Clarksdale Metro Area

  1. Clarksdale Metro Area Legal Resources
  2. Clarksdale Metro Area Statistics
  3. Clarksdale Metro Area Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Clarksdale Metro Area Employment Information
  5. Clarksdale Metro Area Family Information
  6. Clarksdale Metro Area Education Information
  7. Clarksdale Metro Area Business Information
  8. Clarksdale Metro Area Public Benefits Information
  9. Clarksdale Metro Area Criminal Information
  10. Clarksdale Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  11. Clarksdale Metro Area Counties
  12. Clarksdale Metro Area Cities


Clarksdale Metro Area Legal Resources Back to top

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Clarksdale Metro Area Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 30,622
  • Land Area (2000): 1,435.247 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 75.078 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 11,490
Clarksdale Metro Area Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 41,576 67.58%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 822 1.34%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 19,120 31.08%

Clarksdale Metro Area Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Clarksdale Metro Area Employment Information Back to top
Clarksdale Metro Area Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 11,911 10,528 1,383 11.61% 116
1991 11,900 10,470 1,430 12.02% 120
1992 11,891 10,531 1,360 11.43% 114
1993 11,959 10,555 1,404 11.74% 117
1994 12,540 11,123 1,417 11.30% 113
1995 12,835 11,428 1,408 10.97% 110
1996 12,503 11,229 1,274 10.19% 102
1997 12,338 10,981 1,357 11.00% 110
1998 11,802 10,561 1,241 10.52% 105
1999 11,765 10,669 1,096 9.31% 93
2000 11,787 10,843 945 8.01% 80
2001 11,573 10,718 855 7.39% 74
2002 11,696 10,651 1,045 8.93% 89
2003 11,699 10,711 988 8.45% 85
2004 11,281 10,231 1,050 9.31% 93
2005 11,224 10,015 1,208 10.77% 108
2006 10,774 9,744 1,030 9.56% 96
2007 10,382 9,399 983 9.47% 95
2008 10,177 9,159 1,018 10.00% 100
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 10,326 9,220 1,106 10.71% 107
Feb 2008 10,148 9,167 981 9.67% 97
Mar 2008 10,326 9,376 950 9.20% 92
Apr 2008 10,089 9,298 791 7.84% 78
May 2008 10,050 9,192 858 8.54% 85
Jun 2008 10,112 8,963 1,149 11.36% 114
Jul 2008 10,280 9,036 1,244 12.10% 121
Aug 2008 10,153 9,030 1,123 11.06% 111
Sep 2008 10,111 9,152 959 9.48% 95
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Clarksdale Metro Area Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 1,058 10.71%
2. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 1,040 10.52%
3. Construction 1,014 10.26%
4. Public Administration 530 5.36%
5. Educational Services 526 5.32%
6. Food and Beverage Stores 348 3.52%
7. Health Care 328 3.32%
8. Accommodation and Food Services 312 3.16%
9. Utilities 304 3.08%
10. Repair and Maintenance 292 2.95%
11. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 290 2.93%
12. Food Manufacturing 250 2.53%
13. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 236 2.39%
14. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 226 2.29%
15. Finance and Insurance 196 1.98%
16. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 182 1.84%
17. Machinery Manufacturing 180 1.82%
18. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 170 1.72%
19. Truck Transportation 160 1.62%
20. Metal Manufactuing 132 1.34%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 1,776 17.16%
2. Educational Services 1,724 16.65%
3. Health Care 1,664 16.07%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 646 6.24%
5. Public Administration 516 4.98%
6. Finance and Insurance 420 4.06%
7. Social Assistance 366 3.54%
8. Department and Other General Stores 346 3.34%
9. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 242 2.34%
10. Food and Beverage Stores 240 2.32%
11. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 174 1.68%
12. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 168 1.62%
13. Private Household Services 148 1.43%
14. Personal and Laundry Services 146 1.41%
15. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 134 1.29%
16. Construction 108 1.04%
17. Furniture and Related Manufacturing 106 1.02%
18. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 98 0.95%
19. Apparel Manufacturing 92 0.89%
20. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 82 0.79%

