Kemper County, Mississippi

Interactive maps and statistics for Kemper County, Mississippi: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Mississippi and the United States.

Kemper County, Mississippi is among the highest in the country for unemployment rate (100th of 3,222 counties), and among the lowest in the country for worked from home.

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Key figures

Statistic	Kemper County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States	Rank
Total Population	8,729	2,946,779	334,922,499	2588th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$46,431	$56,447	$80,734	2918th of 3,221
Median Age	40.6	38.6	38.9	1924th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	18.6%	25.1%	35.7%	2242nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$99,600	$169,800	$332,700	2992nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$677	$954	$1,413	2838th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	24.8%	18.9%	12.5%	238th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	10.8%	5.8%	5.2%	100th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	11.4	62.8	n/a	2596th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.5%	2.4%	14.1%	3052nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.5	n/a	n/a	1274th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	79.0%	70.0%	65.2%	787th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	31.2	25.6	26.4	381st of 3,221
Worked from Home	0.8%	5.9%	15.1%	3205th of 3,222
Uninsured	16.6%	n/a	n/a	520th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	46.8%	43.5%	46.9%	2080th of 3,222
Broadband Access	70.3%	n/a	n/a	2948th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Kemper County, Mississippi

Statistic	Kemper County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	33.2%	55.2%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.2%	3.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	59.4%	36.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.4%	3.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	2.7%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	53.4	56.1	61.4

Age in Kemper County, Mississippi

Statistic	Kemper County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Median Age	40.6	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	18.4%	23.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	13.0%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.9%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.0%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.6%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	22.1%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Kemper County, Mississippi

Statistic	Kemper County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Households	3,223	1,145,431	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	67.1%	65.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.2%	31.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	20.4%	21.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	26.5%	30.2%	28.7%
Never Married	38.1%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Kemper County, Mississippi

Statistic	Kemper County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Per Capita Income	$23,498	$31,549	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	32.5%	23.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.6%	16.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	10.0%	14.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.3%	5.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	24.8%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	54.5%	40.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	13.2%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Kemper County, Mississippi

Statistic	Kemper County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Housing Units	3,948	1,341,114	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	70.7%	69.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.3%	9.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	18.4%	14.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,979.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	21.0%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	14.6%	30.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$563	$1,215	n/a

Education in Kemper County, Mississippi

Statistic	Kemper County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Less than High School	15.7%	12.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	33.9%	29.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	31.9%	32.1%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	10.5%	15.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.1%	9.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Kemper County, Mississippi

Statistic	Kemper County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Labour Force Participation	52.4%	57.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	83.5%	81.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.3%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.6%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	24.9%	28.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	14.3%	7.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.4%	6.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Kemper County, Mississippi

Statistic	Kemper County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Born in State of Residence	81.5%	70.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.4%	1.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.1%	1.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.0%	95.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.2%	2.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.3%	3.1%	16.7%

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