Kemper County MS Data & Peer Group Rankings

HOUSING AFFORDABILITY INDEX
Kemper County MS Housing Affordability Index is 187 State of Mississippi Housing Affordability Index is 174
The Housing Affordability Index base is 100 and represents a balance point where a resident with a median household income can normally qualify to purchase a median price home. Values above 100 indicate increased affordability, while values below 100 indicate decreased affordability.

WEALTH INDEX
Kemper County MS Wealth Index is 35 State of Mississippi Wealth Index is 62
The Wealth Index is based on a number of indicators of affluence including average household income and average net worth, but it also includes the value of material possessions and resources. It represents the wealth of the area relative to the national level. Values above or below 100 represent above-average wealth or below-average wealth compared to the national level.

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POPULATION
Total Population	10,700
Population in Households	9,745
Population in Families	8,071
Population in Group Qrtrs	955
Population Density	14
Diversity Index¹	52

INCOME
Median Household Income	$27,824
Average Household Income	$40,138
Per Capita Income	$14,901
Wealth Index³	35

HOUSING
Total Housing Units	4,898 (100%)
Owner Occupied HU	3,237 (66.1%)
Renter Occupied HU	699 (14.3%)
Vacant Housing Units	962 (19.6%)
Median Home Value	$76,624
Housing Affordability Index²	187

HOUSEHOLDS
Total Households	3,936
Average Household Size	2.48
Family Households	2,573
Average Family Size	3

NOTES

The Diversity Index is a scale of 0 to 100 that represents the likelihood that two persons, chosen at random from the same area, belong to different race or ethnic groups. If an area's entire population belongs to one race AND one ethnic group, then the area has zero diversity. An area's diversity index increases to 100 when the population is evenly divided into two or more race/ethnic groups.
The Housing Affordability Index base is 100 and represents a balance point where a resident with a median household income can normally qualify to purchase a median price home. Values above 100 indicate increased affordability, while values below 100 indicate decreased affordability.
The Wealth Index is based on a number of indicators of affluence including average household income and average net worth, but it also includes the value of material possessions and resources. It represents the wealth of the area relative to the national level. Values above or below 100 represent above-average wealth or below-average wealth compared to the national level.

Kemper County MS - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

The table below compares Kemper County to the other 82 counties and county equivalents in Mississippi by rank and percentile using July 1, 2019 data. The location Ranked # 1 has the highest value. A location that ranks higher than 75% of its peers would be in the 75th percentile of the peer group.

GROWTH RATE / YEAR	2010-2019	2019-2024
Population	0.25%	-0.48%
Households	0.04%	-0.49%
Families	-0.23%	-0.68%
Median Household Income		1.7%
Per Capita Income		2.42%

Variable Description	Rank	Percentile
Total Population	# 68	18th
Population Density	# 79	5th
Diversity Index	# 34	60th
Median Household Income	# 73	12th
Per Capita Income	# 74	11th

Kemper County MS Information

Kemper County MS Data & Demographics (As of July 1, 2019)

HOUSING AFFORDABILITY INDEX

WEALTH INDEX

POPULATION

INCOME

HOUSING

HOUSEHOLDS

GROWTH RATE / YEAR

Kemper County MS - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

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