Kemper County, Mississippi
SNAPS data is derived from the 2000 U.S. Census and several 2003 CDC databases. For more information, see the Credits page.
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State Health Department
- Mississippi State Department of Health: 2423 N. State Street, Jackson
Population:
- Total Population: 10,453
- Males: 4,948
- Females: 5,505
Ethnicity:
- White: 4,123
- Black/African American: 6,035
- Hispanic: 33
- Native American/Eskimo: 181
- Asian: 7
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 0
- Other: 18
- 2 or more: 56
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (9,450)
- Choctaw (135)
- Spanish (100)
- French (15)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 45
- Mexico (15)
- Thailand (12)
- Germany (10)
- Canada (6)
- Netherlands (2)
- Belarus (0)
- Afghanistan (0)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Southern Baptist Convention (2,360)
- United Methodist Church, The (2,326)
- National Primitive Baptist Convention, USA (166)
- Presbyterian Church in America (149)
- Assemblies of God (147)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 4,971
- Sensory: 430
- Physical: 1,093
- Mental: 754
- Self-care: 480
- Go outside home: 1,012
- Employment: 1,137
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 256
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 3,909
- Utility gas: 402
- Bottled or LP gas: 1,924
- Electricity: 1,229
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 0
- Coal or Coke: 0
- Wood: 345
- Solar Energy: 0
- Other fuel: 9
- No fuel used: 0
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 5,625
- No vehicle: 633
- 1 or more vehicle: 4,992
Education Attainment:
- No School: 264
- No High School: 678
- Some High School: 1,627
- High School: 1,837
- Some College: 967
- Associate's Degree: 455
- College Degree: 430
- Master's Degree: 209
- Professional Degree: 27
- Doctoral Degree: 4
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 3,909
- Owners with phone: 3,022
- Owners without phone: 257
- Renters with phone: 462
- Renters without phone: 168
10 closest counties:
- Lauderdale County, Mississippi
- Noxubee County, Mississippi
- Sumter County, Alabama
- Neshoba County, Mississippi
- Winston County, Mississippi
- Newton County, Mississippi
- Clarke County, Mississippi
- Greene County, Alabama
- Oktibbeha County, Mississippi
- Pickens County, Alabama
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
39328, 39352, 39354, 39358
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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