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Cary, Mississippi: commercial real estate data.
Cary is a Census town of 330 people across 0.71 square miles of land, in Sharkey County. 69.6 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Cary
What Cary is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.71 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land467 plus or minus 231
- County holding the largest share of its areaSharkey 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.
Cary
How many people live in Cary
- Population330 plus or minus 163
- Median age46.3 plus or minus 32.8
- Population under 1874 plus or minus 50
- Share under 1822.4 percent plus or minus 10.4
- Population 65 and over64 plus or minus 36
- Share 65 and over19.4 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Households102 plus or minus 47
- Family households69 plus or minus 37
- Share of households that are families67.6 percent plus or minus 18.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cary
Income and work in Cary
- Per capita income$19,277 plus or minus $8,760
- Civilian labor force110 plus or minus 67
- Employed109 plus or minus 66
- Unemployed1 plus or minus 2
- Unemployment rate0.9 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Adults 25 and over232 plus or minus 109
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher77.6 percent plus or minus 17.8
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.7 percent plus or minus 10.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.2 percent plus or minus 8.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cary
Housing in Cary
- Housing units104 plus or minus 47
- Occupied units102 plus or minus 47
- Vacant units2 plus or minus 4
- Vacancy rate1.9 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Owner occupied71 plus or minus 39
- Renter occupied31 plus or minus 24
- Ownership rate69.6 percent plus or minus 20.8
- Single family units74 plus or minus 40
- Share single family71.2 percent plus or minus 22.0
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes30 plus or minus 26
- Median year structure built1981
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cary
How Cary gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute109 plus or minus 66
- Commuting under 15 minutes61 plus or minus 61
- Share commuting under 15 minutes56.0 percent plus or minus 44.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more44 plus or minus 33
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more40.4 percent plus or minus 18.2
- Drove alone99.1 percent
- Carpooled0.9 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cary
Flood risk in Cary
- NFIP communityTown of Cary
- NFIP community number280154
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/02/12
The Town of Cary participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 280154 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.
Sharkey County, not Cary
Sharkey County context, not Cary figures
- Establishments in Sharkey County95
- Covered employment, Sharkey County913
- Average annual pay, Sharkey County$38,700
- Housing units permitted, Sharkey County0
Every figure in this section is published for Sharkey County as a whole and is not a measurement of Cary.
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.
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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
Cary questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Cary, Mississippi?
330, in 102 households. Cary town covers 0.71 square miles of land, which is 467 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Cary in?
Sharkey County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
Is Cary in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Cary appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Cary, town of, community 280154, 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 Cary figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Sharkey 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 Cary.
Is zoning published for Cary?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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