The population of Kemper county is estimated at 9,954. In 2017 there were 80 births and 100 deaths in Kemper county. Kemper county has 1,539 housing units that are owned with a mortgage or a loan, 1,679 that are owned free and clear and 702 that are renter occupied.

  The gracious residents of Kemper County filed 3,760 federal tax returns in 2017. This amount represents 0.3% of all Mississippi filings and 0.003% of the entire nation. Kemper had a combined total federal tax liability of $19,032,000 on earned income of $131,457,000. Other notable statistics from Kemper County were 130 unemployment claims which collected a total of $362,000 and 570 charitable contributions valued at $3,261,000. 330 filings from Kemper County paid a combined total of $333,000 in property taxes and 260 filings paid $1,103,000 on mortgage interest costs.

  In 2010 Kemper county had 50 religious congregations with an estimated 3,873 members.
13.1% of the Kemper population has a college level Bachelors degree or higher. 20.0% have less than a highschool diploma level education.

Approximately 47% of Kemper County voted in the presidential election of 2016. This represents a decrease from the 2012 election by 413 votes.
At $32,026 the median income is 73.5% of the Mississippi average. An estimated 278 people claimed to be unemployed last year in Kemper, the equivalant of around 7.9% of the county population. This represents a decrease in the level of unemployment from the previous year's value of 8.7%.

Top 15 Industries in Kemper County.
Total # Employed	Industry Job Type
415	Manufacturing
249	Health care and social assistance
156	Retail trade
81	Food services and drinking places
58	Finance and insurance
58	Gasoline stations
21	Variety stores
13	Truck transportation
11	Local agricultural products trucking without storage
0	Motor vehicle and parts dealers
0	Automobile dealers
0	Automotive parts, accessories, and tire stores
0	Food and beverage stores
0	Grocery stores
0	Health and personal care stores

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