Clarksdale, Mississippi demographics

Clarksdale, MS demographics: median age 34.9; 19.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Clarksdale city, Mississippi · Incorporated city · GEOID 2813820. The survey estimates a population of 14,231 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Clarksdale is 34.9 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.1 years. There are 5,873 households (±221). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	34.9 ±2.1	38.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 14,231
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Under 18	3,883 ±317	27.3% ±2.2 pp	23.3%	22.0%
18–34	3,261 ±269	22.9% ±1.9 pp	22.3%	22.8%
35–64	4,755 ±412	33.4% ±2.9 pp	37.2%	38.0%
65 and older	2,332 ±298	16.4% ±2.1 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 14,231
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Male	6,644 ±218	46.7% ±1.5 pp	48.5%	49.5%
Female	7,587 ±218	53.3% ±1.5 pp	51.5%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 14,231
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
White alone	1,911 ±307	13.4% ±2.2 pp	55.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	11,507 ±360	80.9% ±2.5 pp	36.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	49 ±61 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.9%
Asian alone	53 ±82 · low precision	0.4% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.0%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	138 ±160 · low precision	1.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision	1.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	573 ±216	4.0% ±1.5 pp	4.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 14,231
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	13,691 ±89	96.2% ±0.6 pp	96.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	540 ±86	3.8% ±0.6 pp	3.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,873
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,243 ±236	21.2% ±3.9 pp	43.5%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	417 ±163	7.1% ±2.8 pp	4.8%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,804 ±238	30.7% ±3.9 pp	17.0%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	2,060 ±305	35.1% ±5.0 pp	30.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	349 ±146	5.9% ±2.5 pp	4.5%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,873
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,014 ±260	34.3% ±4.2 pp	31.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	3,859 ±340	65.7% ±5.2 pp	68.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,873
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	2,060 ±305	35.1% ±5.0 pp	30.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,516 ±259	25.8% ±4.3 pp	33.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	953 ±243	16.2% ±4.1 pp	15.6%	15.3%
Four-person households	705 ±179	12.0% ±3.0 pp	11.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	275 ±114	4.7% ±1.9 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	92 ±84 · low precision	1.6% ±1.4 pp · low precision	2.0%	2.2%
Seven or more people	272 ±147 · low precision	4.6% ±2.5 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 14,231
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Native	13,910 ±198	97.7% ±1.4 pp	97.6%	85.9%
Foreign born	321 ±199 · low precision	2.3% ±1.4 pp · low precision	2.4%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 13,067
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
English only	12,659 ±170	96.9% ±1.0 pp	95.7%	77.7%
Spanish	365 ±132	2.8% ±1.0 pp	2.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	43 ±66 · low precision	0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.3%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 8,963
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,656 ±332	18.5% ±3.7 pp	12.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	2,285 ±330	25.5% ±3.6 pp	29.9%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,020 ±407	22.5% ±4.5 pp	21.2%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,261 ±260	14.1% ±2.9 pp	10.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,007 ±234	11.2% ±2.6 pp	15.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	734 ±200	8.2% ±2.2 pp	9.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 14,011
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Same house	11,975 ±616	85.5% ±4.4 pp	89.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,379 ±594	9.8% ±4.2 pp	5.3%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	266 ±188 · low precision	1.9% ±1.3 pp · low precision	3.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	146 ±154 · low precision	1.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision	2.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	245 ±185 · low precision	1.7% ±1.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

12.7% of Clarksdale residents (±2.6 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 11.0% in Mississippi and 8.4% nationally. 79.4% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Clarksdale	Mississippi	U.S.	Compared with Mississippi
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	12.7% ±2.6 pp	11.0%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	79.4% ±4.5 pp	84.1%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.3% ±1.7 pp	6.8%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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