Who is the Clarke County Clerk of Superior Court?

Elisa Zarate (Democratic) is the Clerk of Superior Court of Clarke County, Georgia.

Who is the Clarke County Coroner?

Michael Eberhart (Democratic) is the Coroner of Clarke County, Georgia.

Who is the Clarke County Sheriff?

John Q. Williams (Democratic) is the Sheriff of Clarke County, Georgia.

Who is the Clarke County Tax Commissioner?

JP Lemay (Democratic) is the Tax Commissioner of Clarke County, Georgia.

Who are the Clarke County commissioners?

Patrick Davenport (Commissioner, District 1); Tiffany S. Taylor (Commissioner, District 3); Ovita Thornton (Commissioner, District 9).

Who is on the Clarke County School Board?

Heidi Hensley (Board of Education Member, District 1); Mark Evans (Board of Education Member, District 9).

What is the population of Clarke County?

About 129,609 people, with a median age of 29.6; the median household income is $53,625 and 26% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Clarke County?

3.5% in September 2026 (preliminary): 2,452 people unemployed in a labor force of 69,223, against 3.2% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Clarke County?

8 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 2 municipal, 1 school district and 5 special district governments.

Clarke County, GA elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Clarke County: 9 seats on 6 elected bodies.

Board of Commissioners

Athens-Clarke County Mayor and Commission

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Commissioner, District 1	Patrick Davenport source	Re-elected (elected, per the official body)
Commissioner, District 3	Tiffany S. Taylor source	Re-elected (elected, per the official body)
Commissioner, District 9	Ovita Thornton source	Next term: Tracy Smith (elected, per the official body)

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
Clerk of Superior Court	Elisa Zarate Democratic source
Coroner	Michael Eberhart Democratic source
Sheriff	John Q. Williams Democratic source
Tax Commissioner	JP Lemay Democratic source

School Board

Clarke County Board of Education

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Board of Education Member, District 1	Heidi Hensley source	Re-elected (elected unopposed)
Board of Education Member, District 9	Mark Evans source	Re-elected (elected unopposed)

How many local governments Clarke County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 8 local governments in Clarke County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	0	1
Cities, towns, villages and townships	2	0
School districts (school boards)	1	1
Special districts (elected boards)	5	0

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

About these counts

The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.

Who lives in Clarke County

129,609people

29.6median ageU.S.: 38.9

$53,625 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

26%below the U.S.: 12.5%

47.4%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$298,900median home valueU.S.: $332,700

5.2%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

9.9%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

3.8%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

11.2%U.S.: 8.4%

59.5%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

29.6%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 11.8% · White 54.1% · Black 25.6% · Asian 4.1% · Other or more than one race 4.4% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in Clarke County

3.5%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.2%. Georgia: 3.5%.

2,452people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

66,771people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

69,223in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.5%	2,452	66,771	69,223
August 2026	3.2%	2,160	65,984	68,144
July 2026	3.2%	2,168	64,816	66,984
June 2026	3.8%	2,546	65,224	67,770
May 2026	2.8%	1,924	65,878	67,802
April 2026	2.4%	1,643	66,199	67,842
March 2026	3.0%	2,052	65,919	67,971
February 2026	3.3%	2,267	65,752	68,019
January 2026	3.3%	2,243	65,162	67,405
December 2025	3.1%	2,105	65,343	67,448
November 2025	3.4%	2,292	65,395	67,687
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.2%	2,158	65,013	67,171
August 2025	3.5%	2,314	63,277	65,591
July 2025	3.8%	2,414	61,632	64,046
June 2025	3.8%	2,482	62,110	64,592
May 2025	3.0%	1,947	62,942	64,889
April 2025	2.5%	1,672	64,106	65,778
March 2025	3.3%	2,180	63,898	66,078
February 2025	3.3%	2,191	63,696	65,887
January 2025	3.4%	2,216	63,691	65,907
December 2024	2.8%	1,840	63,817	65,657
November 2024	2.9%	1,935	64,114	66,049
October 2024	3.6%	2,428	64,212	66,640

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.3%	2,179	63,737	65,916
2024	3.4%	2,236	63,043	65,279
2023	3.1%	2,022	62,477	64,499
2022	3.2%	1,992	60,522	62,514
2021	3.6%	2,266	60,634	62,900
2020	6.0%	3,740	58,547	62,287
2019	3.5%	2,222	61,987	64,209
2018	3.7%	2,449	63,059	65,508
2017	4.4%	2,917	62,944	65,861
2016	5.1%	3,249	59,854	63,103

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Georgia's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 3.3% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Crime reported in Clarke County

392.2 per 100,0002018. Georgia: 338.9.

2,918.5 per 100,0002018. Georgia: 2,642.9.

6murders2018, 503 violent crimes in all.

2018 is the latest year with complete reporting here: at least one of the county's police agencies didn't send the FBI a full year of figures since, so later totals would be undercounts.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2018	503	392.2	3,743	2,918.5
2017	521	413.1	3,939	3,123.4
2016	534	426.8	4,108	3,283.4

By police agency (2)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Athens-Clarke County Police Department	2025	451	2,564	129,208
Winterville Police Department	2018	0	15	1,239

Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Georgia · the U.S.

Police staffing

1.83 per 1,000 residents2025, 2 agencies serving 130,403 people.

239sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

65civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (2), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Athens-Clarke County Police Department	235	65	129,208
Winterville Police Department	4	0	1,195

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	239	1.83	65	2
2018	220	1.72	60	2
2017	229	1.82	64	2
2016	230	1.84	64	2

Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.

Quick answers

Who is the Clarke County Clerk of Superior Court?: Elisa Zarate (Democratic) is the Clerk of Superior Court of Clarke County, Georgia.
Who is the Clarke County Coroner?: Michael Eberhart (Democratic) is the Coroner of Clarke County, Georgia.
Who is the Clarke County Sheriff?: John Q. Williams (Democratic) is the Sheriff of Clarke County, Georgia.
Who is the Clarke County Tax Commissioner?: JP Lemay (Democratic) is the Tax Commissioner of Clarke County, Georgia.
Who are the Clarke County commissioners?: Patrick Davenport (Commissioner, District 1); Tiffany S. Taylor (Commissioner, District 3); Ovita Thornton (Commissioner, District 9).
Who is on the Clarke County School Board?: Heidi Hensley (Board of Education Member, District 1); Mark Evans (Board of Education Member, District 9).
What is the population of Clarke County?: About 129,609 people, with a median age of 29.6; the median household income is $53,625 and 26% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Clarke County?: 3.5% in September 2026 (preliminary): 2,452 people unemployed in a labor force of 69,223, against 3.2% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Clarke County?: 8 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 2 municipal, 1 school district and 5 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Georgia Secretary of State's official results of each seat's last election (the November 2024 general, or a special election since), and for seats up in 2026 whose 2022 result the SOS site doesn't carry, the incumbent the SOS marks on that seat's 2026 primary, nonpartisan or November contest; officials appointed since then may differ; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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