Humphreys County vs Sharkey County

A side-by-side comparison of Humphreys County and Sharkey County: population, income, housing, and more.

Humphreys County and Sharkey County are counties in Mississippi. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Humphreys County has the higher population (7,570 vs 3,848 in Sharkey County). Sharkey County has the higher median household income ($35,741 vs $32,976 in Humphreys County). Sharkey County has the higher median home value ($108,000 vs $88,800 in Humphreys County).

Population, income & housing

	Humphreys County	Sharkey County
Population	7,570	3,848
Median age	38.4 yrs	36.6 yrs
Median household income	$32,976	$35,741
Median home value	$88,800	$108,000
Median gross rent	$643	$622
Housing units	3,529	1,673
Homeownership rate	59.7%	62.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.4%	15.4%
Unemployment rate	15.8%	10.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Humphreys County	Sharkey County
Population	8,389 → 7,570 (-9.8%)	4,404 → 3,848 (-12.6%)
Median household income	$28,962 → $32,976 (+13.9%)	$29,394 → $35,741 (+21.6%)
Median home value	$69,100 → $88,800 (+28.5%)	$64,400 → $108,000 (+67.7%)
Median gross rent	$598 → $643 (+7.5%)	$510 → $622 (+22.0%)

Humphreys County

Population

8,3897,570

Median household income

$28,962$32,976

Median home value

$69,100$88,800

Median gross rent

$598$643

Sharkey County

Population

4,4043,848

Median household income

$29,394$35,741

Median home value

$64,400$108,000

Median gross rent

$510$622

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Humphreys County	Sharkey County
Under 5	5.9%	5.6%
5 to 17	19.6%	19.4%
18 to 24	8.5%	11.6%
25 to 34	8.5%	9.7%
35 to 44	13.6%	13.6%
45 to 54	11.1%	7.0%
55 to 64	14.3%	14.4%
65 to 74	10.7%	12.7%
75 and over	7.7%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Humphreys County	Sharkey County
White (non-Hispanic)	20.3%	25.6%
Black or African American	78.8%	73.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.1%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Humphreys County	Sharkey County
No high school diploma	23.1%	19.0%
High school graduate	27.5%	41.0%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	24.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	9.4%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Humphreys County	Sharkey County
Drove alone	73.4%	79.8%
Carpooled	18.8%	11.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	3.0%	1.6%
Bicycle	2.6%	2.1%
Worked from home	0.6%	2.0%
Other means	1.6%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Humphreys County	Sharkey County
1-unit, detached	73.7%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	9.9%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	5.0%
20 or more units	1.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.6%	19.2%

Poverty & households

	Humphreys County	Sharkey County
Poverty rate	26.4%	31.8%
Average household size	2.49	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	26	21
Median year structure built	1979	1977