Scooba, MS

Census Place

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2024 Population
718
US Senator
Roger Wicker
Republican Party
US Senator
Cindy Hyde-Smith
Republican Party
2024 Poverty Rate
48.9%
18.1% 1-year decrease
2022 Median Household Income
$19,375
2019 Median Property Value
$60,000
8.7% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
226
15.9% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Scooba, MS reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

100% of the residents in Scooba, MS are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Scooba, MS are East Mississippi Community College (1,011 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2019, the median property value in Scooba, MS was $60,000, and the homeownership rate was 61.5%.

Most people in Scooba, MS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22 minutes. The average car ownership in Scooba, MS was 4 cars per household.

United StatesMississippiKemper County, MSMeridian, MSEast Central Region--Jasper, Leake, Kemper, Neshoba, Scott & Smith Counties PUMA, MS

Population & Diversity

Scooba, MS is home to a population of 718 people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 0% of Scooba, MS residents were born outside of the country (0 people).

In 2024, there were 1.87 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (453 people) in Scooba, MS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 242 White (Non-Hispanic) and 17 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%
2024 Citizenship
99.6%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Scooba, MS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Scooba, MS was 99.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Scooba, MS
  1. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    453 ± 144
  2. White (Non-Hispanic)
    242 ± 113
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    17 ± 23
0.836%
Hispanic Population
6 people

In 2024, there were 1.87 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (453 people) in Scooba, MS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 242 White (Non-Hispanic) and 17 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

0.836% of the people in Scooba, MS are hispanic (6 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Scooba, MS as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Mississippi.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    17,149 ± 3,206 people
  2. Honduras
    5,066 ± 1,746 people
  3. India
    4,341 ± 1,616 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Mississippi was Mexico, the natal country of 17,149 Mississippi residents, followed by Honduras with 5,066 and India with 4,341.

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Military

Veterans

Vietnam
Most Common Service Period
6 ± 22

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Economy

The economy of Scooba, MS employs 226 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Scooba, MS were Educational Services (84 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (46 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (32 people), and the highest paying industries were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($125,395), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($125,395), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($120,583).

Employment

Occupations

226
2024 Value
± 127
15.9%
1 Year growth
± 73.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Scooba, MS grew at a rate of 15.9%, from 195 employees to 226 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Scooba, MS, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (40 people), Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (33 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (27 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Scooba, MS.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

226
2024 Value
± 127
15.9%
1 Year growth
± 73.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Scooba, MS grew at a rate of 15.9%, from 195 employees to 226 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Scooba, MS, are Educational Services (84 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (46 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (32 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Scooba, MS, though some of these residents may live in Scooba, MS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$51,607
Median earning men ± $50,109
$11,979
Median earning women ± $22,280

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($125,395) and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($88,375).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($11,146).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
1.38%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.17M people employed in Mississippi. This represents a 1.38% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 12.5%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Mississippi.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Mississippi went to Donald J. Trump with 60.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.439%).

Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith are the senators currently representing the state of Mississippi. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Mississippi is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Scooba, MS. Showing the available data for Mississippi.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (60.9%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (38%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (0.439%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Mississippi went to Donald J. Trump with 60.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.439%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Mississippi for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Mississippi

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Roger Wicker
Senator from Mississippi1
Assumed office on December 31, 2007
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Trent Lott.
Cindy Hyde-Smith
Senator from Mississippi2
Assumed office on April 9, 2018
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Thad Cochran.

Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith are the senators currently representing Mississippi.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Mississippi over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Scooba, MS awarded 1,011 degrees. The student population of Scooba, MS in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 1,564 male students and 2,078 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Scooba, MS are White (535 and 52.9%), Black or African American (401 and 39.7%), Unknown (56 and 5.54%), and American Indian or Alaska Native (12 and 1.19%).

The largest universities in Scooba, MS by number of degrees awarded are East Mississippi Community College (1,011 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Scooba, MS are Health Information & Medical Records Technology (84 and 8.31%), Pre-Nursing Studies (76 and 7.52%), and Welding Technology (75 and 7.42%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 3,642 students enrolled in Scooba, MS, 42.9% men and 57.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Black or African American with 1,676 records, of which 65.2% were women and 34.8% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Liberal Arts & Sciences
    74 degrees awarded
  2. General Business
    54 degrees awarded
  3. Pre-Nursing Studies
    76 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Scooba, MS was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 74 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Scooba, MS according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
East Mississippi Community College
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
1,011 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was East Mississippi Community College with 1,011 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 471 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Scooba, MS, which is 0.872 times less than the 540 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 535 degrees mean that there were 1.33 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 401 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($3,500) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($450) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,200) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Scooba, MS was $60,000 in 2019, which is 0.18 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2018 and 2019 the median property value increased from $55,200 to $60,000, a 8.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Scooba, MS is 61.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Scooba, MS have an average commute time of 22 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Scooba, MS is higher than the national average, with an average of 4 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$60,000
Median Property Value 2019
±$12,437
$83
Median Property Taxes
±$70

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Scooba, MS the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Scooba, MS compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

61.5%
Homeownership
2024
50%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 61.5% of the housing units in Scooba, MS were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 50.7%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$19,375
Median Household Income
± $6,827
135
Number of Households
± 79

The following chart displays the households in Scooba, MS distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Scooba, MS is from Mississippi.
0.45
2023 Wage GINI in Mississippi
0.452
2022 Wage GINI in Mississippi

In 2023, the income inequality in Mississippi was 0.45 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.442% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Mississippi was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Mississippi in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (84.1%)
  2. Walked (11.1%)
  3. Carpooled (2.65%)

In 2024, 84.1% of workers in Scooba, MS drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (11.1%) and those who carpooled to work (2.65%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

22 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Scooba, MS have a shorter commute time (22 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Scooba, MS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Scooba, MS compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

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Car Ownership

4 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Scooba, MS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Scooba, MS have 4 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

48.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Scooba, MS (151 out of 309 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Scooba, MS is Black, followed by White and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

85.1% of the population of Scooba, MS has health coverage, with 47.2% on employee plans, 15.6% on Medicaid, 4.74% on Medicare, 15.9% on non-group plans, and 1.67% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Mississippi see 1,875 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,875 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1939 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 436 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 53.2% were men and 46.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.1% under 18 years, 50.8% between 18 and 34 years, 19.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 5.57% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 53.2% were men and 46.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

14.9%
Uninsured
47.2%
Employer Coverage
15.6%
Medicaid
4.74%
Medicare
15.9%
Non-Group
1.67%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Scooba, MS grew by 68.3% from 8.86% to 14.9%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Scooba, MS changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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