Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: PUMA007- Carroll County, Humphreys County, Leflore County, Sunflower County, and Tallahatchie County
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 109,194 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 109,194 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 1,552 1.4%
Male 54,242 49.7%     Mexican 929 0.9%
Female 54,952 50.3%     Puerto Rican 29 0.0%
          Cuban 55 0.1%
Under 5 years 7,881 7.2%     Other Hispanic or Latino 539 0.5%
5 to 9 years 8,847 8.1%   Not Hispanic or Latino 107,642 98.6%
10 to 14 years 9,102 8.3%     White alone 36,615 33.5%
15 to 19 years 10,064 9.2%        
20 to 24 years 9,274 8.5%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 14,717 13.5%       Total population 109,194 100.0%
35 to 44 years 15,548 14.2%   In households 100,394 91.9%
45 to 54 years 12,846 11.8%     Householder 35,692 32.7%
55 to 59 years 4,495 4.1%     Spouse 14,759 13.5%
60 to 64 years 3,792 3.5%     Child 34,778 31.8%
65 to 74 years 6,357 5.8%       Own child under 18 years 24,139 22.1%
75 to 84 years 4,313 3.9%     Other relatives 11,481 10.5%
85 years and over 1,958 1.8%       Under 18 years 6,927 6.3%
          Nonrelatives 3,684 3.4%
Median age (years) 31.4 (X)       Unmarried partner 1,955 1.8%
        In group quarters 8,800 8.1%
18 years and over 77,544 71.0%     Institutionalized population 7,072 6.5%
  Male 38,062 34.9%     Noninstitutionalized population 1,728 1.6%
  Female 39,482 36.2%        
21 years and over 71,100 65.1%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 14,819 13.6%       Total households 35,692 100.0%
65 years and over 12,628 11.6%   Family households (families) 25,795 72.3%
  Male 4,702 4.3%       With own children under 18 years 12,764 35.8%
  Female 7,926 7.3%     Married couple family 14,759 41.4%
            With own children under 18 years 6,531 18.3%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 9,205 25.8%
One race 108,766 99.6%       With own children under 18 years 5,352 15.0%
  White 37,009 33.9%   Nonfamily households 9,897 27.7%
  Black or African American 70,523 64.6%     Householder living alone 8,840 24.8%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 106 0.1%       Householder 65 years and over 3,895 10.9%
  Asian 483 0.4%        
    Asian Indian 89 0.1%   Households with individuals under 18 years 15,581 43.7%
    Chinese 209 0.2%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 9,443 26.5%
    Filipino 111 0.1%        
    Japanese 4 0.0%   Average household size 2.81 (X)
    Korean 35 0.0%   Average family size 3.36 (X)
    Vietnamese 8 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 27 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 16 0.0%       Total housing units 39,172 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 2 0.0%   Occupied housing units 35,692 91.1%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 11 0.0%   Vacant housing units 3,480 8.9%
    Samoan 3 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 729 1.9%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 629 0.6%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.4% (X)
Two or more races 428 0.4%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.3% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 37,231 34.1%       Occupied housing units 35,692 100.0%
Black or African American 70,764 64.8%   Owner-occupied housing units 22,646 63.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 278 0.3%   Renter-occupied housing units 13,046 36.6%
Asian 581 0.5%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 72 0.1%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.79 (X)
Some other race 740 0.7%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.83 (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.