Clarks first appeared as an unincorporated place in the
1950 U.S. census; and as a town in the
1960 U.S. census. As of the
census of 2000, there were 1,071 people, 246 households, and 160 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 270 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 48.74%
White, 47.90%
African American, 1.21%
Native American, 0.09%
Asian, 1.40% from
other races, and 0.65% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 2.24% of the population. There were 246 households, out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.6% were
married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.6% were non-families. 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.98. In the village, the population was spread out, with 14.0% under the age of 18, 21.8% from 18 to 24, 38.1% from 25 to 44, 17.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 200.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 225.4 males. The median income for a household in the village was $19,583, and the median income for a family was $27,083. Males had a median income of $22,500 versus $18,438 for females. The
per capita income for the village was $7,039. About 19.9% of families and 27.1% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 26.9% of those under age 18 and 38.2% of those age 65 or over. In 2010, Clarks had the
13th-lowest median household income of all places in the United States with a population over 1,000. ==References==