Clarke County, MS Demographic Data
Clarke County, MS Summary
Clarke County is located in Mississippi
- Population: 16,688
- Area: 693.53 sq. miles
- Land Area: 691.55 sq. miles
- Water Area: 1.98 sq. miles
- Population Density: 24.06 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 315.62 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Clarke County, MS Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
8,587
53%
50.8
Male
7,616
47%
49.2
Total Population
16,203
323,128,000
Clarke County, MS Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
941
5.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,055
6.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,128
7.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
979
6.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
992
6.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,822
11.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,853
11.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,166
13.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,287
7.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,008
6.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,729
10.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
814
5.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
429
2.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
12,401
76.5%
77.2
Female
6,641
53.6%
51.3
Male
5,760
46.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
11,925
73.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,608
22.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,972
18.3%
15.2
Female
1,671
56.2%
55.8
Male
1,301
43.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
42
0.0%
0.0
Clarke County, MS Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
16,125
99.5%
96.8
White
10,442
64.4%
72.6
Black or African American
5,627
34.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
16
0.1%
0.8
Asian
15
0.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
15
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
25
0.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
78
0.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
163
1.0%
17.8
Mexican
124
0.8%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
15
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
24
0.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
16,040
99.0%
82.2
Clarke County, MS Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
529
4.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,674
15.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
3,979
35.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,394
21.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
968
8.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,035
9.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
529
4.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,203
19.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
8,905
80.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,564
14.1%
31.2
Clarke County, MS Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,377
25.8%
33.7%
Now Married
6,629
50.7%
47.5
Divorced
1,697
13.0%
11.0%
Separated
338
2.6%
2.0
Widowed
1,038
7.9
5.8%
Clarke County, MS Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
15,176
99.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
86
0.6%
21.6%
Spanish
33
0.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
46
0.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
7
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Clarke County, MS Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
712
10.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
642
9.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
978
14.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
839
12.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,005
15.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,111
16.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
561
8.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
567
8.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
110
1.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
73
1.1%
6.4
Median household income
36,441
57,617
Per capita income
20,431
31,128
Clarke County, MS Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
722
11.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
371
6.1%
9.8
Construction
414
6.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,667
27.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
210
3.4%
6.6
Information
119
2.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
669
11.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
270
4.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
254
4.2%
11.4
Public administration
260
4.3%
4.6
Retail trade
615
10.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
299
4.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
225
3.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,346
22.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,604
26.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
914
15.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,321
21.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
910
14.9%
18.1%
Clarke County, MS Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
5,894
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
4,662
79.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
654
11.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
26
0.4%
5.1
Walked
164
2.8%
2.7
Other means
228
3.9%
1.8
Worked at home
160
2.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
30.9
26.6
Clarke County, MS Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
484
7.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,124
32.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,082
31.6%
37.1
3 or more
1,908
28.9%
21.0
Clarke County, MS Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
6,598
83.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
5,430
82.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,168
17.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,290
16.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Clarke County, MS Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,888
1 room
45
0.6%
2.4
2 rooms
83
1.1%
2.7
3 rooms
356
4.5%
9.1
4 rooms
1,025
13.0%
16.5
5 rooms
1,980
25.1%
19.8
6 rooms
1,784
22.6%
17.8
7 rooms
1,463
18.5%
12.0
8 rooms
486
6.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
666
8.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Clarke County, MS Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,888
1-unit, detached
5,220
66.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
60
0.8%
5.9
2-units
96
1.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
66
0.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
152
1.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
3
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
3
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
2,270
28.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
18
0.2%
0.1
Clarke County, MS Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
480
6.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
409
5.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
513
6.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
880
11.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,536
19.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,437
18.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,549
19.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
742
9.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
332
4.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
10
0.1%
1.4%
Clarke County, MS Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,194
18.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,208
18.3%
4.7
Electricity
4,047
61.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
1
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
122
1.8%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
26
0.4%
1.1
Clarke County, MS Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,097
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
8
0.4%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
23
1.1%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
101
4.8%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
173
8.2%
20.1%
Less than $500
206
9.8%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
337
16.1%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,249
59.6%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,002
48.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
243
11.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
172
8.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
170
8.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
492
23.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
18
0.0%
0.0%
Clarke County, MS Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
911
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
64
7.0%
28.3%
Less than $500
232
25.5%
10.7%
$500 to $999
615
67.5%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
257
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
601
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
115
13.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
92
10.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
146
17.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
88
10.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
134
15.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
284
33.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
309
0.0%
0.0%
Clarke County, MS Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
5,430
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,126
39.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,729
31.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
522
9.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
538
9.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
374
6.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
111
2.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
22
0.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
8
0.1%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
68,200
205,000