Sharkey County, MS Demographic Data
Sharkey County, MS Summary
Sharkey County is located in Mississippi
- Population: 4,835
- Area: 435.12 sq. miles
- Land Area: 431.72 sq. miles
- Water Area: 3.40 sq. miles
- Population Density: 11.11 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 97.11 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Sharkey County, MS Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,514
54%
50.8
Male
2,148
46%
49.2
Total Population
4,662
323,128,000
Sharkey County, MS Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
265
5.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
327
7.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
363
7.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
327
7.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
328
7.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
484
10.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
574
12.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
584
12.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
452
9.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
258
5.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
378
8.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
218
4.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
104
2.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
3,492
74.9%
77.2
Female
1,950
55.8%
51.3
Male
1,542
44.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
3,304
70.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
831
17.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
700
15.0%
15.2
Female
422
60.3%
55.8
Male
278
39.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0
Sharkey County, MS Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
4,662
100.0%
96.8
White
1,189
25.5%
72.6
Black or African American
3,442
73.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
4
0.1%
0.8
Asian
19
0.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
13
0.3%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
6
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
8
0.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
0
0.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
18
0.4%
17.8
Mexican
18
0.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
4,644
99.6%
82.2
Sharkey County, MS Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
232
7.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
541
17.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
863
28.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
677
22.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
160
5.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
438
14.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
141
4.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
773
25.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
2,279
74.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
579
19.0%
31.2
Sharkey County, MS Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,674
45.2%
33.7%
Now Married
1,226
33.1%
47.5
Divorced
258
7.0%
11.0%
Separated
185
5.0%
2.0
Widowed
364
9.8
5.8%
Sharkey County, MS Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
4,371
99.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
26
0.6%
21.6%
Spanish
7
0.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
19
0.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Sharkey County, MS Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
184
10.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
203
11.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
379
21.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
281
15.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
328
18.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
231
12.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
72
4.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
84
4.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
21
1.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
21
1.2%
6.4
Median household income
28,878
57,617
Per capita income
15,430
31,128
Sharkey County, MS Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
264
17.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
167
11.0%
9.8
Construction
51
3.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
459
30.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
60
3.9%
6.6
Information
16
1.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
33
2.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
42
2.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
85
5.6%
11.4
Public administration
132
8.7%
4.6
Retail trade
190
12.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
19
1.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
5
0.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
204
13.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
587
38.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
68
4.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
237
15.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
427
28.0%
18.1%
Sharkey County, MS Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,439
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,156
80.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
229
15.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
19
1.3%
5.1
Walked
25
1.7%
2.7
Other means
5
0.3%
1.8
Worked at home
5
0.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
21.0
26.6
Sharkey County, MS Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
268
14.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
653
36.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
712
39.5%
37.1
3 or more
171
9.5%
21.0
Sharkey County, MS Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,804
85.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,043
57.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
761
42.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
314
14.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5
Sharkey County, MS Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,118
1 room
24
1.1%
2.4
2 rooms
25
1.2%
2.7
3 rooms
248
11.7%
9.1
4 rooms
486
22.9%
16.5
5 rooms
526
24.8%
19.8
6 rooms
361
17.0%
17.8
7 rooms
141
6.7%
12.0
8 rooms
223
10.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
84
4.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Sharkey County, MS Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,118
1-unit, detached
1,456
68.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
87
4.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
53
2.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
82
3.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
5
0.2%
4.4
20 or more units
3
0.1%
9.0
Mobile home
430
20.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
2
0.1%
0.1
Sharkey County, MS Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
133
6.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
133
6.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
201
9.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
284
13.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
513
24.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
319
15.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
390
18.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
98
4.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
47
2.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Sharkey County, MS Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
764
42.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
243
13.5%
4.7
Electricity
781
43.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
6
0.3%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
9
0.5%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
1
0.1%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Sharkey County, MS Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
342
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
1
0.3%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
26
7.6%
11.8%
Less than $500
27
7.9%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
49
14.3%
20.1%
$500 to $999
109
31.9%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
130
38.0%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
87
25.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
50
14.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
34
9.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
42
12.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
129
37.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Sharkey County, MS Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
523
41,631,300
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
Less than $500
251
48.0%
10.7%
$500 to $999
272
52.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
238
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
506
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
110
21.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
30
5.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
69
13.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
34
6.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
102
19.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
178
34.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
238
0.0%
0.0%
Sharkey County, MS Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,043
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
503
48.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
312
29.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
78
7.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
65
6.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
60
5.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
14
1.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
6
0.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
5
0.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
52,600
205,000
