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Clarksdale, MS vs New Orleans, LA

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Highlights
- New Orleans is 0% more densely populated than Clarksdale.
- People are 3.3% more likely to be married in New Orleans.
- The Median Age is 2.5 years older in New Orleans.
 Clarksdale, MSNew Orleans, LAUnited States
 Population  Unlock383,974329,725,481
 Female Population52.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.738.4
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 Population - 201017,926  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock484,674285,036,114
 Population - 199019,717  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-19.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-26.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,266.393.4
 Land Area13.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock180.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Clarksdale, MSNew Orleans, LAUnited States
 Age 0 to 48.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Clarksdale, MSNew Orleans, LAUnited States
 White16.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock57.6%12.2%
 Asian0.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.8%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock5.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Clarksdale, MSNew Orleans, LAUnited States
 Married Population30.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock29.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated5.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock68.0%50.2%
 Never Married50.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.8%10.8%
 Widowed9.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.372.60
 Households5,752  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock71,84580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children11.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,213  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock26.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children20.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Clarksdale    3 Reviews

I grew up in Clarksdale and moved out of state my junior year of high school. My family had been in and around the area for generations. It is sad to see what has  More

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I'm from California and I loved funky Clarksdale. The folks there are so friendly and curious about where you're from, what you do, and what you think of Clarksdale.  More

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Over 18 years ago

Clarksdale is a small town of about 20,000. Our economy is agricultural to a large extent. We have a tremendous amount of tourism based on our blues tradition which is  More

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Reviews for New Orleans    87 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I have lived in NOLA for 6 years. Like all cities, you must take the good with the bad. It is more expensive than what you read about on the internet. The drivers are  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived here for going on 3 years. The person who lives with me wanted us to move here. It got old for me very soon after we moved here. Neither of us like it.   More

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Lived here 20 years, transplant from a dank Midwestern metropolis. For the first 15 years I was pretty much one of those rabid people foaming at the mouth whenever  More

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