Mississippi

Kemper County

Snapshot
Population by ethnic group, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
African
62%
European
33.8%
Native American
3.5%
Other
0.7%

Compared with Mississippi and the United States

Kemper Countynext to the state and national figures used elsewhere on this site. A dash means the figure isn’t published at that level of geography.

MetricKemper CountyMississippiUnited States
Black or African American62%36.2%—
Non-Hispanic White33.8%54.7%58%
American Indian and Alaska Native3.5%0.5%—
Hispanic0.3%4.6%—
Indian0.1%0.3%—
East Asian0%0.3%—

Cost of living

Incomes and housing costs in Kemper County next to Mississippi and the nation. Price levels are published for states, not counties.

MetricKemper CountyMississippiUnited States
Price level (US = 100)—87.0 (−13.0%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Housing price level (US = 100)—56.5 (−43.5%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Median household income$46,431$56,447$80,734
Median home value$99,600$169,800$332,700
Home price to income2.1×3.0×4.1×
Median gross rent$677/mo$954/mo$1,413/mo
Rent to income17.5%20.3%21.0%