Kemper County, Mississippi (MS)

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% of renters here:	16%
State:	28%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (23.5%), Educational,health and social services (21.1%).

Type of workers:

Kemper County, Mississippi business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Kemper County, Mississippi:

Median resident age:	35.2 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Males: 5,015	(48.0%)
Females: 5,438	(52.0%)

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Kemper County:	2.6 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

This county:	$27,834
Mississippi:	$36,338

This county:	$169
State:	$438

Kemper County:	$69,789
Mississippi:	$96,000

Detached houses: $106,674

Here:	$106,674
State:	$144,336

Townhouses or other attached units: $461,943

Here:	$461,943
State:	$144,095

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $43,680

Here:	$43,680
State:	$120,218

Mobile homes: $37,016

Here:	$37,016
State:	$37,232

This county:	26.0%
Whole state:	19.9%

This county:	11.1%
Whole state:	9.1%

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: Lauderdale County , Neshoba County , Newton County , Noxubee County , Sumter County, Alabama , Winston County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable location: Kellis Store (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Kemper County include: Saint Johns Church (A), Big Oak Church (B), Binnsville United Methodist Church (C), Blackwater Baptist Church (D), Bloomfield Church (E), Bluff Springs Church (F), Bodka Valley Church (G), Briggs Chapel (H), Brown Ridge Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Klondike Cemetery (1), Old Wahalak Cemetery (2), Cole Cemetery (3), McDonald Cemetery (4), Pinecrest Cemetery (5), Old Scooba Cemetery (6), Dry Creek Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Bruton Pond (A), Hoppers Lake (B), Bateman Lake (C), Kempdale Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Yazoo Creek (A), Mayo Branch (B), Rea Ditch (C), Steel Creek (D), Bendix Creek (E), Pushacoona Creek (F), Straight Creek (G), Cap Branch (H), Goolsby Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Porterville Post Office (A), Preston Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	14.1%
Mississippi:	9.6%

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%

Mean travel time to work: 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

Kemper County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Mississippi state average. It is 2.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 fatalities and 58 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/2/1982, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 3 people and injured 40 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Kemper County-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 92.7 miles away from Kemper 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 12/12/1997 at 08:42:20, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 92.3 miles away from Kemper County center
On 7/16/1993 at 10:54:32, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 71.9 miles away from the county center
On 11/28/1999 at 11:00:09, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MB, 3.8 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 93.2 miles away from Kemper County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

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%)

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.
3.54% relocated from other counties in Mississippi ($16,893 average AGI)
1.66% relocated from other states ($8,700 average AGI)

Kemper County:	1.66%
Mississippi average:	3.40%

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.
4.19% relocated to other counties in Mississippi ($25,156 average AGI)
1.96% relocated to other states ($7,777 average AGI)

Kemper County:	1.96%
Mississippi average:	3.96%

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)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 16.6

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,699 (1,349 aged, 350 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 8,889 (1,777 male householders, 1,034 female householders)

  1,851 spouses, 3,366 children (3,097 natural, 82 adopted, 187 stepchildren), 504 grandchildren, 98 brothers or sisters, 36 parents, 97 other relatives, 126 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,164 (479 male householders (456 living alone)), 617 female householders (570 living alone)), 68 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 400 (89 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,174 2-persons, 659 3-persons, 552 4-persons, 284 5-persons, 91 6-persons, 51 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,026 1-person, 68 2-persons, 2 3-persons.

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 ($7613 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

Here:	74 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Here:	57 per 1000 residents
State:	51 per 1000 residents

Here:	+0 per 1000 residents
State:	+4 per 1000 residents

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)

Here:	5.4
State:	5.7

Here:	4.3
State:	4.3

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: 9180
• Northeast: 60
• Midwest: 343
• South: 725
• West: 75

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $24,600

Here:	15.7%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Here:	15.8%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Here:	2.3%
Mississippi:	12.4%

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