Clarksdale Metro Area Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 640 6.48%
2. Other Sales and Related Occupations 618 6.25%
3. Other Production Occupations 598 6.05%
4. Agricultural Workers 384 3.89%
5. Other Installation / Maintenance 370 3.74%
6. Farmers and Farm Managers 362 3.66%
7. Other Management Occupations 354 3.58%
8. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 350 3.54%
9. Other Construction Trades 340 3.44%
10. Vehicle Mechanics 336 3.40%
11. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 332 3.36%
12. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 326 3.30%
13. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 308 3.12%
14. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 262 2.65%
15. Other Personal Care, Not child care 254 2.57%
16. Other Material Moving Workers 248 2.51%
17. Law Enforcement Workers 222 2.25%
18. Other Protective Service Workers 174 1.76%
19. Carpenters 138 1.40%
20. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 138 1.40%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 746 7.21%
2. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 738 7.13%
3. Cashiers 736 7.11%
4. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 638 6.16%
5. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 616 5.95%
6. Other Office and Admin Support 592 5.72%
7. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 426 4.12%
8. Other Personal Care, Not child care 360 3.48%
9. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 320 3.09%
10. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 276 2.67%
11. Registered Nurses 276 2.67%
12. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 266 2.57%
13. Other Management Occupations 264 2.55%
14. Other Sales and Related Occupations 252 2.43%
15. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 252 2.43%
16. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 244 2.36%
17. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 234 2.26%
18. Health Technologists and Technicians 212 2.05%
19. Other Food Preparation and Servers 210 2.03%
20. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 194 1.87%

Clarksdale Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 20,285 46.65%
15-35 hours 3,113 7.16%
1-14 hours 1,267 2.91%
No regular hours 18,817 43.28%

Clarksdale Metro Area Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 663 3.37%
5 AM-5:29 AM 365 1.85%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 666 3.38%
6 AM-6:29 AM 1,185 6.02%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 2,846 14.46%
7 AM-7:29 AM 2,998 15.24%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 4,021 20.43%
8 AM-8:29 AM 1,750 8.89%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 596 3.03%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 681 3.46%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 348 1.77%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 228 1.16%
Noon-3:59 PM 1,615 8.21%
4 PM-11:59 PM 1,716 8.72%

Clarksdale Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 1,227 6.24%
5-9 4,194 21.31%
10-14 4,257 21.63%
15-19 2,608 13.25%
20-24 1,518 7.71%
25-29 472 2.40%
30-34 1,130 5.74%
35-39 272 1.38%
40-44 243 1.23%
45-59 1,508 7.66%
60-89 1,499 7.62%
At least 90 750 3.81%

Clarksdale Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 34 0.17% 14,242 72.38%
30-44 36 0.18% 1,609 8.18%
45-59 154 0.78% 1,354 6.88%
At least 60 544 2.76% 1,705 8.66%

Clarksdale Metro Area Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 4 0.02%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 4,251 21.28%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 13,873 69.43%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 286 1.43%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 768 3.84%
Color 6 Box Walked 496 2.48%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 302 1.51%

Clarksdale Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Clarksdale Metro Area Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 21,162 (59,676 people)
Families (2000): 15,010 (50,994 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 3,536
People at same address in 1995: 34,037
Clarksdale Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 5,451 25.63%
$10,000-$14,999 2,339 11.00%
$15,000-$19,999 1,998 9.39%
$20,000-$24,999 1,636 7.69%
$25,000-$29,999 1,430 6.72%
$30,000-$34,999 1,314 6.18%
$35,000-$39,999 970 4.56%
$40,000-$44,999 726 3.41%
$45,000-$49,999 786 3.70%
$50,000-$59,999 1,454 6.84%
$60,000-$74,999 1,061 4.99%
$75,000-$99,999 1,013 4.76%
$100,000-$124,999 522 2.45%
$125,000-$149,999 150 0.71%
$150,000-$199,999 168 0.79%
$200,000 or more 251 1.18%

