Median Household Income
$40,000
Median Home Value
$98,000
Median Gross Rent
$623/mo
Poverty Rate
30.9%
Unemployment Rate
9.1%
Homeownership Rate
66.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
16.1%
Median Age
38.4
Population Over Time
Sharkey County shrank 20.9% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
4,898
2016
4,662
2018
4,511
2020
4,427
2022
3,910
2024
3,872
Business & Industry
Sharkey County has 95 business establishments employing 655 people.
Other services (except public administration)
14
Wholesale trade
13
Health care and social assistance
8
Professional, scientific, and technical services
6
Finance and insurance
6
Real estate and rental and leasing
6
Accommodation and food services
6
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
4
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.