Sharkey County, Mississippi

Interactive maps and statistics for Sharkey County, Mississippi: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Mississippi and the United States.

Sharkey County, Mississippi is among the lowest in the country for median household income, and among the highest in the country for poverty rate (129th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Sharkey County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States	Rank
Total Population	3,872	2,946,779	334,922,499	2974th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$40,000	$56,447	$80,734	3074th of 3,221
Median Age	38.4	38.6	38.9	2507th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	16.1%	25.1%	35.7%	2649th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$98,000	$169,800	$332,700	3015th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$623	$954	$1,413	3007th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	30.9%	18.9%	12.5%	129th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	9.1%	5.8%	5.2%	191st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	9.0	62.8	n/a	2677th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.2%	2.4%	14.1%	3169th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	68.5	n/a	n/a	3004th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	66.5%	70.0%	65.2%	2616th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	18.9	25.6	26.4	2734th of 3,221
Worked from Home	1.9%	5.9%	15.1%	3167th of 3,222
Uninsured	17.1%	n/a	n/a	453rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	26.9%	43.5%	46.9%	3202nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	58.1%	n/a	n/a	3109th 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 Sharkey County, Mississippi

Statistic	Sharkey County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	23.3%	55.2%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.4%	3.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	75.7%	36.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	1.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	3.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	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	37.2	56.1	61.4

Age in Sharkey County, Mississippi

Statistic	Sharkey County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Median Age	38.4	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	23.3%	23.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	11.9%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.5%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.9%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.1%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.3%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Sharkey County, Mississippi

Statistic	Sharkey County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Households	1,422	1,145,431	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.5	2.5
Family Households	63.9%	65.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	36.2%	31.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	37.0%	21.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	33.8%	30.2%	28.7%
Never Married	48.5%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Sharkey County, Mississippi

Statistic	Sharkey County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Per Capita Income	$21,927	$31,549	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	34.7%	23.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.6%	16.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	11.5%	14.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.5%	5.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	30.9%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	64.8%	40.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	24.3%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Sharkey County, Mississippi

Statistic	Sharkey County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Housing Units	1,650	1,341,114	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	65.2%	69.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.7%	9.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	13.8%	14.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,977.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	33.5%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	24.5%	30.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$861	$1,215	n/a

Education in Sharkey County, Mississippi

Statistic	Sharkey County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Less than High School	19.9%	12.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	44.3%	29.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	19.7%	32.1%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	11.0%	15.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.0%	9.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Sharkey County, Mississippi

Statistic	Sharkey County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Labour Force Participation	55.2%	57.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	77.4%	81.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.3%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	60.9%	28.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.0%	7.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	8.0%	6.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Sharkey County, Mississippi

Statistic	Sharkey County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Born in State of Residence	91.2%	70.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.0%	1.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.2%	1.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	99.9%	95.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.1%	2.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	0.1%	3.1%	16.7%

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