Clarksdale

Population: 14,423
Median household income: $35,210
Median home value: $84,200

Located in Coahoma County, Mississippi, Clarksdale is a community with a population of 14,423. Its median household income of $35,210 runs in line with the Coahoma County figure of $36,259.

Between 2019 and 2023, Clarksdale's population declined 8.3% from 15,734 to 14,423, while its median home value rose 28.7% from $65,400 to $84,200.

Black or African American residents are the largest group, 80.8% of the population. 75.9% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,423
Median age: 34.6 yrs
Median household income: $35,210
Median home value: $84,200
Median gross rent: $762
Housing units: 7,101
Homeownership rate: 46.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.8%
Unemployment rate: 10.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

15,73414,423

Median household income

$30,223$35,210

Median home value

$65,400$84,200

Median gross rent

$599$762

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,734	$30,223	$65,400	$599
2020	15,342	$30,603	$65,100	$613
2021	15,124	$30,711	$73,800	$648
2022	14,769	$35,377	$84,700	$745
2023	14,423	$35,210	$84,200	$762

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.4%

5 to 1719.1%

18 to 249.8%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 4410.5%

45 to 549.3%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over6.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,214	8.4%
5 to 17	2,749	19.1%
18 to 24	1,411	9.8%
25 to 34	1,941	13.5%
35 to 44	1,514	10.5%
45 to 54	1,341	9.3%
55 to 64	1,821	12.6%
65 to 74	1,535	10.6%
75 and over	897	6.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,149	14.9%
Black or African American	11,649	80.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	49	0.3%
Asian	53	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	14	0.1%
Two or more races	129	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	380	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.6%

High school graduate25.9%

Some college or associate's36.7%

Bachelor's degree10.9%

Graduate or professional degree7.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,682	18.6%
High school graduate	2,348	25.9%
Some college or associate's	3,317	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	984	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	718	7.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone75.9%

Carpooled11.3%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,789	75.9%
Carpooled	564	11.3%
Public transit	16	0.3%
Walked	58	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	563	11.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,901	65.5%
15 to 29 min	600	13.6%
30 to 44 min	359	8.1%
45 to 59 min	308	7.0%
60+ min	259	5.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 40.2% (5,698 of 14,160)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,522	59.5%
Nonfamily households	2,394	40.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,916	83.3%
Vacant	1,185	16.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,751	46.5%
Renter-occupied	3,165	53.5%

1-unit, detached72.5%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units14.3%

5 to 19 units7.0%

20 or more units2.3%

Mobile home & other3.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,145	72.5%
1-unit, attached	66	0.9%
2 to 4 units	1,018	14.3%
5 to 19 units	494	7.0%
20 or more units	166	2.3%
Mobile home & other	212	3.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2813820
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 19 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.1938, -90.5686