Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Adams County, Attala County, Chickasaw County..................
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 2,058,907 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 2,058,907 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 27,880 1.4%
Male 993,418 48.2%     Mexican 13,897 0.7%
Female 1,065,489 51.8%     Puerto Rican 2,441 0.1%
          Cuban 1,185 0.1%
Under 5 years 147,065 7.1%     Other Hispanic or Latino 10,357 0.5%
5 to 9 years 155,616 7.6%   Not Hispanic or Latino 2,031,027 98.6%
10 to 14 years 156,591 7.6%     White alone 1,280,899 62.2%
15 to 19 years 167,398 8.1%        
20 to 24 years 153,074 7.4%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 276,587 13.4%       Total population 2,058,907 100.0%
35 to 44 years 311,043 15.1%   In households 1,992,272 96.8%
45 to 54 years 264,569 12.8%     Householder 763,900 37.1%
55 to 59 years 95,605 4.6%     Spouse 382,696 18.6%
60 to 64 years 82,677 4.0%     Child 637,583 31.0%
65 to 74 years 135,218 6.6%       Own child under 18 years 476,908 23.2%
75 to 84 years 82,838 4.0%     Other relatives 130,643 6.3%
85 years and over 30,626 1.5%       Under 18 years 67,299 3.3%
          Nonrelatives 77,450 3.8%
Median age (years) 34.0 (X)       Unmarried partner 33,636 1.6%
        In group quarters 66,635 3.2%
18 years and over 1,502,377 73.0%     Institutionalized population 33,730 1.6%
  Male 709,685 34.5%     Noninstitutionalized population 32,905 1.6%
  Female 792,692 38.5%        
21 years and over 1,398,129 67.9%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 296,847 14.4%       Total households 763,900 100.0%
65 years and over 248,682 12.1%   Family households (families) 543,158 71.1%
  Male 99,046 4.8%       With own children under 18 years 264,752 34.7%
  Female 149,636 7.3%     Married couple family 382,696 50.1%
            With own children under 18 years 173,022 22.6%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 127,828 16.7%
One race 2,043,436 99.2%       With own children under 18 years 75,359 9.9%
  White 1,294,124 62.9%   Nonfamily households 220,742 28.9%
  Black or African American 713,505 34.7%     Householder living alone 189,401 24.8%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 10,375 0.5%       Householder 65 years and over 72,156 9.4%
  Asian 15,454 0.8%        
    Asian Indian 3,021 0.1%   Households with individuals under 18 years 299,965 39.3%
    Chinese 2,101 0.1%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 178,598 23.4%
    Filipino 2,153 0.1%        
    Japanese 635 0.0%   Average household size 2.61 (X)
    Korean 1,054 0.1%   Average family size 3.12 (X)
    Vietnamese 5,213 0.3%        
    Other Asian1 1,277 0.1%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 500 0.0%       Total housing units 850,486 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 147 0.0%   Occupied housing units 763,900 89.8%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 159 0.0%   Vacant housing units 86,586 10.2%
    Samoan 120 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 15,624 1.8%
    Other Pacific Islander2 74 0.0%        
  Some other race 9,478 0.5%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.6% (X)
Two or more races 15,471 0.8%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 9.9% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 1,306,280 63.4%       Occupied housing units 763,900 100.0%
Black or African American 719,605 35.0%   Owner-occupied housing units 556,178 72.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 16,420 0.8%   Renter-occupied housing units 207,722 27.2%
Asian 19,115 0.9%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 1,404 0.1%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.66 (X)
Some other race 13,099 0.6%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.49 (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.