Clarksdale, MS (Mississippi) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 18,296 (Urban population: 18,010 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 286 (all nonfarm))

Clarksdale, Mississippi Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 7,750 (7,234 occupied: 3,869 owner occupied, 3,365 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	47%
State:	28%

Housing density: 560 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $130,008.

Median contract rent in 2007: $339 (lower quartile is $204, upper quartile is $458)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $388

Median gross rent in Clarksdale, MS in 2007: $502

Housing units in Clarksdale with a mortgage: 2,119 (213 second mortgage, 61 home equity loan, 19 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,507

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $76,271 (it was $51,600 in 2000)

Clarksdale:	$76,271
Mississippi:	$96,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $49,697 - $117,195

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $103,835
Here: $103,835
State: $144,336

Townhouses or other attached units: $139,422
Here: $139,422
State: $144,095

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $79,426
Here: $79,426
State: $120,218

Mobile homes: $45,480
Here: $45,480
State: $37,232

Household type by relationship

Households: 20,067

In family households: 17,468 (2,515 male householders, 2,558 female householders)
2,490 spouses, 7,319 children (6,932 natural, 196 adopted, 191 stepchildren), 1,252 grandchildren, 313 brothers or sisters, 122 parents, 413 other relatives, 486 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,599 (867 male householders (711 living alone)), 1,320 female householders (1,237 living alone)), 412 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 580 (445 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,713 2-persons, 1,271 3-persons, 1,044 4-persons, 539 5-persons, 271 6-persons, 235 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,948 1-person, 170 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 26 4-persons, 23 5-persons.

2,259 married couples with children.
3,066 single-parent households (276 men, 2,790 women).

97.1% of residents of Clarksdale speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 24% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (78% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 27% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 184 (0.9%)
(52.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	5.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.3

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Clarksdale, Mississippi:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 25 3 rooms: 130 4 rooms: 184 5 rooms: 948 6 rooms: 1,047 7 rooms: 683 8 rooms: 436 9 or more rooms: 416

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Clarksdale, Mississippi:
	1 room: 37 2 rooms: 254 3 rooms: 625 4 rooms: 817 5 rooms: 856 6 rooms: 515 7 rooms: 172 8 rooms: 50 9 or more rooms: 39

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 66
1995 to 1998: 266
1990 to 1994: 307
1980 to 1989: 651
1970 to 1979: 1,867
1960 to 1969: 1,858
1950 to 1959: 1,365
1940 to 1949: 684
1939 or earlier: 686

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Clarksdale:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 143 2 bedrooms: 677 3 bedrooms: 2,267 4 bedrooms: 612 5 or more bedrooms: 170

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Clarksdale:
	no bedroom: 72 1 bedroom: 860 2 bedrooms: 1,193 3 bedrooms: 993 4 bedrooms: 235 5 or more bedrooms: 12

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Clarksdale in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 338 1 vehicle: 1,410 2 vehicles: 1,562 3 vehicles: 440 4 vehicles: 106 5 or more vehicles: 13

Cars and other vehicles available in Clarksdale in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 1,119 1 vehicle: 1,517 2 vehicles: 533 3 vehicles: 177 4 vehicles: 8 5 or more vehicles: 11

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Clarksdale, MS:

Less than $10,000: 75
$10,000 to $14,999: 85
$15,000 to $19,999: 55
$20,000 to $24,999: 179
$25,000 to $29,999: 171
$30,000 to $34,999: 241
$35,000 to $39,999: 309
$40,000 to $49,999: 589
$50,000 to $59,999: 366
$60,000 to $69,999: 346
$70,000 to $79,999: 395
$80,000 to $89,999: 206
$90,000 to $99,999: 148
$100,000 to $124,999: 118
$125,000 to $149,999: 42
$150,000 to $174,999: 92
$175,000 to $199,999: 77
$200,000 to $249,999: 51
$250,000 to $299,999: 36
$300,000 to $399,999: 14
$400,000 to $499,999: 11
$500,000 to $749,999: 20
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Clarksdale rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Clarksdale:

