Kemper County, Mississippi

Kemper County has a population of 8,729 and has shrunk 4.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $99,600, about 2.1 times the county's median household income of $46,431.

Home price
$99,600
Income
$46,431
Population
8,729
Unemployment
10.8%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$99,600county
Median gross rent$677county
Median year homes here were built1979county
Share of homes built before 198051.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile22.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant18.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented21.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,483(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$842county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$713county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,115county
Home insurance / yr$2,529(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living87.3(statewide)
Median household income$46,431county
Family health premium / yr$22,271(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$6,868(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.595(statewide)
Poverty rate24.8%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home0.8%county
Unemployment rate10.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force52.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.5%county
Share of workers employed by government21.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry31.1%county
Economic output per resident$41,097county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.57%county
Top state income tax4.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.06%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time31.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service30 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport17003county
Miles to nearest general aviation field26 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station28 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.4%county
Traffic deaths91.6county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0008.8(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher18.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher84.3%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment888county
Students per full-time teacher9.4county
Free lunch eligible99.7%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools2county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution31 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians11county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance15.4%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year27.5%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year17.1%county
Frequent mental distress16.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity35.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes17.5%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population8,729county
Land area in square miles766county
People per square mile of land11.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store12.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-4.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age40.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1818.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.1%county
Share of households that are one person26.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.5%county
Second languages3.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls38.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents545county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents8county
Households that moved in149county
Households that moved away165county
Average income of arriving households$35,134county
Average income of departing households$42,818county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes6(statewide)
Housing units authorised in the latest year8,405(statewide)
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings12.8%(statewide)
Violent crime rate211(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature65.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation50.4 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.56 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F75 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing41 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days235 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 24county
Average first fall frostNov 13county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$152county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh14.3¢county
Household electricity use1,067 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$22.00(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity51.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas10.2%county
Homes heated by propane33.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood3.8%county
Households with broadband75.9%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk9.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk55.1county
Landslide risk51.2county
Hail risk33.8county
Earthquake risk49.2county
Tornado risk56.4county
Tropical cyclone risk65.6county
Extreme heat risk50.7county
Winter weather risk22.4county
Strong wind risk46.9county
Wildfire risk25.6county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Kemper County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Mississippi figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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