Kemper County, Mississippi

3 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 8,855
Median household income: $43,595
Median home value: $90,200

Kemper County is a county in Mississippi with a population of 8,855. 3 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $43,595 runs below the Mississippi figure of $54,915.

From 2019 to 2023, Kemper County's population declined 10.9% from 9,943 to 8,855, while its median household income rose 40.2% from $31,103 to $43,595.

The median gross rent is $470. 17.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,855
Median age: 40.7 yrs
Median household income: $43,595
Median home value: $90,200
Median gross rent: $470
Housing units: 3,937
Homeownership rate: 77.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.8%
Unemployment rate: 11.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,9438,855

Median household income

$31,103$43,595

Median home value

$73,600$90,200

Median gross rent

$402$470

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,943	$31,103	$73,600	$402
2020	9,829	$30,735	$78,600	$380
2021	9,211	$37,667	$78,100	$383
2022	8,980	$42,947	$89,300	$475
2023	8,855	$43,595	$90,200	$470

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1712.2%

18 to 2414.2%

25 to 3410.0%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 7411.8%

75 and over9.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	526	5.9%
5 to 17	1,084	12.2%
18 to 24	1,254	14.2%
25 to 34	882	10.0%
35 to 44	1,096	12.4%
45 to 54	1,013	11.4%
55 to 64	1,106	12.5%
65 to 74	1,041	11.8%
75 and over	853	9.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,959	33.4%
Black or African American	5,352	60.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	313	3.5%
Asian	3	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	164	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	64	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.4%

High school graduate31.0%

Some college or associate's30.8%

Bachelor's degree10.2%

Graduate or professional degree7.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,224	20.4%
High school graduate	1,857	31.0%
Some college or associate's	1,846	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	610	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	454	7.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone82.2%

Carpooled10.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.4%

Other means3.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,716	82.2%
Carpooled	359	10.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	33	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	78	2.4%
Other means	119	3.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	690	21.4%
15 to 29 min	788	24.4%
30 to 44 min	861	26.7%
45 to 59 min	392	12.1%
60+ min	496	15.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 24.6% (1,978 of 8,026)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,141	66.7%
Nonfamily households	1,068	33.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,209	81.5%
Vacant	728	18.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,489	77.6%
Renter-occupied	720	22.4%

1-unit, detached69.2%

1-unit, attached0.2%

2 to 4 units4.5%

5 to 19 units3.1%

20 or more units0.1%

Mobile home & other22.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,723	69.2%
1-unit, attached	8	0.2%
2 to 4 units	179	4.5%
5 to 19 units	121	3.1%
20 or more units	4	0.1%
Mobile home & other	902	22.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 28069
State: Mississippi
Land area: 766 sq mi
Water area: 0.84 sq mi
Center point: 32.7501, -88.6256