Clarke County

Clarke County is located in northern Virginia.  The County Seat is Berryville and the largest city is Berryville.  The Official Web Site is located at http://www.clarkecounty.gov/.  The 2014 population estimate is 14,423 and the 2010 census population was 14,029.  The land area is 176.18 square miles and there are 79.7 persons per square mile.

90.8% of the population is White, 5.2% is Black or African American, 3.9% is Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% is Asian, 0.4% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.1% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 2.4% is two or more races.  89% have a high school degree or higher, and 31.3% have a Bachelor degree or higher.

The median home value is $342,500, there are 5,580 households, an average of 2.49 persons per household.  The per capita income is $38,748,  the median household income is $77,597, and 6.7% of the persons in Clarke County are considered below poverty level.

The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 1,276.  Retail sales (in $1000) were $91,615, and sales per capita were $6,381.  The percentage of black-owned firms is 0%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 31.3%.

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