Kemper County vs. Neshoba County

	Kemper County (MS)	Neshoba County (MS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	10,027	29,125
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-4.0%	-1.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	10,446	29,685
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	10,456	29,676
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.4%	7.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	18.2%	27.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	20.2%	15.8%
Female persons, percent	49.9%	52.4%
White alone, percent	34.3%	59.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	61.0%	21.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	3.5%	17.2%
Asian alone, percent	0.2%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.0%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	0.9%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	0.9%	2.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	33.9%	58.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	454	1,331
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.0%	1.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	4,833	12,562
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	75.9%	72.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$71,200	$81,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$757	$951
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$319	$340
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$377	$659
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	7.1%	5.0%
Households, 2014-2018	3,710	10,699
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.47	2.71
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	90.6%	89.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.5%	8.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	66.0%	79.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	44.2%	61.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	83.3%	78.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	11.0%	12.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	13.2%	15.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	20.1%	18.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	44.4%	59.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	42.4%	57.6%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	14,529	102,338
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	37,819	288,533
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$3,659	$9,687
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	33.0	24.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$28,176	$36,875
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$15,518	$19,641
Persons in poverty, percent	27.5%	26.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	127	498
Total employment, 2017	1,517	10,086
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	80,197	410,618
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-1.5%	26.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	548	1,905
All firms, 2012	402	1,821
Men-owned firms, 2012	189	1,057
Women-owned firms, 2012	162	594
Minority-owned firms, 2012	226	349
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	154	1,405
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	74	166
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	304	1,537
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	34.7%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.8%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	26.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	13.6	52.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	766.18	570.14

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Kemper county (MS) and Neshoba county (MS) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.