COMPARING TWO PLACES
Marks vs Clarksdale
PLACE A
Marks, Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Clarksdale, Mississippi
Marks is 91% smaller than Clarksdale. Clarksdale earns more, with a median household income $4,250 higher.
MARKSCLARKSDALEDIFFERENCE
Total population1,19813,643−91% vs Clarksdale
Population density934726+208
Population growth-16.8%-17.0%+0.3 pts
Median age38.934.9+4.0
Male46.3%46.7%−0.4 pts
Female53.7%53.3%+0.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.3%−2.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic27.7%13.4%+14.3 pts
Black70.4%80.9%−10.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%3.8%−3.8 pts
Asian0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Other1.8%1.6%+0.2 pts
Median household income$32,132$36,382−$4,250
Per capita income$27,504$20,508+$6,996
Poverty rate18.5%40.3%−21.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4900.464+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher24.5%19.4%+5.1 pts
Graduate degree6.6%8.2%−1.6 pts
Unemployment rate8.7%10.8%−2.0 pts
Labor force participation55.9%54.1%+1.8 pts
Median home value$96,700$83,900+$12,800
Median gross rent$876$774+$102
Owner-occupied66.0%45.9%+20.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.7%17.1%−6.4 pts
Rent-burdened households28.6%48.0%−19.4 pts
Average commute25.617.9+7.7
Worked from home6.1%8.7%−2.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured9.8%12.7%−2.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025