Kosciusko, Mississippi Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Statewide Claims to Fame

Kosciusko is 5th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Female residents

Kosciusko is 6th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Residents 65 or older

Kosciusko is 6th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Residents younger than 5

Kosciusko is 13th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Residents younger than 18

Kosciusko is 17th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Income below poverty line

Kosciusko, Mississippi Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Kosciusko	Rank	Mississippi	US
Current population (2012)	7,242	51st	2,984,926	313,914,040
Size in square miles	7.5	63rd	46,923.3	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	981.4	26th	63.2	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Kosciusko	Rank	Mississippi	US
Residents younger than 5	9.1%	6th	6.8%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	28.5%	13th	25.0%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	17.2%	6th	13.5%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Kosciusko	Rank	Mississippi	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	73.7%	59th	80.3%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	21.4%	27th	19.7%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Kosciusko	Rank	Mississippi	US
Race - White	45.6%	45th	59.9%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	51.9%	24th	37.4%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.3%	24th	0.6%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.5%	49th	0.9%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	68th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	0.8%	57th	1.1%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	38th	2.9%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	44.8%	45th	57.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Kosciusko	Rank	Mississippi	US
Female residents	54.9%	5th	51.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	1.2%	52nd	2.2%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Kosciusko	Rank	Mississippi	US
Housing units	3,169	53rd	1,281,711	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	15.1%	52nd	13.4%	25.9%
Households	2,660	52nd	1,085,062	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	61.1%	43rd	70.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$74,700	65th	$99,200	$186,200
People per household	2.6	28th	2.6	2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Kosciusko	Rank	Mississippi	US
Income per capita	$14,276	66th	$20,521	$27,915
Income per household	$24,688	65th	$38,718	$52,762
Income below poverty line	32.2%	17th	21.6%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Kosciusko	Rank	Mississippi	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,153	37th	225,977	27,092,908
Retail sales	$166,859	45th	$33,751,407	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$22,857	31st	$11,552	$12,990

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