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Sharkey County, Mississippi: commercial real estate data.
Sharkey County, Mississippi has a population of 3,872 across 432 square miles, down 15.0 percent since the 2020 census base. County output reached $106.6 m in 2024, 95 establishments operate here.
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Sharkey County
How many people live in Sharkey County
- Population3,872
- Households1,422
- Average household size2.72
- Median household income$40,000
- Median age38.4
- Median gross rent$623 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$98,000
- Home value to household income2.5 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over2,508
- Population under 18902
- Share under 1823.3 percent
- Population 65 and over708
- Share 65 and over18.3 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 642,262
- Civilian labor force1,712
- Unemployment rate9.1 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over57.6 percent
- Rank by population among Mississippi counties81st of 82
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents2974th
Sharkey County is the 81st largest of 82 Mississippi counties by population. A median home costs 2.5 times median household income, which is an affordable ownership market by national standards. Residents under 18 outnumber those 65 and over, at 23.3 percent against 18.3 percent, a household formation profile rather than a retirement one.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Is Sharkey County growing
- Population change since the 2020 census base-14.96 percent
- Census 2020 base population3,803
- Births, 202448
- Deaths, 202455
- Natural change, 2024-7
- Net domestic migration, 2024-135
- Net international migration, 20240
- Total net migration, 2024-135
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 2024-455
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents3139th
The county has lost 14.96 percent of its population since the 2020 census base.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
Sharkey County
Where people moving to Sharkey County come from
- Tax returns filed by households arriving38
- People arriving, from those returns72
- Adjusted gross income arriving$1.3 m
- Net adjusted gross income movement$0
- Average income of an arriving household$34,895
- Largest single originSharkey County Non-migrants (1,341 households)
- Largest single destination (1,341 households)
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharkey County Non-migrants | 1,341 | 2,710 | $68.1 m |
| Other flows - Same State | 38 | 72 | $1.3 m |
The largest single source of arrivals is Sharkey County Non-migrants, which is the catchment a retail or multifamily study should look at first.
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Sharkey County
What the Sharkey County economy runs on
- County GDP, 2024$106.6 m
- County GDP, 2023$142.0 m
- GDP change, 2023 to 2024-24.9 percent
- GDP change over five years0.3 percent
- Rank by GDP among Mississippi counties81st
- Rank by GDP among US county-equivalents3046th
- GDP per resident$27,537
Output grew -24.9 percent in the latest year and 0.3 percent over five, which is the trend line a lender will read behind any single year figure.
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024.
Sharkey County
Who employs people in Sharkey County
- Covered employment, annual average913
- Establishments reporting142
- Average annual pay$38,700
- Average weekly wage$744
- Sector 11, employment148
- Sector 11, average annual pay$37,579
- Sector 44-45, employment115
- Sector 44-45, average annual pay$33,107
- Sector 42, employment43
- Sector 42, average annual pay$71,165
- Sector 23, employment9
- Sector 23, average annual pay$22,304
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector 11 | 148 | 37 | $37,579 |
| Sector 44-45 | 115 | 16 | $33,107 |
| Sector 42 | 43 | 5 | $71,165 |
| Sector 23 | 9 | 4 | $22,304 |
The largest sector is the biggest private employer group at 148 jobs, 16.2 percent of covered employment. Average pay per job sits below median household income, so households here typically need more than one earner.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
Sharkey County
What businesses operate in Sharkey County
- Establishments, all industries95
- Employment at those establishments655
- Annual payroll$26.1 m
- Establishments per 1,000 residents24.5
These are counts of establishments physically operating in the county, not listings, so they are the supply side a feasibility study measures demand against.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
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What is being built in Sharkey County
- Housing units authorised by permit, 20240
- Declared construction value permitted$0
- Single family units authorised0
- Multifamily units authorised0
No residential units were authorised by permit in 2024. In a small county this is common and is not by itself a sign of distress, but it does mean there is no recent residential pipeline to read demand from.
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Sharkey County
How big is Sharkey County
- Land area432 sq mi
- Rank by land area among Mississippi counties63rd of 82
- Width, east to west17.9 mi
- Height, north to south30.1 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary4
- Residents per square mile of land9
- Establishments per square mile0.22
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year. US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- No 7(a) approvals recorded in this county in the FOIA release covering FY2020 onward.
- No 504 approvals recorded in this county in the FOIA release covering FY2010 onward.
- No NFIP communities are listed for this county in the FEMA Community Status Book.
- Flood zone record counts are not held. The flood coverage export has not landed, so no count is shown rather than an estimated one.
- Traffic counts resolve in the platform, not in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here.
- Zoning is in build. Parcel level zoning is not published on this page.
Feasibility studies
When a Sharkey County site needs a document a lender will accept.
The same data layer behind this page is the one the studies are written from. A study for a Sharkey County site starts with the figures you are reading, carrying the same source and period into the credit file.
- Population3,872
- Households1,422
- Average household size2.72
- Median household income$40,000
- Median age38.4
Common questions
Sharkey County questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sharkey County, Mississippi?
3,872, in 1,422 households, ranking 81st of 82 Mississippi counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Sharkey County growing?
The population has fallen 14.96 percent since the 2020 census base. In 2024 there were 48 births against 55 deaths, with net migration of -135. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Sharkey County?
$40,000. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $98,000, which is 2.5 times income, and median gross rent is $623 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are there in Sharkey County?
95 establishments, employing 655 people with an annual payroll of $26.1 m. These are establishments physically operating in the county, not listings. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
What is the average wage in Sharkey County?
Average annual pay is $38,700, or $744 a week, across 913 covered jobs. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
What is being built in Sharkey County?
No residential units were authorised by permit in 2024. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
What is the radon zone for Sharkey County?
Zone 3, a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L. Source: US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Where do people moving to Sharkey County come from?
The largest single origin is Sharkey County Non-migrants, with 1,341 households. Arriving households report an average income of $34,895 against null for those leaving. Source: US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Are traffic counts available for Sharkey County on this page?
No. Annual average daily traffic resolves in the platform rather than in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here. It is a gap we know about rather than a figure we estimated.
Is zoning published for Sharkey County?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning, and where a statutory framework applies it is marked as the statewide frame with confirm locally attached.