Clarksdale vs Union Star

A side-by-side comparison of Clarksdale and Union Star: population, income, housing, and more.

Clarksdale and Union Star are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Union Star has the higher population (510 vs 316 in Clarksdale). Clarksdale has the higher median household income ($66,000 vs $57,907 in Union Star). Clarksdale has the higher median home value ($89,500 vs $84,500 in Union Star).

Population, income & housing

	Clarksdale	Union Star
Population	316	510
Median age	27.0 yrs	26.6 yrs
Median household income	$66,000	$57,907
Median home value	$89,500	$84,500
Median gross rent	$388	$925
Housing units	119	239
Homeownership rate	83.0%	65.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.3%	17.5%
Unemployment rate	22.1%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clarksdale	Union Star
Population	237 → 316 (+33.3%)	448 → 510 (+13.8%)
Median household income	$32,500 → $66,000 (+103.1%)	$46,667 → $57,907 (+24.1%)
Median home value	$63,800 → $89,500 (+40.3%)	$60,500 → $84,500 (+39.7%)
Median gross rent	$425 → $388 (-8.7%)	$388 → $925 (+138.4%)

Clarksdale

Population

237316

Median household income

$32,500$66,000

Median home value

$63,800$89,500

Median gross rent

$425$388

Union Star

Population

448510

Median household income

$46,667$57,907

Median home value

$60,500$84,500

Median gross rent

$388$925

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clarksdale	Union Star
Under 5	8.5%	5.3%
5 to 17	25.9%	21.2%
18 to 24	14.2%	20.8%
25 to 34	12.0%	8.0%
35 to 44	4.7%	9.4%
45 to 54	10.1%	5.5%
55 to 64	13.0%	11.8%
65 to 74	6.6%	8.4%
75 and over	4.7%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clarksdale	Union Star
White (non-Hispanic)	96.2%	98.4%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clarksdale	Union Star
No high school diploma	9.3%	5.2%
High school graduate	56.2%	47.2%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	4.3%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clarksdale	Union Star
Drove alone	90.6%	88.7%
Carpooled	7.5%	4.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.9%	5.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clarksdale	Union Star
1-unit, detached	73.1%	91.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.2%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	0.4%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.0%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Clarksdale	Union Star
Poverty rate	4.4%	8.0%
Average household size	3.16	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	25	83
Median year structure built	1968	1958