Scooba

In Kemper County, Mississippi.

Population: 734

Scooba, a community in Kemper County, Mississippi, has 734 residents.

From 2019 to 2023, Scooba's population declined 16.4% from 878 to 734.

Owners occupy 50.7% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 20.4 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 734
Median age: 20.4 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: $425
Housing units: 175
Homeownership rate: 50.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.0%
Unemployment rate: 14.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

878734

Median household income

$17,443$19,375

Median gross rent

$388$425

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	878	$17,443	$60,000	$388
2020	877	$18,125	—	$404
2021	726	—	—	$450
2022	717	$19,375	—	$488
2023	734	—	—	$425

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 174.5%

18 to 2463.6%

25 to 342.7%

35 to 446.0%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 642.0%

65 to 743.7%

75 and over0.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	45	6.1%
5 to 17	33	4.5%
18 to 24	467	63.6%
25 to 34	20	2.7%
35 to 44	44	6.0%
45 to 54	78	10.6%
55 to 64	15	2.0%
65 to 74	27	3.7%
75 and over	5	0.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	231	31.5%
Black or African American	493	67.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	3	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	2	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma32.8%

High school graduate11.6%

Some college or associate's37.6%

Bachelor's degree14.8%

Graduate or professional degree3.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	62	32.8%
High school graduate	22	11.6%
Some college or associate's	71	37.6%
Bachelor's degree	28	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6	3.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone78.5%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked16.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	153	78.5%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	33	16.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	9	4.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	36	19.4%
15 to 29 min	89	47.8%
30 to 44 min	36	19.4%
45 to 59 min	21	11.3%
60+ min	4	2.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 59.7% (188 of 315)

	Count	Share
Family households	97	72.4%
Nonfamily households	37	27.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	134	76.6%
Vacant	41	23.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	68	50.7%
Renter-occupied	66	49.3%

1-unit, detached45.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units28.6%

5 to 19 units12.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other13.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	80	45.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	50	28.6%
5 to 19 units	22	12.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23	13.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2866160
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.48 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 32.8302, -88.4771