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Clarksdale, Mississippi: commercial real estate data.
Clarksdale is a Census city of 14,231 people across 18.79 square miles of land, in Coahoma County. Median household income is $36,382, 45.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 7 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $4.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Clarksdale
What Clarksdale is
- Census place typecity
- Land area18.79 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land757
- County holding the largest share of its areaCoahoma County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Clarksdale
How many people live in Clarksdale
- Population14,231
- Median age34.9
- Population under 183,883
- Share under 1827.3 percent
- Population 65 and over2,332
- Share 65 and over16.4 percent
- Households5,873
- Family households3,464
- Share of households that are families59.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Clarksdale
Income and work in Clarksdale
- Median household income$36,382
- Per capita income$20,508
- Civilian labor force5,758
- Employed5,138
- Unemployed620 plus or minus 175
- Unemployment rate10.8 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Adults 25 and over8,963
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher81.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher19.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.2 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Clarksdale
Housing in Clarksdale
- Housing units7,082
- Occupied units5,873
- Vacant units1,209
- Vacancy rate17.1 percent
- Owner occupied2,695
- Renter occupied3,178
- Ownership rate45.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$83,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$774
- Annual rent as a share of median income25.5 percent
- Single family units5,132
- Share single family72.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,730
- Share in buildings of two or more24.4 percent
- Mobile homes220 plus or minus 109
- Median year structure built1964
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Clarksdale
How Clarksdale gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute4,639
- Commuting under 15 minutes3,053
- Share commuting under 15 minutes65.8 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more961 plus or minus 243
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more20.7 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Drove alone78.3 percent
- Carpooled11.7 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Public transport0.2 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Walked1.0 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Worked from home8.7 percent plus or minus 3.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Clarksdale
SBA loans in Clarksdale (7(a))
- Approvals7
- Gross approval$4,351,500
- Average approval$621,643
- Median approval$500,000
- Largest approval$1,235,000
- Jobs supported147
- Jobs per approval21.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term144 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more42.9 percent
- Share to franchises28.6 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS6
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Clarksdale, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Clarksdale
Flood risk in Clarksdale
- NFIP communityCity of Clarksdale
- NFIP community number280039
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/16/21
The City of Clarksdale participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 280039 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Coahoma County, not Clarksdale
Coahoma County context, not Clarksdale figures
- Establishments in Coahoma County505
- Covered employment, Coahoma County6,216
- Average annual pay, Coahoma County$44,691
- Housing units permitted, Coahoma County25
Every figure in this section is published for Coahoma County as a whole and is not a measurement of Clarksdale.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Clarksdale questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Clarksdale, Mississippi?
14,231, in 5,873 households. Clarksdale city covers 18.79 square miles of land, which is 757 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Clarksdale in?
Coahoma County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Clarksdale?
$36,382. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $83,900. Median gross rent is $774 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Clarksdale businesses?
7 7(a) approvals totaling $4.4 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $500,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Clarksdale, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Clarksdale borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Clarksdale. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Clarksdale in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Clarksdale appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Clarksdale, city of, community 280039, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Clarksdale figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Coahoma County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Clarksdale.
Is zoning published for Clarksdale?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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