County population in 2014: 10,163 (all rural); it was 10,453 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 1,539 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,679 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 3,279 Renter-occupied apartments: 702 (it was 630 in 2000)
% of renters here:
16%
State:
30%
Land area: 766 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.9 sq. mi.
Population density: 13 people per square mile (low).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Kemper County: 78.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Construction (33.1%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (28.3%), Educational, health and social services (19.7%), Transportation and warehousing,and utilities (18.9%).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2015: $548 (0.7%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2015: $517 (0.8%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 30.5%
(14.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 37.3% for Black residents, 39.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 64.5% for American Indian residents)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 29.7%
Kemper County:
29.7%
Mississippi:
22.0%
(14.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 36.3% for Black residents, 33.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 68.4% for American Indian residents)
Median age of residents in 2015: 38 years old
(Males: 36 years old, Females: 41 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 50 years old, Black residents: 35 years old, American Indian residents: 28 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 17 years old)
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.
Current college students: 729 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 60.5% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 45 (47% naturalized citizens)
Kemper County:
0.4%
Whole state:
1.4%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 11
1990 to 1994: 11
1985 to 1989: 0
1980 to 1984: 7
1975 to 1979: 0
1970 to 1974: 0
1970 to 1974: 10
1965 to 1969: 6
Note: State values scaled to Kemper County population
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: 3,048
One, attached: 53
Two: 42
3 or 4: 105
5 to 9: 69
10 to 19: 13
20 or more: 12
Mobile homes: 1,191
Housing units in Kemper County with a mortgage: 987 (68 second mortgage, 60 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 774
Here:
56.0% with mortgage
State:
62.1% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Kemper County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Mainline Protestant
2,104
25
Evangelical Protestant
1,769
24
Other
-
1
None
6,583
-
Kemper County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 3
Kemper County:
2.98 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.08 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 7
Kemper County:
6.94 / 10,000 pop.
Mississippi:
6.36 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 1
This county:
0.99 / 10,000 pop.
State:
5.03 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Kemper County:
15.2%
Mississippi:
12.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Kemper County:
37.2%
State:
33.1%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
13.1%
State:
14.4%
Agriculture in Kemper County:
Average size of farms: 245 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $19,512 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $62.20 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 91.92% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $16,635 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 10.36% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.86% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $31,695 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 96.42% Average age of principal farm operators: 59 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 10.76 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.26% Corn for grain: 484 harvested acres Vegetables: 123 harvested acres Land in orchards: 13 acres
Earthquake activity:
Kemper County-area historical earthquake activity is near Mississippi state average. It is 80% 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 92.7 miles away from Kemper County center On 10/24/1997 at 08:35:17, a magnitude 4.9 (4.8 MB, 4.2 MS, 4.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 138.8 miles away from the county 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 42.5 miles away from the county center On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 81.7 miles away from the county center On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 221.3 miles away from Kemper County center On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG, Depth: 12.2 mi) earthquake occurred 211.7 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
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
Mississippi STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODS, Incident Period: April 16, 1979, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-577: April 16, 1979, FEMA Id: 577, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Mississippi Heavy Rains, Flooding, Incident Period: April 18, 1974, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-430: April 18, 1974, FEMA Id: 430, Natural disaster type: Flood, Heavy Rain
The number of natural disasters in Kemper County (10) is smaller than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (13%)
Transportation occupations (9%)
Material moving occupations (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Management occupations (5%)
Office and administrative support occupations (15%)
Production occupations (12%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (11%)
Sales and related occupations (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
Healthcare support occupations (6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (33%)
Thailand (27%)
Germany (22%)
Canada (13%)
Netherlands (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Kemper County (%):
United States or American (14%)
English (5%)
Irish (3%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)
German (1%)
African (1%)
Italian (1%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 2,787 (73%)
Carpooled: 837 (22%)
Bus or trolley bus: 14 (0%)
Taxi: 12 (0%)
Walked: 38 (1%)
Other means: 25 (1%)
Worked at home: 103 (3%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Kemper County, Mississippi in 2000:
309 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
81 people in nursing homes
7 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
People in group quarters in Kemper County, Mississippi in 2010:
333 people in state prisons
289 people in college/university student housing
60 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
26 people in group homes intended for adults
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $31,746.
4.31% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($31,361 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
4.31%
Mississippi average:
6.70%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.44% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($25,992 average AGI)
0.88% relocated from other states ($5,368 average AGI)
Kemper County:
0.88%
Mississippi average:
2.79%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
6.38% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($30,667 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.38%
Mississippi average:
6.88%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.98% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($24,930 average AGI)
1.40% relocated to other states ($5,736 average AGI)
Kemper County:
1.40%
Mississippi average:
2.96%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.3 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.7
Births per 1000 population in Kemper County
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 2014: 9.9
Deaths per 1000 population in Kemper County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.6 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 14.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Kemper County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 24.4% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 9.9%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Kemper County
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Kemper County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 1,474 (1,134 aged, 340 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 316 (14%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Kemper County, Mississippi in 1999 - 2014:
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (156)
Atherosclerotic heart disease (100)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (97)
Congestive heart failure (83)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (74)
Hypertensive heart disease without (congestive) heart failure (41)
Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (34)
Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (32)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,132 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 966 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 29
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 9 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 10
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 9,748
In family households: 8,341 (1,455 male householders, 1,174 female householders)
1,643 spouses, 3,029 children (2,857 natural, 58 adopted, 114 stepchildren), 466 grandchildren, 134 brothers or sisters, 66 parents, 149 other relatives, 177 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,407 (626 male householders (567 living alone)), 665 female householders (617 living alone)), 116 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 708 (393 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,120 2-persons, 628 3-persons, 489 4-persons, 234 5-persons, 92 6-persons, 66 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,184 1-person, 98 2-persons, 9 3-persons.
1,339 married couples with children.
944 single-parent households (119 men, 825 women).
97.0% of residents of Kemper County speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (12% speak English very well, 55% speak English well, 33% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (74% speak English very well, 26% speak English not well).
1.4% of residents speak other language at home (12% speak English very well, 69% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
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:
Births: 755
Here:
74 per 1000 residents
State:
78 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 580
Here:
57 per 1000 residents
State:
51 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +4
Here:
+0 per 1000 residents
State:
+4 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -364
Here:
-36 per 1000 residents
State:
-4 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Kemper County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.48 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.4
State:
5.7
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.3
State:
4.3
Year house built
2014 or later: 0
2010 to 2013: 0
2000 to 2009: 609
1990 to 1999: 799
1980 to 1989: 918
1970 to 1979: 992
1960 to 1969: 668
1950 to 1959: 206
1940 to 1949: 193
1939 or earlier: 328
Note: State values scaled to Kemper population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Kemper County, Mississippi
Note: State values scaled to Kemper County population
no vehicle: 356
1 vehicle: 1,070
2 vehicles: 1,084
3 vehicles: 519
4 vehicles: 135
5+ vehicles: 115
no vehicle: 179
1 vehicle: 277
2 vehicles: 107
3 vehicles: 44
4 vehicles: 15
5+ vehicles: 8
73% of Kemper County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Mississippi.
Kemper County:
72.7%
State average:
59.0%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 9,180
Northeast: 60
Midwest: 343
South: 725
West: 75
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $24,600
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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