Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: PUMA001- DeSoto County
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 107,199 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 107,199 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 2,516 2.3%
Male 53,068 49.5%     Mexican 1,894 1.8%
Female 54,131 50.5%     Puerto Rican 91 0.1%
          Cuban 59 0.1%
Under 5 years 8,342 7.8%     Other Hispanic or Latino 472 0.4%
5 to 9 years 8,723 8.1%   Not Hispanic or Latino 104,683 97.7%
10 to 14 years 8,552 8.0%     White alone 90,816 84.7%
15 to 19 years 7,147 6.7%        
20 to 24 years 6,182 5.8%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 16,953 15.8%       Total population 107,199 100.0%
35 to 44 years 18,069 16.9%   In households 106,621 99.5%
45 to 54 years 14,057 13.1%     Householder 38,792 36.2%
55 to 59 years 5,459 5.1%     Spouse 23,929 22.3%
60 to 64 years 4,177 3.9%     Child 34,074 31.8%
65 to 74 years 5,941 5.5%       Own child under 18 years 27,198 25.4%
75 to 84 years 2,884 2.7%     Other relatives 5,571 5.2%
85 years and over 713 0.7%       Under 18 years 2,380 2.2%
          Nonrelatives 4,255 4.0%
Median age (years) 33.7 (X)       Unmarried partner 1,733 1.6%
        In group quarters 578 0.5%
18 years and over 77,005 71.8%     Institutionalized population 516 0.5%
  Male 37,524 35.0%     Noninstitutionalized population 62 0.1%
  Female 39,481 36.8%        
21 years and over 73,247 68.3%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 11,902 11.1%       Total households 38,792 100.0%
65 years and over 9,538 8.9%   Family households (families) 30,112 77.6%
  Male 3,991 3.7%       With own children under 18 years 15,284 39.4%
  Female 5,547 5.2%     Married couple family 23,929 61.7%
            With own children under 18 years 11,575 29.8%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 4,504 11.6%
One race 106,382 99.2%       With own children under 18 years 2,771 7.1%
  White 91,950 85.8%   Nonfamily households 8,680 22.4%
  Black or African American 12,216 11.4%     Householder living alone 7,003 18.1%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 297 0.3%       Householder 65 years and over 2,161 5.6%
  Asian 667 0.6%        
    Asian Indian 212 0.2%   Households with individuals under 18 years 16,727 43.1%
    Chinese 82 0.1%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 6,863 17.7%
    Filipino 119 0.1%        
    Japanese 26 0.0%   Average household size 2.75 (X)
    Korean 71 0.1%   Average family size 3.11 (X)
    Vietnamese 30 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 127 0.1%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 41 0.0%       Total housing units 40,795 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 10 0.0%   Occupied housing units 38,792 95.1%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 4 0.0%   Vacant housing units 2,003 4.9%
    Samoan 14 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 247 0.6%
    Other Pacific Islander2 13 0.0%        
  Some other race 1,211 1.1%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.9% (X)
Two or more races 817 0.8%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.3% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 92,661 86.4%       Occupied housing units 38,792 100.0%
Black or African American 12,409 11.6%   Owner-occupied housing units 30,723 79.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 577 0.5%   Renter-occupied housing units 8,069 20.8%
Asian 838 0.8%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 74 0.1%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.78 (X)
Some other race 1,522 1.4%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.63 (X)
Date: September 18, 2007
- 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.