Clarke County, Mississippi Demographics

Statewide Claims to Fame

Clarke County is 11th in Mississippi out of 82 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Clarke County is 13th in Mississippi out of 82 other counties in Female residents

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Clarke County Rank Mississippi US
Current population (2012) 16,556 55th 2,984,926 313,914,040
Size in square miles 691.5 22nd 46,923.3 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 24.2 64th 63.2 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Clarke County Rank Mississippi US
Residents younger than 5 6.0% 69th 6.8% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 24.2% 53rd 25.0% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 17.2% 11th 13.5% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Clarke County Rank Mississippi US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 75.8% 44th 80.3% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 9.5% 76th 19.7% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Clarke County Rank Mississippi US
Race - White 64.3% 32nd 59.9% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 34.5% 49th 37.4% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.4% 21st 0.6% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.2% 70th 0.9% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 50th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 0.6% 66th 1.1% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 1.0% 69th 2.9% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 63.5% 32nd 57.6% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Clarke County Rank Mississippi US
Female residents 52.6% 13th 51.4% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 0.5% 63rd 2.2% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Clarke County Rank Mississippi US
Housing units 7,809 54th 1,281,711 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 2.8% 75th 13.4% 25.9%
Households 6,521 55th 1,085,062 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 79.0% 21st 70.6% 66.1%
Home median value $61,600 71st $99,200 $186,200
People per household 2.5 63rd 2.6 2.6
Building permits (last year) 1 56th 6,039 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Clarke County Rank Mississippi US
Income per capita $18,050 39th $20,521 $27,915
Income per household $31,059 54th $38,718 $52,762
Income below poverty line 22.2% 53rd 21.6% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Clarke County Rank Mississippi US
Non-farm private establishments 252 55th 58,592 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 2,315 60th 887,772 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 1,413 51st 225,977 27,092,908
Retail sales $58,099 66th $33,751,407 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $3,346 73rd $11,552 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $4,486 60th $7,045,097 $613,795,732

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