Clarke County Information
Clarke in
Virginia occupies
178 square miles and has a 2006 population of
14,565, a change from a 2000 population of
12,652 and
12,101 in 1990.
12% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
11.7% percent is 25-35, and
15.2% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
41 acts of violent crime reported in
Clarke in 2004, a change from
44 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
192 people:
2.4% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
1.6%.
Read more about
Clarke, Virginia in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Clarke | |
| State | Virginia | |
| Land Area | 178 sq. miles | Ranked 3,047 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 14,565 | Ranked 2,129 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 14,154 | |
| Population 2000 | 12,652 | Ranked 2,254 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 12,101 | Ranked 2,208 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 92.7% | |
| African American | 6.3% | |
| Asian American | .6% | |
| Native American | .2% | |
| Pacific Islander | .5% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 4.7% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 12.5% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 12% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 11.7% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 15.2% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 16.4% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 13.1% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 8% | |
| Population 75 and up | 6.4% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 41 | 44 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 3 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 7 | |
| Robberies | | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 31 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 255 | 212 |
| Burglaries | 32 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 206 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 17 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 8,019 | 6,866 |
| Unemployed Population | 192 | 108 |
| Unemployment Rate | 2.4% | 1.6% |
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