Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: PUMA010- Lowndes County, Monroe County, and Noxubee County
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 112,148 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 112,148 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 1,086 1.0%
Male 53,087 47.3%     Mexican 555 0.5%
Female 59,061 52.7%     Puerto Rican 65 0.1%
          Cuban 19 0.0%
Under 5 years 8,295 7.4%     Other Hispanic or Latino 447 0.4%
5 to 9 years 8,971 8.0%   Not Hispanic or Latino 111,062 99.0%
10 to 14 years 9,032 8.1%     White alone 63,988 57.1%
15 to 19 years 8,929 8.0%        
20 to 24 years 7,726 6.9%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 15,105 13.5%       Total population 112,148 100.0%
35 to 44 years 16,737 14.9%   In households 109,646 97.8%
45 to 54 years 13,984 12.5%     Householder 41,922 37.4%
55 to 59 years 5,112 4.6%     Spouse 20,752 18.5%
60 to 64 years 4,423 3.9%     Child 36,589 32.6%
65 to 74 years 7,249 6.5%       Own child under 18 years 27,406 24.4%
75 to 84 years 4,656 4.2%     Other relatives 7,192 6.4%
85 years and over 1,929 1.7%       Under 18 years 3,890 3.5%
          Nonrelatives 3,191 2.8%
Median age (years) 33.7 (X)       Unmarried partner 1,568 1.4%
        In group quarters 2,502 2.2%
18 years and over 80,333 71.6%     Institutionalized population 1,503 1.3%
  Male 36,773 32.8%     Noninstitutionalized population 999 0.9%
  Female 43,560 38.8%        
21 years and over 75,367 67.2%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 16,456 14.7%       Total households 41,922 100.0%
65 years and over 13,834 12.3%   Family households (families) 30,297 72.3%
  Male 5,170 4.6%       With own children under 18 years 15,004 35.8%
  Female 8,664 7.7%     Married couple family 20,752 49.5%
            With own children under 18 years 9,408 22.4%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 7,889 18.8%
One race 111,372 99.3%       With own children under 18 years 4,782 11.4%
  White 64,466 57.5%   Nonfamily households 11,625 27.7%
  Black or African American 45,988 41.0%     Householder living alone 10,383 24.8%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 158 0.1%       Householder 65 years and over 4,267 10.2%
  Asian 413 0.4%        
    Asian Indian 76 0.1%   Households with individuals under 18 years 16,995 40.5%
    Chinese 77 0.1%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 9,974 23.8%
    Filipino 82 0.1%        
    Japanese 32 0.0%   Average household size 2.61 (X)
    Korean 55 0.0%   Average family size 3.13 (X)
    Vietnamese 35 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 56 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 21 0.0%       Total housing units 46,568 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 2 0.0%   Occupied housing units 41,922 90.0%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 4 0.0%   Vacant housing units 4,646 10.0%
    Samoan 15 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 689 1.5%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 326 0.3%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.6% (X)
Two or more races 776 0.7%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 10.0% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 65,042 58.0%       Occupied housing units 41,922 100.0%
Black or African American 46,321 41.3%   Owner-occupied housing units 30,286 72.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 481 0.4%   Renter-occupied housing units 11,636 27.8%
Asian 599 0.5%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 85 0.1%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.66 (X)
Some other race 473 0.4%   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.