Demographics of Kosciusko city, Mississippi

Kosciusko city, Mississippi had 6,722 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −368 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Kosciusko city, in four figures

6,722
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 6,933 ±18.; −5.2%
Change since July 2020: −368 people.; 35.2 ±5.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $40,085 ±$12,071
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Kosciusko city, Mississippi's population shrank 5.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Kosciusko city, Mississippi's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Kosciusko city, Mississippi's population shrank 5.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Kosciusko city, Mississippi's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	7,090	100.0	100.0
2021	7,021	99.0	100.2
2022	6,946	98.0	100.7
2023	6,856	96.7	101.6
2024	6,793	95.8	102.5
2025	6,722	94.8	103.1

Population of Kosciusko city, Mississippi on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	7,090	—
2021	7,021	−69
2022	6,946	−75
2023	6,856	−90
2024	6,793	−63
2025	6,722	−71

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.2 ±5.7: for men 32.2 ±6.2 and for women 36.3 ±4.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Kosciusko city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under 5	448 ±138	6.5% ±2.0	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,423 ±294	20.5% ±4.2	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	762 ±301	11.0% ±4.3	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,601 ±306	23.1% ±4.4	25.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,479 ±239	21.3% ±3.5	24.6% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,220 ±211	17.6% ±3.0	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $40,085 ±$12,071, and income per person $32,960 ±$7,344, in 2024 dollars. The median is $56,447 ±$539 in Mississippi and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Kosciusko city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under $25,000	750 ±202	30.6% ±7.9	23.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	611 ±184	24.9% ±7.2	22.0% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	307 ±112	12.5% ±4.5	16.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	247 ±96	10.1% ±3.8	12.0% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	248 ±108	10.1% ±4.3	14.4% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	66 to 320	2.7% to 13.0%	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	28 to 166	1.2% to 6.7%	5.8% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Kosciusko city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Mississippi	United States
All ages	1,683 ±325	25.7% ±4.9	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	758 ±230	41.9% ±9.7	26.0% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	679 ±184	19.3% ±4.9	17.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	246 ±95	19.9% ±6.8	15.2% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Kosciusko city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Kosciusko city	Mississippi	United States
Housing units	2,886 ±200	1,341,114 ±478	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	85.0% ±3.5	85.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.0% ±4.9	14.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	55.4% ±6.3	70.0% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	44.6% ±7.2	30.0% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$112,400 ±$8,976	$169,800 ±$1,198	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$814 ±$75	$954 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1974 ±3	1986 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Kosciusko city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Hispanic or Latino	0 to 198	0% to 2.9%	3.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,697 ±283	38.9% ±4.1	55.2% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4,070 ±301	58.7% ±4.3	36.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	1.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	0 to 135	0% to 1.9%	3.0% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Kosciusko city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Born in the state	6,042 ±307	87.1% ±4.4	70.8% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	891 ±308	12.9% ±4.4	26.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	2.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	1.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Kosciusko city among the places of Mississippi

55th of 68 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Mississippi page.

Places of Mississippi near Kosciusko city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
New Albany city	7,663 ±60
Batesville city	7,387 ±28
Richland city	7,346 ±23
Waveland city	7,062 ±49
Philadelphia city	6,996 ±17
Kosciusko city	6,933 ±18
Latimer CDP	6,756 ±857
West Hattiesburg CDP	6,715 ±1,041
Holly Springs city	6,704 ±23
Columbia city	6,632 ±39
Amory city	6,500 ±43

Rankings this appears in

No. 3 Places in Mississippi by poverty rate
No. 4 Places in Mississippi by median age
No. 9 Places in Mississippi by per capita income
No. 23 Places in Mississippi by homeownership rate
No. 25 Places in Mississippi by median household income
No. 32 Places in Mississippi by median rent

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026