,609	789
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	171	132
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,018	998
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.6%	25.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	20.9	16.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,238.47	1,080.21

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Clarke county (AL) and Washington county (AL) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.