Historical population
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
| 2010 | 1,544 | | — |
|---|
| 2020 | 1,688 | | 9.3% |
|---|
Cleary CDP, Mississippi – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) |
Pop 2010[7] |
Pop 2020[8] |
% 2010 |
% 2020 |
| White alone (NH) |
1,439 |
1,502 |
93.20% |
88.98% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) |
84 |
104 |
5.44% |
6.16% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) |
1 |
1 |
0.06% |
0.06% |
| Asian alone (NH) |
2 |
4 |
0.13% |
0.24% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) |
0 |
0 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) |
0 |
6 |
0.00% |
0.36% |
| Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) |
6 |
51 |
0.39% |
3.02% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) |
12 |
20 |
0.78% |
1.18% |
| Total |
1,544 |
1,688 |
100.00% |
100.00% |
As of the 2020 census, Cleary had a population of 1,688. The median age was 44.1 years. 21.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 21.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 101.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 94.4 males age 18 and over.[9][10]
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.[11]
There were 693 households in Cleary, of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 53.0% were married-couple households, 19.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 24.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[9]
There were 718 housing units, of which 3.5% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.2% and the rental vacancy rate was 11.0%.[9]