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Kemper County

Population in July 2008: 876. Population change since 2000: -9.9%
 

Males: 399  (45.6%)
Females: 477  (54.4%)

Median resident age:  41.9 years
Mississippi median age:  33.8 years

Zip codes: 39328.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $25,340 (it was $21,000 in 2000)
De Kalb:  $25,340
Mississippi:  $36,338

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $13,922
De Kalb:  $13,922
Mississippi:  $19,365

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $75,343 (it was $50,200 in 2000)
De Kalb:  $75,343
Mississippi:  $96,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $89,283; Detached houses: $93,021; Townhouses or other attached units: $21,877; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $24,999; Mobile homes: $34,444

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Races in De Kalb:

  • Black (50.3%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (48.5%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in De Kalb: 77.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (7.6%), English (5.8%), Irish (5.3%), Scotch-Irish (1.9%), Scottish (1.7%), Dutch (1.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 464 feet

Land area: 3.31 square miles.

Population density: 265 people per square mile 
 
  (very low).



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For population 25 years and over in De Kalb

  • High school or higher: 60.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
  • Unemployed: 9.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in De Kalb town

  • Never married: 29.9%
  • Now married: 35.3%
  • Separated: 5.8%
  • Widowed: 20.6%
  • Divorced: 8.4%

2 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.2%
Mississippi:  1.4%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

De Kalb:  0.7% ($375)
Mississippi:  0.7% ($425)
De Kalb satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Tuscaloosa, AL (71.4 miles , pop. 77,906).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (118.5 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (449.0 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Scooba, MS (3.3 miles ), Shuqualak, MS (3.9 miles ), Meridian Station, MS (3.9 miles ), Bogue Chitto, MS (4.0 miles ), Emelle, AL (4.4 miles) , Geiger, AL (4.6 miles) , Collinsville, MS (4.7 miles ), Panola-Geiger, AL (4.8 miles ).

Latitude: 32.77 N, Longitude: 88.65 W

Area code: 601

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Population change in the 1990s: -99 (-9.2%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Educational services (9%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Computer and electronic products (6%)
  • Apparel (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)
  • Food (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (17%)
  • Apparel (10%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
  • Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Health technologists and technicians (7%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)



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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 4 (3 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  3.42
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in De Kalb, Mississippi

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De Kalb-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Mississippi state average. It is 155% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/12/1986, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 6.3 miles away from the De Kalb town center injured 8 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 3/29/1976, a category 4 tornado 23.5 miles away from the town center injured 8 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


De Kalb-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Mississippi state average. It is 85% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 92.0 miles away from De Kalb center
On 11/7/2004 at 11:20:21, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MB, 4.3 MW, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 42.6 miles away from the city center
On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 80.7 miles away from the city center
On 12/12/1997 at 08:42:20, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 91.6 miles away from De Kalb center
On 11/28/1999 at 11:00:09, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MB, 3.8 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 92.5 miles away from the city center
On 7/16/1993 at 10:54:32, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 73.0 miles away from De Kalb center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near De Kalb:
  • NOXUBEE GENERAL CRITICAL ACCESS HOSP (about 25 miles; MACON, MS)
  • ALLIANCE HEALTH CENTER (about 26 miles; MERIDIAN, MS)
  • CHOCTAW HEALTH CENTER (about 28 miles; PHILADELPHIA, MS)

Political contributions by individuals in De Kalb, MS

Heliports located in De Kalb:
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to De Kalb:
  • MERIDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; MERIDIAN, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,455)
  • MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS; FT enrollment: 14,613)
  • MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN (about 53 miles; COLUMBUS, MS; FT enrollment: 2,115)
  • SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 3,635)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 73 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 17,453)
  • HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 77 miles; GOODMAN, MS; FT enrollment: 2,485)
  • JONES COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 89 miles; ELLISVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 4,072)

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Notable location: Kemper County Courthouse (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in De Kalb: DeKalb Baptist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: DeKalb Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Sciple Edward (Historical Places & Services; Sciples Mill Road).

