Kosciusko

Population: 6,994
Median household income: $36,490
Median home value: $115,900

Kosciusko, a community in Attala County, Mississippi, has 6,994 residents. Its median household income of $36,490 runs below the Attala County figure of $48,098.

Between 2019 and 2023, Kosciusko's population grew 2.0% from 6,855 to 6,994, while its median home value rose 19.2% from $97,200 to $115,900.

16.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 57.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,994
Median age: 33.7 yrs
Median household income: $36,490
Median home value: $115,900
Median gross rent: $755
Housing units: 2,868
Homeownership rate: 57.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,8556,994

Median household income

$26,632$36,490

Median home value

$97,200$115,900

Median gross rent

$471$755

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,855	$26,632	$97,200	$471
2020	6,778	$25,684	$104,900	$465
2021	7,128	$27,490	$107,100	$572
2022	7,056	$33,719	$113,600	$687
2023	6,994	$36,490	$115,900	$755

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1723.0%

18 to 2410.0%

25 to 3411.8%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 648.9%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	435	6.2%
5 to 17	1,611	23.0%
18 to 24	698	10.0%
25 to 34	828	11.8%
35 to 44	806	11.5%
45 to 54	815	11.7%
55 to 64	619	8.9%
65 to 74	635	9.1%
75 and over	547	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,683	38.4%
Black or African American	4,182	59.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	80	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	41	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.8%

High school graduate35.4%

Some college or associate's35.6%

Bachelor's degree8.0%

Graduate or professional degree8.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	546	12.8%
High school graduate	1,506	35.4%
Some college or associate's	1,513	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	338	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	347	8.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone76.5%

Carpooled17.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,216	76.5%
Carpooled	498	17.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	104	3.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	78	2.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,258	44.6%
15 to 29 min	606	21.5%
30 to 44 min	393	13.9%
45 to 59 min	48	1.7%
60+ min	513	18.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.75
Poverty rate: 28.2% (1,860 of 6,601)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,422	58.8%
Nonfamily households	995	41.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,417	84.3%
Vacant	451	15.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,380	57.1%
Renter-occupied	1,037	42.9%

1-unit, detached79.8%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units9.2%

5 to 19 units6.4%

20 or more units0.9%

Mobile home & other2.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,290	79.8%
1-unit, attached	24	0.8%
2 to 4 units	265	9.2%
5 to 19 units	184	6.4%
20 or more units	27	0.9%
Mobile home & other	78	2.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2838320
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.54 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 33.0582, -89.5894