Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: PUMA008- Attala County, Calhoun County, Choctaw County, Grenada County, Montgomery County, Webster County, and Yalobusha County
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 103,285 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 103,285 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 1,226 1.2%
Male 48,964 47.4%     Mexican 753 0.7%
Female 54,321 52.6%     Puerto Rican 37 0.0%
          Cuban 16 0.0%
Under 5 years 6,839 6.6%     Other Hispanic or Latino 420 0.4%
5 to 9 years 7,513 7.3%   Not Hispanic or Latino 102,059 98.8%
10 to 14 years 7,936 7.7%     White alone 64,051 62.0%
15 to 19 years 7,988 7.7%        
20 to 24 years 6,124 5.9%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 12,565 12.2%       Total population 103,285 100.0%
35 to 44 years 14,520 14.1%   In households 101,370 98.1%
45 to 54 years 13,298 12.9%     Householder 39,947 38.7%
55 to 59 years 5,347 5.2%     Spouse 20,065 19.4%
60 to 64 years 4,672 4.5%     Child 31,324 30.3%
65 to 74 years 8,492 8.2%       Own child under 18 years 22,860 22.1%
75 to 84 years 5,727 5.5%     Other relatives 7,126 6.9%
85 years and over 2,264 2.2%       Under 18 years 3,745 3.6%
          Nonrelatives 2,908 2.8%
Median age (years) 37.0 (X)       Unmarried partner 1,501 1.5%
        In group quarters 1,915 1.9%
18 years and over 76,064 73.6%     Institutionalized population 1,470 1.4%
  Male 35,128 34.0%     Noninstitutionalized population 445 0.4%
  Female 40,936 39.6%        
21 years and over 71,665 69.4%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 19,292 18.7%       Total households 39,947 100.0%
65 years and over 16,483 16.0%   Family households (families) 28,455 71.2%
  Male 6,423 6.2%       With own children under 18 years 12,937 32.4%
  Female 10,060 9.7%     Married couple family 20,065 50.2%
            With own children under 18 years 8,383 21.0%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 6,686 16.7%
One race 102,784 99.5%       With own children under 18 years 3,779 9.5%
  White 64,529 62.5%   Nonfamily households 11,492 28.8%
  Black or African American 37,377 36.2%     Householder living alone 10,450 26.2%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 166 0.2%       Householder 65 years and over 5,164 12.9%
  Asian 215 0.2%        
    Asian Indian 75 0.1%   Households with individuals under 18 years 14,942 37.4%
    Chinese 36 0.0%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 11,806 29.6%
    Filipino 48 0.0%        
    Japanese 10 0.0%   Average household size 2.54 (X)
    Korean 14 0.0%   Average family size 3.06 (X)
    Vietnamese 13 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 19 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 25 0.0%       Total housing units 45,733 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 7 0.0%   Occupied housing units 39,947 87.3%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 6 0.0%   Vacant housing units 5,786 12.7%
    Samoan 11 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1,456 3.2%
    Other Pacific Islander2 1 0.0%        
  Some other race 472 0.5%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.9% (X)
Two or more races 501 0.5%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.3% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 64,926 62.9%       Occupied housing units 39,947 100.0%
Black or African American 37,562 36.4%   Owner-occupied housing units 30,391 76.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 400 0.4%   Renter-occupied housing units 9,556 23.9%
Asian 318 0.3%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 52 0.1%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.54 (X)
Some other race 605 0.6%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.52 (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.