Kosciusko is a city of 6,933 people in Mississippi. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 19% of adults. The typical home is worth $112,400, having more than doubled since 2000. The poverty rate is 25.7%, above the 12.5% national rate. 0% of residents were born outside the United States. The median household earns $40,085, about 51% below the national median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $40,085, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Kosciusko
What changed most since 1990
Black share41.8% → 58.7%(+16.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Homes owned by their occupants67.7% → 55.4%(−12.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree13.9% → 19.4%(+5.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Its weight in Attala County
Kosciusko's population equals 40% of Attala County's. Its number of households without a car equals 59% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 56% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)32.9%(137)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12.7%(53)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era23.3%(97)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.9%(12)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II8.6%(36)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 417 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Kosciusko, decade by decade
Kosciusko population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
6,980
$37,976
$90,243
13.9%
61.6
2000
7,372
$39,597
$95,819
13.3%
64.7
2010
7,402
$37,560
$110,914
23.4%
66.4
2020
7,114
$31,130
$127,143
17.3%
67.5
2024
6,933
$40,085
$112,400
19.4%
63.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
