Kemper County, MS Demographic Data
Kemper County, MS Summary
Kemper County is located in Mississippi
- Population: 10,391
- Area: 767.03 sq. miles
- Land Area: 766.18 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.84 sq. miles
- Population Density: 13.54 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 330.71 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Kemper County, MS Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
5,197
51%
50.8
Male
4,931
49%
49.2
Total Population
10,128
323,128,000
Kemper County, MS Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
473
4.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
679
6.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
641
6.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
763
7.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
720
7.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,201
11.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,240
12.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,357
13.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
901
8.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
436
4.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
994
9.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
456
4.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
267
2.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
8,005
79.0%
77.2
Female
4,030
50.3%
51.3
Male
3,975
49.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
7,429
73.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,879
18.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,717
17.0%
15.2
Female
947
55.2%
55.8
Male
770
44.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
41
0.0%
0.0
Kemper County, MS Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
10,081
99.5%
96.8
White
3,596
35.5%
72.6
Black or African American
6,106
60.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
379
3.7%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
47
0.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
151
1.5%
17.8
Mexican
151
1.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
9,977
98.5%
82.2
Kemper County, MS Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
456
6.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,067
15.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,109
30.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,854
27.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
586
8.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
515
7.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
265
3.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,523
22.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
5,329
77.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
780
11.4%
31.2
Kemper County, MS Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,096
37.1%
33.7%
Now Married
2,991
35.9%
47.5
Divorced
1,206
14.5%
11.0%
Separated
251
3.0%
2.0
Widowed
791
9.5
5.8%
Kemper County, MS Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
9,357
96.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
298
3.1%
21.6%
Spanish
33
0.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
13
0.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
252
2.6%
1.1%
Kemper County, MS Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
550
15.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
334
9.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
648
18.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
522
14.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
658
18.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
403
11.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
266
7.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
122
3.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
34
1.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
15
0.4%
6.4
Median household income
29,925
57,617
Per capita income
14,715
31,128
Kemper County, MS Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
125
3.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
263
7.4%
9.8
Construction
354
9.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
814
22.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
174
4.9%
6.6
Information
33
0.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
690
19.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
213
6.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
110
3.1%
11.4
Public administration
284
8.0%
4.6
Retail trade
263
7.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
152
4.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
86
2.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
679
19.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
727
20.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
828
23.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
598
16.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
729
20.5%
18.1%
Kemper County, MS Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
3,508
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,829
80.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
407
11.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
76
2.2%
2.7
Other means
110
3.1%
1.8
Worked at home
86
2.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
30.3
26.6
Kemper County, MS Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
379
10.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,154
32.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,230
34.6%
37.1
3 or more
789
22.2%
21.0
Kemper County, MS Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
3,552
75.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,788
78.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
764
21.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,183
25.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
12
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.5
Kemper County, MS Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,735
1 room
30
0.6%
2.4
2 rooms
123
2.6%
2.7
3 rooms
292
6.2%
9.1
4 rooms
912
19.3%
16.5
5 rooms
1,320
27.9%
19.8
6 rooms
1,034
21.8%
17.8
7 rooms
611
12.9%
12.0
8 rooms
191
4.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
222
4.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Kemper County, MS Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,735
1-unit, detached
3,383
71.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
6
0.1%
5.9
2-units
54
1.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
104
2.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
113
2.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
29
0.6%
9.0
Mobile home
1,046
22.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Kemper County, MS Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
442
9.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
175
3.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
172
3.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
640
13.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
882
18.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
851
18.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
995
21.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
559
11.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
19
0.4%
1.4%
Kemper County, MS Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
454
12.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,056
29.7%
4.7
Electricity
1,772
49.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
17
0.5%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
225
6.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
12
0.3%
0.5
No fuel used
16
0.5%
1.1
Kemper County, MS Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
947
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
3
0.3%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
43
4.5%
20.1%
Less than $500
191
20.2%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
211
22.3%
28.8%
$500 to $999
499
52.7%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
231
25.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
173
18.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
94
10.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
87
9.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
337
36.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
25
0.0%
0.0%
Kemper County, MS Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
562
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
27
4.8%
28.3%
$500 to $999
219
39.0%
41.0%
Less than $500
316
56.2%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
202
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
408
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
63
11.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
72
13.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
50
9.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
70
12.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
55
10.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
235
43.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
219
0.0%
0.0%
Kemper County, MS Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,788
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,092
39.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,019
36.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
306
11.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
160
5.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
162
5.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
46
1.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
3
0.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
63,400
205,000
