COMPARING TWO PLACES
Marvell vs Clarksdale
PLACE A
Marvell, Arkansas
VS
PLACE B
Clarksdale, Mississippi
Marvell is 95% smaller than Clarksdale. Marvell earns more, with a median household income $15,493 higher. Clarksdale has grown faster since 2000 (-17% vs -28%).
MARVELLCLARKSDALEDIFFERENCE
Total population71713,643−95% vs Clarksdale
Population density499726−227
Population growth-27.9%-17.0%−10.9 pts
Median age37.534.9+2.6
Male33.5%46.7%−13.2 pts
Female66.5%53.3%+13.2 pts
Foreign-born3.5%2.3%+1.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic26.2%13.4%+12.8 pts
Black60.5%80.9%−20.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%3.8%−3.8 pts
Asian0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Other13.3%1.6%+11.7 pts
Median household income$51,875$36,382+$15,493
Per capita income$23,844$20,508+$3,336
Poverty rate27.6%40.3%−12.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4910.464+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher18.1%19.4%−1.4 pts
Graduate degree10.5%8.2%+2.3 pts
Unemployment rate25.5%10.8%+14.8 pts
Labor force participation54.4%54.1%+0.3 pts
Median home value$58,200$83,900−$25,700
Median gross rent$641$774−$133
Owner-occupied46.1%45.9%+0.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.1%17.1%+9.1 pts
Rent-burdened households36.1%48.0%−12.0 pts
Average commute22.317.9+4.4
Worked from home0.0%8.7%−8.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured9.4%12.7%−3.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025