Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Baldwin County, Choctaw County, Clarke County, Sumter County...
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 616,942 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 616,942 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 7,965 1.3%
Male 296,225 48.0%     Mexican 3,358 0.5%
Female 320,717 52.0%     Puerto Rican 717 0.1%
          Cuban 518 0.1%
Under 5 years 43,512 7.1%     Other Hispanic or Latino 3,372 0.5%
5 to 9 years 46,660 7.6%   Not Hispanic or Latino 608,977 98.7%
10 to 14 years 47,193 7.6%     White alone 410,360 66.5%
15 to 19 years 46,022 7.5%        
20 to 24 years 39,727 6.4%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 79,789 12.9%       Total population 616,942 100.0%
35 to 44 years 94,300 15.3%   In households 605,743 98.2%
45 to 54 years 81,885 13.3%     Householder 234,869 38.1%
55 to 59 years 31,469 5.1%     Spouse 122,238 19.8%
60 to 64 years 26,365 4.3%     Child 190,883 30.9%
65 to 74 years 43,941 7.1%       Own child under 18 years 144,291 23.4%
75 to 84 years 27,160 4.4%     Other relatives 37,330 6.1%
85 years and over 8,919 1.4%       Under 18 years 18,485 3.0%
          Nonrelatives 20,423 3.3%
Median age (years) 35.5 (X)       Unmarried partner 8,794 1.4%
        In group quarters 11,199 1.8%
18 years and over 451,288 73.1%     Institutionalized population 6,352 1.0%
  Male 211,550 34.3%     Noninstitutionalized population 4,847 0.8%
  Female 239,738 38.9%        
21 years and over 425,299 68.9%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 95,421 15.5%       Total households 234,869 100.0%
65 years and over 80,020 13.0%   Family households (families) 167,984 71.5%
  Male 32,991 5.3%       With own children under 18 years 79,241 33.7%
  Female 47,029 7.6%     Married couple family 122,238 52.0%
            With own children under 18 years 53,527 22.8%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 37,094 15.8%
One race 610,870 99.0%       With own children under 18 years 21,637 9.2%
  White 414,528 67.2%   Nonfamily households 66,885 28.5%
  Black or African American 182,619 29.6%     Householder living alone 57,812 24.6%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 4,881 0.8%       Householder 65 years and over 21,860 9.3%
  Asian 6,242 1.0%        
    Asian Indian 831 0.1%   Households with individuals under 18 years 89,391 38.1%
    Chinese 691 0.1%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 57,730 24.6%
    Filipino 402 0.1%        
    Japanese 217 0.0%   Average household size 2.58 (X)
    Korean 256 0.0%   Average family size 3.08 (X)
    Vietnamese 2,387 0.4%        
    Other Asian1 1,458 0.2%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 147 0.0%       Total housing units 274,932 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 44 0.0%   Occupied housing units 234,869 85.4%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 42 0.0%   Vacant housing units 40,063 14.6%
    Samoan 19 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 15,452 5.6%
    Other Pacific Islander2 42 0.0%        
  Some other race 2,453 0.4%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.0% (X)
Two or more races 6,072 1.0%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 12.7% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 419,509 68.0%       Occupied housing units 234,869 100.0%
Black or African American 184,509 29.9%   Owner-occupied housing units 171,516 73.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 7,812 1.3%   Renter-occupied housing units 63,353 27.0%
Asian 7,415 1.2%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 392 0.1%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.64 (X)
Some other race 3,816 0.6%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.39 (X)
Date: September 6, 2005
- Represents zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable.
1Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
2Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
3In combination with one or more of the other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000.