Courts: Kemper County - Dekalb- Justice Court Clerk- Justice Court Judge (Main Street), Kemper County - Dekalb- Justice Court Judges (Main Street).

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.3 people
Mississippi:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  60.3%
Whole state:  71.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  2.6%
Whole state:  4.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  28.1%
Whole state:  19.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  12.8%
Whole state:  9.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in De Kalb, MS


81 people in nursing homes
7 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)


De Kalb compared to Mississippi state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.


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Banks with branches in De Kalb (2009 data):
  • The Commercial Bank: at West Hopper Street, branch established on 1914-12-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $159.0 mil, Deposits: $115.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Commercial Capital Corporation
  • The Citizens Bank of Philadelphia, Mississippi: De Kalb Branch at Bell Street And Main Avenue, branch established on 1990-08-02. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $765.4 mil, Deposits: $546.9 mil, headquarters in Philadelphia, MS, positive income, 24 total offices, Holding Company: Citizens Holding Company



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School Enrollment by Level of School


De Kalb travel time to work
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (39%)
  • Electricity (35%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%)
  • Wood (3%)


Religion statistics for De Kalb

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist Church USA National Primitive Baptist ConventionPresbyterian Church in AmericaOther religions
Adherents44.7%44.1%3.1%2.8%5.2%
Congregations32.0%50.0%2.0%6.0%10.0%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

De Kalb government finances in 2006:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $43,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $186,000
    Water Utilities: $156,000
    Sewerage: $156,000
    Solid Waste Management: $127,000
    Financial Administration: $81,000
    Central Staff Services: $39,000
    Housing and Community Development: $35,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $33,000
    Local Fire Protection: $20,000
    Parks and Recreation: $8,000
    Libraries: $6,000
  • Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $35,000
    Interest Earnings: $7,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $763,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $296,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $230,000
  • Tax - Property: $130,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $38,000
    Amusements License: $3,000
    Occupation and Business License, NEC: $1,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $388,000

5.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,593 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.20%
Mississippi average:  7.82%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Lauderdale County, MS  1.63% ($24,064 average AGI)
from Neshoba County, MS  0.66% ($21,211)


6.14% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,933 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.14%
Mississippi average:  8.35%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Lauderdale County, MS  1.96% ($42,772 average AGI)
to Neshoba County, MS  0.69% ($28,100)
to Noxubee County, MS  0.34% ($23,000)


Strongest AM radio stations in De Kalb:
  • WMOX (1010 AM; 10 kW; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MAGNOLIA STATE B/C CO., INC.)
  • WYLS (670 AM; daytime; 5 kW; YORK, AL; Owner: GRANTELL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WALT (910 AM; 5 kW; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: NEW SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
  • WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WMER (1390 AM; 5 kW; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MICHAEL H. GLASS)
  • WQST (850 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FOREST, MS; Owner: ACE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
  • WNBN (1290 AM; 3 kW; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: FRANK RACKLEY, JR.)

Strongest FM radio stations in De Kalb:
  • WJXM (105.7 FM; DE KALB, MS; Owner: EAST MISSISSIPPI BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WJDQ (101.3 FM; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WOKK (97.1 FM; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: NEW SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • W217AQ (91.3 FM; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • WQST-FM (92.5 FM; FOREST, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION, INC.)
  • WZBQ (94.1 FM; CARROLLTON, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMMZ (102.1 FM; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: EAST MISSISSIPPI BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WYYW (95.1 FM; MARION, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMSO (97.9 FM; NEWTON, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMLV (106.9 FM; STONEWALL, MS; Owner: EAST MISSISSIPPI BROADCASTERS, INC)
  • W213AV (90.5 FM; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • WZKS (104.1 FM; UNION, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WWSL (102.3 FM; PHILADELPHIA, MS; Owner: H & G C, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around De Kalb:
  • W50BQ (Channel 50; MERIDIAN, ETC., MS; Owner: COLUMBUS TELEVISION, INC.)

