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Clarke County, MS

Demographic and economic profile of Clarke County, MS, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Clarke County is a small rural Mississippi county of 15,424 residents with an economy reflected in a GDP per capita of $19,508 and median household income of $46,108, positioning it well below state and national averages. The labor force is limited, with only 51.8% participation, a 7.2% unemployment rate, and 15.1% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though 86.4% have completed high school. Housing costs are low—median home value of $114,300 and gross rent of $803/month—and an 84.1% homeownership rate stands out, though the county has lost 3.2% of its population over the past five years.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

15,424

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$46,108

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-3.2% since 2018

Clarke County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone9,706 (63.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone4,777 (31.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races609 (4.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race128 (0.8%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone66 (0.4%)
  • Asian Alone26 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)92
  2. 2.Spanish86
  3. 3.Korean77
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic4

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

669

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$19,508

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$26,974

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

7.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

19.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,663
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)895
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services595
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)521
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities495

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,658
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,449
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,077
  4. 4.Service Occupations925
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations814

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.12×)294
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.86×)1,092
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.38×)188
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.26×)1,740
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.25×)433

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$114,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$803/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

82.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999612 (12.5%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999611 (12.5%)
  • Less Than $10,000509 (10.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999363 (7.4%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999313 (6.4%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999254 (5.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

15.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

86.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

51.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$32,210

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

34.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone4,741 (83.2%)
  • Carpooled437 (7.7%)
  • Walked259 (4.5%)
  • Worked At Home132 (2.3%)
  • Other126 (2.2%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.