With 14,231 people, Clarksdale is a city in Mississippi. 40.3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Owners hold 46% of the housing stock. 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $83,900. That trails the Mississippi median by roughly 36%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $36,382, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 11%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Clarksdale
What changed most since 1990
Black share62.0% → 80.9%(+18.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Population19,717 → 14,231(−28%)US over the same years: +35%
Adults with a bachelor's degree16.0% → 19.4%(+3.4 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)9.4%(52)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12%(66)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era52.5%(290)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II4.5%(25)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 552 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Clarksdale, decade by decade
Clarksdale population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
19,717
$35,665
$86,882
16.0%
59.5
2000
20,645
$40,419
$93,997
18.2%
55.6
2010
17,962
$35,590
$82,142
14.8%
42.9
2020
14,903
$37,092
$78,904
18.0%
39.4
2024
14,231
$36,382
$83,900
19.4%
40.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
