Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: PUMA002- Benton County, Lafayette County, Marshall County, and Tippah County
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 102,589 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 102,589 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 1,370 1.3%
Male 50,340 49.1%     Mexican 901 0.9%
Female 52,249 50.9%     Puerto Rican 59 0.1%
          Cuban 61 0.1%
Under 5 years 6,467 6.3%     Other Hispanic or Latino 349 0.3%
5 to 9 years 6,726 6.6%   Not Hispanic or Latino 101,219 98.7%
10 to 14 years 6,869 6.7%     White alone 66,211 64.5%
15 to 19 years 9,327 9.1%        
20 to 24 years 12,397 12.1%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 13,763 13.4%       Total population 102,589 100.0%
35 to 44 years 14,333 14.0%   In households 95,572 93.2%
45 to 54 years 12,046 11.7%     Householder 37,643 36.7%
55 to 59 years 4,689 4.6%     Spouse 18,514 18.0%
60 to 64 years 4,036 3.9%     Child 28,256 27.5%
65 to 74 years 6,478 6.3%       Own child under 18 years 20,660 20.1%
75 to 84 years 3,986 3.9%     Other relatives 6,038 5.9%
85 years and over 1,472 1.4%       Under 18 years 3,067 3.0%
          Nonrelatives 5,121 5.0%
Median age (years) 31.8 (X)       Unmarried partner 1,455 1.4%
        In group quarters 7,017 6.8%
18 years and over 78,352 76.4%     Institutionalized population 1,958 1.9%
  Male 37,983 37.0%     Noninstitutionalized population 5,059 4.9%
  Female 40,369 39.4%        
21 years and over 70,109 68.3%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 14,243 13.9%       Total households 37,643 100.0%
65 years and over 11,936 11.6%   Family households (families) 25,556 67.9%
  Male 4,891 4.8%       With own children under 18 years 11,776 31.3%
  Female 7,045 6.9%     Married couple family 18,514 49.2%
            With own children under 18 years 7,967 21.2%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 5,477 14.5%
One race 101,873 99.3%       With own children under 18 years 3,103 8.2%
  White 66,763 65.1%   Nonfamily households 12,087 32.1%
  Black or African American 33,593 32.7%     Householder living alone 9,593 25.5%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 208 0.2%       Householder 65 years and over 3,361 8.9%
  Asian 713 0.7%        
    Asian Indian 204 0.2%   Households with individuals under 18 years 13,465 35.8%
    Chinese 231 0.2%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 8,557 22.7%
    Filipino 32 0.0%        
    Japanese 58 0.1%   Average household size 2.54 (X)
    Korean 84 0.1%   Average family size 3.06 (X)
    Vietnamese 31 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 73 0.1%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 14 0.0%       Total housing units 42,163 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 6 0.0%   Occupied housing units 37,643 89.3%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 4 0.0%   Vacant housing units 4,520 10.7%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1,256 3.0%
    Other Pacific Islander2 4 0.0%        
  Some other race 582 0.6%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.6% (X)
Two or more races 716 0.7%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 9.6% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 67,336 65.6%       Occupied housing units 37,643 100.0%
Black or African American 33,817 33.0%   Owner-occupied housing units 27,363 72.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 499 0.5%   Renter-occupied housing units 10,280 27.3%
Asian 872 0.8%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 62 0.1%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.61 (X)
Some other race 760 0.7%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.40 (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.