Clarksdale Metro Area Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 2,762 26.17%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 2,443 23.15%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 270 2.56%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 1,819 17.24%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 23 0.22%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 1,566 14.84%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 8 0.08%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 867 8.22%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 7 0.07%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 433 4.10%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 2 0.02%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 351 3.33%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 2 0.02%

Clarksdale Metro Area Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 15,271 29.35%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 3,578 6.88%
Public Assistance 1,227 2.36%
Retirement 2,812 5.40%
Self Employment 1,830 3.52%
Social Security 6,290 12.09%
Supplemental Security 2,689 5.17%
Wage / Salary 14,667 28.19%
Other 3,674 7.06%

Clarksdale Metro Area Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 4,260 54.01%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 3,628 45.99%

Clarksdale Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 1,397 7.08%
Color 1 Box Married 9,898 50.14%
Color 2 Box Never Married 7,428 37.63%
Color 3 Box Widowed 1,019 5.16%

Clarksdale Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 2,095 8.38%
Color 1 Box Married 10,097 40.38%
Color 2 Box Never Married 8,745 34.97%
Color 3 Box Widowed 4,070 16.28%

Clarksdale Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Clarksdale Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Clarksdale Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 5,826 14.13%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 9,826 23.83%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 9,131 22.14%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 8,265 20.04%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 2,339 5.67%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 4,133 10.02%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 1,720 4.17%

Clarksdale Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 1,531 5.00% 358 1.17% 1,889 6.17%
Kindergarten 1,085 3.54% 162 0.53% 1,247 4.07%
Grades 1-4 4,176 13.64% 446 1.46% 4,622 15.09%
Grades 5-8 4,183 13.66% 518 1.69% 4,701 15.35%
Grades 9-12 3,802 12.42% 502 1.64% 4,304 14.06%
Undergrad college 1,906 6.22% 69 0.23% 1,975 6.45%
Graduate or professional school 212 0.69% 26 0.08% 238 0.78%
Total 16,895 55.17% 2,081 6.80% 18,976 61.97%

Clarksdale Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Clarksdale Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Clarksdale Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year
Year Color 0 Box Business Births Color 1 Box Business Deaths
2003 44 52
2004 34 64

Clarksdale Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Clarksdale Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Clarksdale Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 38,402 64.09%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 21,514 35.91%

Clarksdale Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Clarksdale Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 129
Clarksdale Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Clarksdale Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Clarksdale Metro Area Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 5,481 17.90%
10-19 Years 5,707 18.64%
20-29 Years 3,940 12.87%
30-39 Years 3,781 12.35%
40-49 Years 4,031 13.16%
50-59 Years 2,833 9.25%
60-69 Years 2,074 6.77%
70-79 Years 1,692 5.53%
80-89 Years 880 2.87%
90+ Years 203 0.66%

Clarksdale Metro Area Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 14,065 45.93%
Color 1 Box Female 16,557 54.07%

Clarksdale Metro Area Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 1 Box African-American 21,099 68.90%
Color 0 Box Caucasian 8,898 29.06%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 276 0.90%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 172 0.56%
Color 2 Box Asian 143 0.47%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 26 0.08%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 4 0.01%
Color 6 Box Other Race 4 0.01%

Clarksdale Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. United States Or American 3,933 29.45%
2. Irish 2,000 14.98%
3. English 1,984 14.86%
4. Italian 929 6.96%
5. Scotch Irish 916 6.86%
6. African 827 6.19%
7. German 802 6.01%
8. European 302 2.26%
9. Dutch 230 1.72%
10. French Non-Basque 206 1.54%

Clarksdale Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 54,490 97.29%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 780 1.39%
3. French 354 0.63%
4. Chinese 204 0.36%
5. German 38 0.07%
6. Other Indic 34 0.06%
7. Korean 28 0.05%
8. Other Native North American 26 0.05%
9. Japanese 14 0.02%
10. Italian 11 0.02%

Clarksdale Metro Area Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 60,972 99.11%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 208 0.34%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 338 0.55%

Clarksdale Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Clarksdale Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Clarksdale Metro Area Counties Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
Coahoma County    

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