Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: PUMA006- Bolivar County and Washington County
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent

    Total population 103,610 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 103,610 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 1,008 1.0%
Male 48,432 46.7%     Mexican 646 0.6%
Female 55,178 53.3%     Puerto Rican 54 0.1%
          Cuban 19 0.0%
Under 5 years 8,312 8.0%     Other Hispanic or Latino 289 0.3%
5 to 9 years 8,842 8.5%   Not Hispanic or Latino 102,602 99.0%
10 to 14 years 8,863 8.6%     White alone 34,608 33.4%
15 to 19 years 9,768 9.4%        
20 to 24 years 8,124 7.8%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 13,186 12.7%       Total population 103,610 100.0%
35 to 44 years 13,948 13.5%   In households 100,558 97.1%
45 to 54 years 12,911 12.5%     Householder 35,934 34.7%
55 to 59 years 4,402 4.2%     Spouse 14,265 13.8%
60 to 64 years 3,562 3.4%     Child 34,763 33.6%
65 to 74 years 5,994 5.8%       Own child under 18 years 24,640 23.8%
75 to 84 years 4,028 3.9%     Other relatives 11,337 10.9%
85 years and over 1,670 1.6%       Under 18 years 6,752 6.5%
          Nonrelatives 4,259 4.1%
Median age (years) 30.8 (X)       Unmarried partner 2,210 2.1%
        In group quarters 3,052 2.9%
18 years and over 71,731 69.2%     Institutionalized population 1,341 1.3%
  Male 32,064 30.9%     Noninstitutionalized population 1,711 1.7%
  Female 39,667 38.3%        
21 years and over 66,014 63.7%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 13,752 13.3%       Total households 35,934 100.0%
65 years and over 11,692 11.3%   Family households (families) 25,656 71.4%
  Male 4,368 4.2%       With own children under 18 years 12,889 35.9%
  Female 7,324 7.1%     Married couple family 14,265 39.7%
            With own children under 18 years 6,295 17.5%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 9,534 26.5%
One race 103,022 99.4%       With own children under 18 years 5,684 15.8%
  White 34,900 33.7%   Nonfamily households 10,278 28.6%
  Black or African American 67,125 64.8%     Householder living alone 8,946 24.9%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 97 0.1%       Householder 65 years and over 3,581 10.0%
  Asian 532 0.5%        
    Asian Indian 105 0.1%   Households with individuals under 18 years 15,702 43.7%
    Chinese 260 0.3%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 8,733 24.3%
    Filipino 63 0.1%        
    Japanese 12 0.0%   Average household size 2.80 (X)
    Korean 17 0.0%   Average family size 3.35 (X)
    Vietnamese 41 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 34 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 16 0.0%       Total housing units 39,320 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 7 0.0%   Occupied housing units 35,934 91.4%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 3 0.0%   Vacant housing units 3,386 8.6%
    Samoan 2 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 474 1.2%
    Other Pacific Islander2 4 0.0%        
  Some other race 352 0.3%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.4% (X)
Two or more races 588 0.6%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.0% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 35,288 34.1%       Occupied housing units 35,934 100.0%
Black or African American 67,417 65.1%   Owner-occupied housing units 21,590 60.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 273 0.3%   Renter-occupied housing units 14,344 39.9%
Asian 688 0.7%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 81 0.1%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.77 (X)
Some other race 545 0.5%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.84 (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.