Marks is a city located in Quitman County Mississippi. Marks has a 2020 population of 1,239. It is also the county seat of Quitman County. Marks is currently declining at a rate of -4.62% annually and its population has decreased by -28.01% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 1,721 in 2010.
The average household income in Marks is $42,207 with a poverty rate of 22.51%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to $599 per month, and the median house value is $80,000. The median age in Marks is 44 years, 44 years for males, and 45.1 years for females.
According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Markswas:
Race | Population | Percentage |
---|---|---|
White | 415 | 23.03% |
Black or African American | 1,360 | 75.47% |
Some Other Race | 5 | 0.28% |
Two or More Races | 22 | 1.22% |
Type | Count | Average Size | Owned |
---|---|---|---|
All | 777 | 2.22 | 72.8 |
Married | 173 | 2.63 | 91.9 |
Male | 49 | 2.18 | 57.1 |
Female | 190 | 3.86 | 63.2 |
Non Family | 365 | 1.17 | 71 |
3.08
Average Family Size
2.22
Average Household Size
Education Attained | Count | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Less Than 9th Grade | 42 | 3.37% |
9th to 12th Grade | 145 | 11.63% |
High School Graduate | 411 | 32.96% |
Some College | 374 | 29.99% |
Associates Degree | 72 | 5.77% |
Bachelors Degree | 163 | 13.07% |
Graduate Degree | 40 | 3.21% |
Race | Total | High School | Bachelors |
---|---|---|---|
White | 371 | 332 | 118 |
Black | 867 | 724 | 85 |
2+ Races | 4 | 4 | |
Other Race | 5 | ||
Hispanic | 5 |
The highest rate of high school graduation is among 2+ races people with a rate of 100.00%.
The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among white people with a rate of 31.81%.
99.53% of Marks residents speak only English, while 0.47% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 0.47% of the population.
Name | Total | In Poverty | Poverty Rate |
---|---|---|---|
Black | 1,332 | 338 | 25.38% |
Multiple | 22 | 3 | 13.64% |
White | 370 | 47 | 12.70% |
Other | NaN% |
22.51%
Overall Poverty Rate
24.72%
Male Poverty Rate
20.60%
Female Poverty Rate
The race most likely to be in poverty in Marks is Black, with 25.38% below the poverty level.
The race least likely to be in poverty in Marks is Other, with NaN% below the poverty level.
The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 10.68%. Among those working part-time, it was 23.10%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 26.57%.
24.0%
Overall Marriage Rate
31.1%
Male Marriage Rate
18.5%
Female Marriage Rate
The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over 65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 35-44.
Name | Veterans | % of Total |
---|---|---|
White | 48 | 12.34% |
Black | 76 | 6.91% |
5.65%
Veteran Poverty Rate
18.55%
Veteran Disability Rate
54.6%
Labor Force Participation
45.5%
Employment Rate
16.7%
Unemployment Rate
Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.
90.12%
Born in Marks
99.72%
Native Born
0.28%
Foreign Born
0.28%
Non Citizen
0.00%
Naturalized
99.72% of Marks residents were born in the United States, with 90.12% having been born in Mississippi. 0.28% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.
Year | Population | Growth | Annual Growth Rate |
---|---|---|---|
2010 | 1,721 | 0.00% | |
2011 | 1,698 | -23 | -1.34% |
2012 | 1,641 | -57 | -3.36% |
2013 | 1,639 | -2 | -0.12% |
2014 | 1,610 | -29 | -1.77% |
2015 | 1,574 | -36 | -2.24% |
2016 | 1,549 | -25 | -1.59% |
2017 | 1,516 | -33 | -2.13% |
2018 | 1,479 | -37 | -2.44% |
2019 | 1,419 | -60 | -4.06% |
2020 | 1,359 | -60 | -4.23% |
2021 | 1,299 | -60 | -4.42% |
2022 | 1,239 | -60 | -4.62% |