Less than $100: 274 people
$100 to $149: 194
$150 to $199: 284
$200 to $249: 234
$250 to $299: 204
$300 to $349: 255
$350 to $399: 322
$400 to $449: 260
$450 to $499: 278
$500 to $549: 191
$550 to $599: 99
$600 to $649: 76
$650 to $699: 22
$700 to $749: 11
$750 to $799: 8
$800 to $899: 18
$900 to $999: 3
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 11
$1,500 to $1,999: 8
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 239

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 64 1990 to 1994: 17 1985 to 1989: 38 1980 to 1984: 11 1975 to 1979: 11 1970 to 1974: 19 1970 to 1974: 9 1965 to 1969: 15

Clarksdale, MS Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 81.0%
Number of people working at home: 94 (1.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 426
5 to 9 minutes: 1769
10 to 14 minutes: 1666
15 to 19 minutes: 780
20 to 24 minutes: 293
25 to 29 minutes: 117
30 to 34 minutes: 297
35 to 39 minutes: 80
40 to 44 minutes: 66
45 to 59 minutes: 350
60 to 89 minutes: 534
90 or more minutes: 253

Clarksdale mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,725 (70%)
Carpooled: 1,412 (21%)
Bus or trolley bus: 266 (4%)
Walked: 156 (2%)
Other means: 72 (1%)
Worked at home: 94 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1898
$10,000 to $14,999: 796
$15,000 to $19,999: 649
$20,000 to $24,999: 558
$25,000 to $29,999: 493
$30,000 to $34,999: 460
$35,000 to $39,999: 334
$40,000 to $44,999: 214
$45,000 to $49,999: 258
$50,000 to $59,999: 509
$60,000 to $74,999: 356
$75,000 to $99,999: 372
$100,000 to $124,999: 179
$125,000 to $149,999: 42
$150,000 to $199,999: 57
$200,000 or more: 85

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 12001

United States or American: 1278

English: 645

Irish: 500

Italian: 323

Scotch-Irish: 301

Subsaharan African:: 217

African: 217

European: 146

German: 109

Arab:: 80

Swedish: 70

Lebanese: 66

Dutch: 51

Scottish: 44

French (except Basque): 40

Greek: 33

Norwegian: 30

Polish: 27

Welsh: 18

Canadian: 15

Syrian: 12

Lithuanian: 9

French Canadian: 9

Serbian: 9

Belgian: 8

Hungarian: 8

Romanian: 5

Other Arab: 2

British: 2

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Hong Kong (29%)
Mexico (15%)
Canada (13%)
Bangladesh (9%)
Germany (8%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (7%)
United Kingdom (7%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 17702
Northeast: 80
Midwest: 835
South: 1621
West: 206

58% of Clarksdale residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 76% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Mississippi.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 190
Nursery to 4th grade: 105
5th and 6th grade: 131
7th and 8th grade: 287
9th grade: 261
10th grade: 230
11th grade: 391
12th grade, no diploma: 211
High school graduate (or equivalency): 891
Less than 1 year of college: 324
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 659
Associate degree: 278
Bachelor's degree: 636
Master's degree: 199
Professional school degree: 111
Doctorate degree: 11

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 174
Nursery to 4th grade: 123
5th and 6th grade: 218
7th and 8th grade: 450
9th grade: 328
10th grade: 407
11th grade: 441
12th grade, no diploma: 324
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,598
Less than 1 year of college: 356
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 918
Associate degree: 427
Bachelor's degree: 886
Master's degree: 238
Professional school degree: 55
Doctorate degree: 31

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 8.9%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 15.4%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 13.9%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 42.9%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $48,364
Black householders: $18,314
Asian householders: $16,100
Two or more races householders: $71,055
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $21,540

Clarksdale household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Clarksdale household income for Black householders

Clarksdale household income for Asian householders

Clarksdale household income for Two or more races householders

Clarksdale household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Clarksdale marital status for males

Clarksdale marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $94,664
Black or African American householders: $66,769
Asian householders: $134,726
Two or more races householders: $126,120
Hispanic or Latino householders: $133,539

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,493
One, attached: 219
Two: 432
3 or 4: 487
5 to 9: 522
10 to 19: 132
20 to 49: 120
50 or more: 95
Mobile homes: 234
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 16

Median worth of mobile homes: $24,228

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Clarksdale:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (80%) Electricity (18%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (62%) Electricity (37%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 333

Here:	10.6%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 177

Here:	12.4%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 19

Here:	3.2%
Mississippi:	12.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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