Kemper County, Mississippi (MS)

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• • 6,22862.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3,36933.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3763.7%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 590.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 70.07%Asian alone
  • 50.05%Two or more races

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $110,944

Here:	$110,944
State:	$183,101

Mobile homes: $30,691

Here:	$30,691
State:	$62,798

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $458 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $391 (0.5%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Kemper County is $420 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $483 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $632 a month.

Cities in this county include: De Kalb, Scooba.

Neighboring counties: Holmes County , Richland Parish, Louisiana , Union Parish, Louisiana , Sharkey County , Houston County, Georgia , Johnson County, Georgia , Talbot County, Georgia .

Current college students: 729
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 6 (0.0% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 72010 or later
• 02000 to 2009
• 01990 to 1999
• 71980 to 1989
• 01970 to 1979
• 16Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 33.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 39.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,538
• One, attached: 36
• Two: 27
• 3 or 4: 179
• 5 to 9: 190
• 10 to 19: 14
• Mobile homes: 817

Housing units in Kemper County with a mortgage: 907 (17 second mortgage, 20 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,711

Religion statistics for Kemper County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Kemper County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Mississippi Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4528, Natural disaster type: Other
• Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: April 13, 2019 - April 14, 2019, FEMA Id: 4450, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Mississippi Hurricane Isaac, Incident Period: August 26, 2012 to September 11, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4081: August 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 4081, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Associated Flooding, Incident Period: April 15, 2011 to April 28, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1972: April 29, 2011, FEMA Id: 1972, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Mississippi Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1604: August 29, 2005, FEMA Id: 1604, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Mississippi Hurricane Dennis, Incident Period: July 10, 2005 to July 15, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1594: July 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 1594, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: April 06, 2003 to April 25, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1459: April 24, 2003, FEMA Id: 1459, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Mississippi Severe Winter Storms, Ice and Freezing Rain, Incident Period: December 23, 1998 to December 26, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1265: January 25, 1999, FEMA Id: 1265, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Freeze
• Mississippi High Winds, Severe Storm, Tornadoes, Incident Period: November 21, 1992 to November 22, 1992, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-968: November 25, 1992, FEMA Id: 968, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Wind
• Mississippi Flooding, Severe Storm, Tornado, Incident Period: January 24, 1990 to March 15, 1990, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-859: February 28, 1990, FEMA Id: 859, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• 2 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

5.26% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($36,287 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.97% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($25,431 average AGI)
1.29% relocated from other states ($10,856 average AGI)

Kemper County:	1.29%
Mississippi average:	2.61%

from Lauderdale County, MS	1.86% ($28,153 average AGI)
from Neshoba County, MS	0.91% ($31,310)

5.65% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($32,228 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.55% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($23,333 average AGI)
1.10% relocated to other states ($8,894 average AGI)

Kemper County:	1.10%
Mississippi average:	2.94%

to Lauderdale County, MS	1.98% ($29,778 average AGI)
to Neshoba County, MS	1.00% ($30,844)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 10.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 14.9

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Kemper County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 1,458 (504 living alone), Female householders: 2,140 (836 living alone)

• 1,209 spouses (1,205 opposite-sex spouses), 293 unmarried partners, (293 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,669 children (2,602 natural, 13 adopted, 36 stepchildren), 448 grandchildren, 135 brothers or sisters, 26 parents, 0 foster children, 340 other relatives, 240 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 939

Size of family households: 1,102 2-persons, 574 3-persons, 265 4-persons, 137 5-persons, 90 6-persons, 48 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,342 1-person, 103 2-persons, 13 3-persons.

366 married couples with children.
1,047 single-parent households (289 men, 758 women).

97.9% of residents of Kemper speak English at home.
0.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).
1.7% of residents speak other language at home (93% speak English very well, 7% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $78,700,000 ($7,613 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,199,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $24,951,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $22,781,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $375,000
Federal grants: $26,117,000
Federal procurement contracts: $398,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,078,000 ($1,736,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $323,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $394,000
Federal Government insurance: $0,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-36 per 1000 residents
State:	-4 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.48 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Kemper County, Mississippi
• 492014 or later
• 402010 to 2013
• 4002000 to 2009
• 5851990 to 1999
• 9291980 to 1989
• 9831970 to 1979
• 6051960 to 1969
• 3191950 to 1959
• 2331940 to 1949
• 6521939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Kemper County, Mississippi

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Kemper County, Mississippi
• 01 room
• 02 rooms
• 483 rooms
• 4024 rooms
• 6375 rooms
• 7666 rooms
• 3827 rooms
• 2118 rooms
• 1369+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kemper County, Mississippi
• 1151 room
• 462 rooms
• 783 rooms
• 4144 rooms
• 1595 rooms
• 886 rooms
• 67 rooms
• 358 rooms
• 349+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Kemper County, Mississippi

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Kemper County, Mississippi
• 0no bedroom
• 01 bedroom
• 4362 bedrooms
• 1,5293 bedrooms
• 5844 bedrooms
• 755+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kemper County, Mississippi
• 113no bedroom
• 991 bedroom
• 3342 bedrooms
• 3403 bedrooms
• 774 bedrooms
• 115+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Kemper County, Mississippi in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Kemper County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 116no vehicle
• 7671 vehicle
• 9242 vehicles
• 5813 vehicles
• 1284 vehicles
• 955+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Kemper County in renter-occupied apartments
• 292no vehicle
• 3751 vehicle
• 2632 vehicles
• 333 vehicles
• 04 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

89.2% of Kemper County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in Mississippi.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 8,487
• Other state: 1,416
• Northeast: 64
• Midwest: 263
• South: 917
• West: 174

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 541
• Number of aged recipients: 95
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 446
• Number of recipients under 18: 67
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 280
• Number of recipients older than 64: 194
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 264
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 233

Businesses in Kemper County, MS

• Chevrolet: 1
• Subway: 1