De Kalb, Mississippi:
  • Fatal accident count: 8
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 13
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
  • Fatalities: 9
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 20
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Mississippi average:
  • Fatal accident count: 79
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 119
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 14
  • Fatalities: 87
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 198
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 7
See more detailed statistics of De Kalb fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 1 meters (3ft)
Total average daily traffic: 3,500
Total average daily truck traffic: 70
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 5,250

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1
  • Located On The South Side Of State Highway 16 Approx. 1.2 Miles East Of De Kalb, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 96.6 m, Call Sign: KNKN619
    Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz
    Grant Date: 11/07/2000, Expiration Date: 11/01/2009
    Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 3
  • RICHARD C NATION, Site 8.1 Mi S, Type: Tower, Structure height: 61 m, Overall height: 61 m
    Registrant: Keller And Heckman LLP, 1001 G Street Nw Ste. 500w, Washington, DC 20001, Phone: (202) 434-4130, Email:
  • SIGNATURE ON FILE, Approx 9.3 Km Sw, Type: Tower, Structure height: 111.6 m, Overall height: 112.5 m, , Licensee ID: L00088826
    Registrant: East Mississippi Broadcasters Inc, Meridian, MS 39302, Phone: (601) 693-1021
  • WARD P WEBB, Nw Of Town W Of Hwy 39 N Of 16, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 91.4 m, , Licensee ID: L00436603
    Registrant: Galaxy Cable Inc, 1 First National Plaza 4th Floor, Sikeston, MO 63801, Phone: (573) 472-8200

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3
  • 8.1 Mi S, Call Sign: KBN780
    Assigned Frequencies : 33.2600 MHz, 48.6600 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/05/2005, Expiration Date: 08/17/2015
    Registrant: Epec Communications Corporation, 569 Brookwood Village Suite 501, Birmingham, AL 35209, Phone: (205) 325-7328, Fax: (205) 325-3730, Email:
  • 8.1 Mi S, Type: Pole, Structure height: 2 m, Call Sign: WPDI696
    Assigned Frequencies : 452.625 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/19/2003, Expiration Date: 10/06/2013, Certifier: R C Nation
    Registrant: Epec Communications Corporation, 569 Brookwood Village Suite 501, Birmingham, AL 35209, Phone: (205) 325-7328, Fax: (205) 325-3730, Email:
  • 2 Mi Sse, Structure height: 61 m, Call Sign: KVO459, Licensee ID: L00008228
    Assigned Frequencies : 451.300 MHz, 451.300 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/23/2000, Expiration Date: 04/18/2005, Cancelation Date: 02/05/2002
    Registrant: Bellsouth Telecommunications Inc, 22j64 Bsc 675 W Peachtree St, Ne, Atlanta, GA 30375, Phone: (601) 557-1813

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3
  • Call Sign: KC5JLX, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00902202
    Grant Date: 08/06/2004, Expiration Date: 09/09/2014, Certifier: William A Pilgrim
    Registrant: William A Pilgrim, Rt 2 Box 1391, De Kalb, MS 39328
  • Call Sign: KM5DT, Previous Call Sign: KE4UAQ, Licensee ID: L00740008
    Grant Date: 09/26/1996, Expiration Date: 12/22/2004, Cancelation Date: 09/24/2003
    Registrant: Bengimen P Burnett Jr, Rt 3 Box 143a, De Kalb, MS 39328
  • Call Sign: W4TV, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 12/22/1994, Expiration Date: 12/22/2004, Cancelation Date: 05/28/2003
    Registrant: William M Rowe Jr, Rt 4 Box 33, De Kalb, MS 39328


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2
  • Aircraft: PIPER PA-23-160 (Fixed wing multi engine, Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 5, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 150 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 3423P , Serial Number: 23-1387, Year manufactured: 1958, Airworthiness Date: 05/15/1958
    Registrant (Individual): Scott L Hand, Rr 1 Box 2a, De Kalb, MS 39328
  • Aircraft: TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 78 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 96805 , Serial Number: 9105, Year manufactured: 1946, Airworthiness Date: 03/03/1956
    Registrant (Individual): Larry R Gibson, Rr 3 Box 95, De Kalb, MS 39328

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