Clarke County, Mississippi

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Clarke County, Mississippi is among the lowest in the country for worked from home.

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Key figures

Statistic	Clarke County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States	Rank
Total Population	15,314	2,946,779	334,922,499	2143rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$46,108	$56,447	$80,734	2929th of 3,221
Median Age	42.4	38.6	38.9	1375th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	17.5%	25.1%	35.7%	2429th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$118,100	$169,800	$332,700	2710th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$801	$954	$1,413	2086th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	17.4%	18.9%	12.5%	854th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	7.0%	5.8%	5.2%	433rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	22.1	62.8	n/a	2240th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.8%	2.4%	14.1%	2874th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	71.9	n/a	n/a	2700th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	82.3%	70.0%	65.2%	317th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	34.0	25.6	26.4	171st of 3,221
Worked from Home	2.3%	5.9%	15.1%	3149th of 3,222
Uninsured	15.9%	n/a	n/a	593rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	49.9%	43.5%	46.9%	1496th of 3,222
Broadband Access	75.6%	n/a	n/a	2668th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Clarke County, Mississippi

Statistic	Clarke County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	62.7%	55.2%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.1%	3.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	31.2%	36.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	1.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.4%	3.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	50.7	56.1	61.4

Age in Clarke County, Mississippi

Statistic	Clarke County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Median Age	42.4	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	21.8%	23.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.4%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.0%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.8%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.7%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	22.3%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Clarke County, Mississippi

Statistic	Clarke County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Households	5,945	1,145,431	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	72.1%	65.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.6%	31.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	22.2%	21.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	27.1%	30.2%	28.7%
Never Married	32.2%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Clarke County, Mississippi

Statistic	Clarke County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Per Capita Income	$27,462	$31,549	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	28.7%	23.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.1%	16.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	10.7%	14.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.9%	5.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	17.4%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	42.3%	40.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	16.0%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Clarke County, Mississippi

Statistic	Clarke County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Housing Units	7,645	1,341,114	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	70.8%	69.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	0.2%	9.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	22.2%	14.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,984.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	17.7%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	26.2%	30.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$666	$1,215	n/a

Education in Clarke County, Mississippi

Statistic	Clarke County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Less than High School	11.3%	12.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	31.8%	29.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	39.4%	32.1%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	11.2%	15.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.3%	9.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Clarke County, Mississippi

Statistic	Clarke County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Labour Force Participation	51.9%	57.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	83.2%	81.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.5%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	17.9%	28.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	13.6%	7.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.9%	6.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Clarke County, Mississippi

Statistic	Clarke County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Born in State of Residence	79.3%	70.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.7%	1.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.1%	1.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.1%	95.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.7%	2.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.5%	3.1%	16.7%

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