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Sharkey County, MS

3,910 Population
431.7 square miles 9.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37 ±3.7 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Mississippi: 38.1 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$22,203 ±$2,073 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Mississippi: $29,209 ±$294
  • about half the amount in United States: $41,261 ±$112
$41,000 ±$10,196 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Mississippi: $52,985 ±$527
  • about half the amount in United States: $75,149 ±$152

26.9% ±7% (1,025  ±273) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Mississippi: 19.2% 548,804 (±0.3% / ±8,778)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,521,584 (±0.1% / ±259,207)

21.8 minutes ±3.3 (31,680  ±6,362) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Mississippi: 25.4 29,946,516 (±0.2 / ±313,109)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.7 3,689,928,200 (±0 / ±7,200,288)

Families

1,374 ±115 Number of households
  • Mississippi: 1,121,269 ±4,612
  • United States: 125,736,350 ±198,714
2.8 ±0.3 (3,775  ±229) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Mississippi: 2.6 2,864,355
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.6 322,994,300

1.7% ±2.1% (13  ±16) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-third of the rate in Mississippi: 5.5% 38,301 (±0.3% / ±1,800)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,404 (±0% / ±23,722)

Housing

1,705 ±68 Number of housing units
  • Mississippi: 1,324,992 ±359
  • United States: 140,943,620 ±3,164

$88,100 ±$17,430 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Mississippi: $151,000 ±$1,427
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $281,900 ±$221

5.7% ±2.7% (222  ±,105.7) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in Mississippi: 11.7% 341,664 (±0.3% / ±7,788.3)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 13.1% 42,965,005 (±0% / ±,138,498.5)

Social

79.7% ±7% (2,002  ±,247.9) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Mississippi: 86.2% 1,697,223 (±0.6% / ±11,026.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.1% 202,001,292 (±0.1% / ±266,504)
16.1% ±3.8% (403  ±,102.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Mississippi: 23.9% 470,071 (±0.3% / ±5,804.1)
  • about half the rate in United States: 34.3% 77,751,346 (±0.1% / ±,166,366.8)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

N/A Foreign-born population

2.9% ±1.4% (87  ±43) Population with veteran status
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Mississippi: 6.9% 155,583 (±0.1% / ±3,073)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.6% 17,038,808 (±0% / ±48,952)
87 Total veterans ±43 82 Male ±42 5 Female ±8

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