Cary

Population: 370
Median household income: $46,250

Cary, a community in Sharkey County, Mississippi, has 370 residents. At $46,250, its median household income sits above Sharkey County's $35,741.

Between 2019 and 2023, Cary's population declined 6.6% from 396 to 370, while its median household income rose 52.9% from $30,250 to $46,250.

The typical home was built around 1981. 40.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 370
Median age: 26.3 yrs
Median household income: $46,250
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 112
Homeownership rate: 62.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.2%
Unemployment rate: 7.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

396370

Median household income

$30,250$46,250

Median gross rent

$867$1,113

Year	Population	Median household income	Median gross rent
2019	396	$30,250	$867
2020	473	$45,221	$1,075
2021	417	$47,875	$1,075
2022	414	$40,000	$1,113
2023	370	$46,250	—

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

Age distribution

Under 57.6%

5 to 1714.6%

18 to 2417.8%

25 to 3420.3%

35 to 440.0%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	28	7.6%
5 to 17	54	14.6%
18 to 24	66	17.8%
25 to 34	75	20.3%
35 to 44	0	0.0%
45 to 54	46	12.4%
55 to 64	49	13.2%
65 to 74	33	8.9%
75 and over	19	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	60	16.2%
Black or African American	290	78.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	20	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.0%

High school graduate48.2%

Some college or associate's12.6%

Bachelor's degree9.5%

Graduate or professional degree11.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	40	18.0%
High school graduate	107	48.2%
Some college or associate's	28	12.6%
Bachelor's degree	21	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	26	11.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 39 min

Drove alone100.0%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	158	100.0%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	44	27.8%
15 to 29 min	2	1.3%
30 to 44 min	9	5.7%
45 to 59 min	32	20.3%
60+ min	71	44.9%

Households

Average household size: 3.59
Poverty rate: 40.8% (151 of 370)

	Count	Share
Family households	73	70.9%
Nonfamily households	30	29.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	103	92.0%
Vacant	9	8.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	64	62.1%
Renter-occupied	39	37.9%

1-unit, detached67.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units3.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other28.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	76	67.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4	3.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	32	28.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2811820
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.71 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 32.8056, -90.9246