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De Kalb is a tiny town of 791 people in Kemper County, Mississippi. It's about 73 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL and 119 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $76k and rent runs about $676 a month.
791people
$76kTypical home
$676/moRent
92° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
247Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 791
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 238 people per sq mi
- 119 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 73 mi to Tuscaloosa, AL
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $76k (≈$478/mo)
- Median rent $676/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (195 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (412 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 34% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to MEI airport
- 123 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 410 ft
- 145 mi to the ocean
- 124 mi to a big lake
- 79 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 67 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 48 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kemper County: D+17 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.