Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: PUMA004- Lee County, Pontotoc County, and Union County
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 127,843 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 127,843 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 1,776 1.4%
Male 61,614 48.2%     Mexican 1,175 0.9%
Female 66,229 51.8%     Puerto Rican 75 0.1%
          Cuban 14 0.0%
Under 5 years 9,438 7.4%     Other Hispanic or Latino 512 0.4%
5 to 9 years 9,881 7.7%   Not Hispanic or Latino 126,067 98.6%
10 to 14 years 9,877 7.7%     White alone 98,672 77.2%
15 to 19 years 9,095 7.1%        
20 to 24 years 7,727 6.0%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 18,197 14.2%       Total population 127,843 100.0%
35 to 44 years 20,040 15.7%   In households 126,005 98.6%
45 to 54 years 16,542 12.9%     Householder 49,083 38.4%
55 to 59 years 6,024 4.7%     Spouse 27,108 21.2%
60 to 64 years 5,330 4.2%     Child 39,642 31.0%
65 to 74 years 8,275 6.5%       Own child under 18 years 31,160 24.4%
75 to 84 years 5,324 4.2%     Other relatives 6,248 4.9%
85 years and over 2,093 1.6%       Under 18 years 3,076 2.4%
          Nonrelatives 3,924 3.1%
Median age (years) 34.8 (X)       Unmarried partner 1,992 1.6%
        In group quarters 1,838 1.4%
18 years and over 92,927 72.7%     Institutionalized population 1,390 1.1%
  Male 43,671 34.2%     Noninstitutionalized population 448 0.4%
  Female 49,256 38.5%        
21 years and over 87,946 68.8%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 18,802 14.7%       Total households 49,083 100.0%
65 years and over 15,692 12.3%   Family households (families) 35,618 72.6%
  Male 6,099 4.8%       With own children under 18 years 17,687 36.0%
  Female 9,593 7.5%     Married couple family 27,108 55.2%
            With own children under 18 years 12,603 25.7%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 6,540 13.3%
One race 126,978 99.3%       With own children under 18 years 4,026 8.2%
  White 99,513 77.8%   Nonfamily households 13,465 27.4%
  Black or African American 26,092 20.4%     Householder living alone 11,877 24.2%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 201 0.2%       Householder 65 years and over 4,643 9.5%
  Asian 474 0.4%        
    Asian Indian 130 0.1%   Households with individuals under 18 years 19,461 39.6%
    Chinese 66 0.1%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 11,037 22.5%
    Filipino 37 0.0%        
    Japanese 26 0.0%   Average household size 2.57 (X)
    Korean 52 0.0%   Average family size 3.05 (X)
    Vietnamese 75 0.1%        
    Other Asian1 88 0.1%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 14 0.0%       Total housing units 53,396 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 6 0.0%   Occupied housing units 49,083 91.9%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 6 0.0%   Vacant housing units 4,313 8.1%
    Samoan 1 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 360 0.7%
    Other Pacific Islander2 1 0.0%        
  Some other race 684 0.5%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.5% (X)
Two or more races 865 0.7%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 10.4% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 100,240 78.4%       Occupied housing units 49,083 100.0%
Black or African American 26,443 20.7%   Owner-occupied housing units 35,663 72.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 501 0.4%   Renter-occupied housing units 13,420 27.3%
Asian 640 0.5%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 48 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.63 (X)
Some other race 905 0.7%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.42 (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.