MSMap-doton-Scooba, 2007
Scooba’s story
168 years in pictures
Census counts: 286 in 1900, 744 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2007 and 2 maps from 1973 on.
- 1858Scooba is settled
ScoobaMS
A town of 734, settled in 1858. Home to East Mississippi Community College.
Is Scooba a good place to live?
Scooba is home to East Mississippi Community College. Scooba has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Scooba stand out
Where Scooba beats most towns.
College town
62% of Scooba is in college
College Scorecard · IPEDS
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Scooba: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Scooba, and how to reach them.
PowerMississippi Power15.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterTown of Scooba water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Scooba’s trash rules yet
Register to voteIn personMississippi has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereKemper County RegistrarKemper County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2023
ZIP code3935839358 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Scooba.
Who lives here
Scooba stands out in Mississippi and nationally, with the median age lower than most
23% never finished high school. Scooba has lost 2.1% of its people since 2020, down to 734 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. Adults 18 to 34 are two thirds of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 20% of residents (37% statewide).
20.4median age · MS 38.6
| Scooba | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 20.4 years | 37 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 23% | 25% | 29% |
ScoobaMississippiUnited States
Ages · share of residents
64%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma23%
High school12%
Some college21%
Associate’s22%
Bachelor’s19%
Graduate5%
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 36% and 58% women
The Census survey reached too few of Scooba’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±10.8 points. Across Mississippi, 51.5% of residents are women.
| Scooba | MS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 4.3% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 4% | 11.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 63.9% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 2.6% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 4.6% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.1% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 1.8% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 4.2% | 10.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 1.4% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 22.6% | 12.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 12.1% | 29.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.6% | 21.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 21.6% | 10.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.6% | 15.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 4.5% | 9.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 700, single groups can be off by several points
Schools
The schools Scooba’s kids attend
Its one school is below. 285 students attend Scooba’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| KCSD Lower Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–3 | Grades PK–3 | 285 | D |
NCES · EDFacts
Climate
Scooba: mild winters and hot summers
July afternoons reach 92°, January nights drop to 34° and snow is almost unheard of.
92°summer high
Typical low → high °F
Winter36–58°
Spring52–76°
Summer69–91°
Fall52–77°
Nov 8
typical first frost
Mar 19
typical last frost
+0.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
92°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Work & commute
A larger share of residents in Scooba live below the poverty line than in the typical Mississippi or U.S. town
Scooba’s mean commuting time is 22 minutes, against 23 minutes in Mississippi’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Since 2013, Scooba has lost 164 jobs, to 202 in 2023. The share of working residents in Scooba who work locally: 3.6%. Half commute less than 33 miles.
4%work in town
| Scooba | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 49% | 21% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.6% | 19% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Scooba4%
Meridian21%
De Kalb19%
Jackson4%
Louisville2%
33 mi
median commute distance
202
jobs based in Scooba
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Health
How healthy Scooba is
38% of adults have obesity in Scooba. The town does better than the Mississippi average on 10 of 31 CDC measures and worse on 9. Of the 102 Mississippi towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who feel lonely than Scooba.
| Scooba | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 18% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 49% | 37% | 33% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 24% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.3% | 16% | 12% |
31 measures vs. Mississippi
10 better12 too close to call9 worse
| What stands out | Scooba | MS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 2.7% | 7.6% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 14.3% | 29.9% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 21% | 11.9% |
Ochsner Stennis Memorial Hospital
14.2 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazards
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Scooba: tornadoes
Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in half of U.S. communities. A quarter of Scooba’s expected losses from natural hazards come from tornadoes, followed by inland flooding at 20%. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Scooba after 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2011.
50risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
TornadoesInland floodingCold waves
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Scooba
17pages on Scooba
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Scooba
College town 62 of every 100 Scooba residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Mississippi.
Small town
734 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
About Scooba
Town in Mississippi, United States
Scooba is a town in Kemper County, Mississippi, United States. Founded in 1858, the population was 744 as of the 2020 Census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1858
- Area
- 2.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 203 ft
- ZIP code
- 39358
- Area code
- 662
Questions about Scooba
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Scooba, MS a good place to live?
Scooba has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. Home to East Mississippi Community College.
What is Scooba, MS known for?
2 notable people were born here, including Charles Jones and Abner M. Aust.