Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: PUMA014 - City of Jackson
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 184,256 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 184,256 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 1,451 0.8%
Male 85,656 46.5%     Mexican 670 0.4%
Female 98,600 53.5%     Puerto Rican 138 0.1%
          Cuban 71 0.0%
Under 5 years 14,438 7.8%     Other Hispanic or Latino 572 0.3%
5 to 9 years 15,053 8.2%   Not Hispanic or Latino 182,805 99.2%
10 to 14 years 14,388 7.8%     White alone 50,679 27.5%
15 to 19 years 15,418 8.4%        
20 to 24 years 16,015 8.7%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 26,751 14.5%       Total population 184,256 100.0%
35 to 44 years 26,944 14.6%   In households 177,055 96.1%
45 to 54 years 22,215 12.1%     Householder 67,841 36.8%
55 to 59 years 7,086 3.8%     Spouse 23,993 13.0%
60 to 64 years 5,887 3.2%     Child 59,882 32.5%
65 to 74 years 10,105 5.5%       Own child under 18 years 42,992 23.3%
75 to 84 years 7,161 3.9%     Other relatives 15,826 8.6%
85 years and over 2,795 1.5%       Under 18 years 8,265 4.5%
          Nonrelatives 9,513 5.2%
Median age (years) 31.0 (X)       Unmarried partner 4,034 2.2%
        In group quarters 7,201 3.9%
18 years and over 131,713 71.5%     Institutionalized population 2,485 1.3%
  Male 59,124 32.1%     Noninstitutionalized population 4,716 2.6%
  Female 72,589 39.4%        
21 years and over 121,431 65.9%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 23,525 12.8%       Total households 67,841 100.0%
65 years and over 20,061 10.9%   Family households (families) 44,488 65.6%
  Male 7,415 4.0%       With own children under 18 years 22,859 33.7%
  Female 12,646 6.9%     Married couple family 23,993 35.4%
            With own children under 18 years 10,953 16.1%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 17,178 25.3%
One race 183,019 99.3%       With own children under 18 years 10,374 15.3%
  White 51,208 27.8%   Nonfamily households 23,353 34.4%
  Black or African American 130,151 70.6%     Householder living alone 19,596 28.9%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 236 0.1%       Householder 65 years and over 6,083 9.0%
  Asian 1,056 0.6%        
    Asian Indian 476 0.3%   Households with individuals under 18 years 26,732 39.4%
    Chinese 222 0.1%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 14,496 21.4%
    Filipino 61 0.0%        
    Japanese 26 0.0%   Average household size 2.61 (X)
    Korean 50 0.0%   Average family size 3.24 (X)
    Vietnamese 156 0.1%        
    Other Asian1 65 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 24 0.0%       Total housing units 75,678 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 9 0.0%   Occupied housing units 67,841 89.6%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 1 0.0%   Vacant housing units 7,837 10.4%
    Samoan 8 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 268 0.4%
    Other Pacific Islander2 6 0.0%        
  Some other race 344 0.2%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.2% (X)
Two or more races 1,237 0.7%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 11.7% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 52,006 28.2%       Occupied housing units 67,841 100.0%
Black or African American 131,005 71.1%   Owner-occupied housing units 39,328 58.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 648 0.4%   Renter-occupied housing units 28,513 42.0%
Asian 1,320 0.7%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 113 0.1%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.68 (X)
Some other race 610 0.3%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.51 (X)
Date: October 17, 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.