Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: PUMA015 - Hinds County (minus the City of Jackson) and Madison County (minus the City of Jackson)
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 67,077 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 67,077 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 528 0.8%
Male 32,463 48.4%     Mexican 277 0.4%
Female 34,614 51.6%     Puerto Rican 32 0.0%
          Cuban 17 0.0%
Under 5 years 4,234 6.3%     Other Hispanic or Latino 202 0.3%
5 to 9 years 4,625 6.9%   Not Hispanic or Latino 66,549 99.2%
10 to 14 years 5,021 7.5%     White alone 42,126 62.8%
15 to 19 years 6,647 9.9%        
20 to 24 years 5,163 7.7%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 8,180 12.2%       Total population 67,077 100.0%
35 to 44 years 10,558 15.7%   In households 63,560 94.8%
45 to 54 years 9,379 14.0%     Householder 23,191 34.6%
55 to 59 years 3,175 4.7%     Spouse 13,448 20.0%
60 to 64 years 2,643 3.9%     Child 20,712 30.9%
65 to 74 years 4,150 6.2%       Own child under 18 years 14,711 21.9%
75 to 84 years 2,440 3.6%     Other relatives 4,500 6.7%
85 years and over 862 1.3%       Under 18 years 2,189 3.3%
          Nonrelatives 1,709 2.5%
Median age (years) 34.5 (X)       Unmarried partner 731 1.1%
        In group quarters 3,517 5.2%
18 years and over 49,551 73.9%     Institutionalized population 858 1.3%
  Male 23,269 34.7%     Noninstitutionalized population 2,659 4.0%
  Female 26,282 39.2%        
21 years and over 45,195 67.4%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 8,965 13.4%       Total households 23,191 100.0%
65 years and over 7,452 11.1%   Family households (families) 17,829 76.9%
  Male 2,949 4.4%       With own children under 18 years 8,418 36.3%
  Female 4,503 6.7%     Married couple family 13,448 58.0%
            With own children under 18 years 6,164 26.6%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 3,500 15.1%
One race 66,729 99.5%       With own children under 18 years 1,846 8.0%
  White 42,377 63.2%   Nonfamily households 5,362 23.1%
  Black or African American 23,676 35.3%     Householder living alone 4,664 20.1%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 71 0.1%       Householder 65 years and over 1,798 7.8%
  Asian 453 0.7%        
    Asian Indian 211 0.3%   Households with individuals under 18 years 9,537 41.1%
    Chinese 56 0.1%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 5,269 22.7%
    Filipino 18 0.0%        
    Japanese 19 0.0%   Average household size 2.74 (X)
    Korean 65 0.1%   Average family size 3.17 (X)
    Vietnamese 33 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 51 0.1%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 5 0.0%       Total housing units 24,613 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 4 0.0%   Occupied housing units 23,191 94.2%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 1 0.0%   Vacant housing units 1,422 5.8%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 153 0.6%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 147 0.2%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.3% (X)
Two or more races 348 0.5%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.0% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 42,650 63.6%       Occupied housing units 23,191 100.0%
Black or African American 23,829 35.5%   Owner-occupied housing units 18,803 81.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 201 0.3%   Renter-occupied housing units 4,388 18.9%
Asian 520 0.8%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 24 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.79 (X)
Some other race 223 0.3%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.58 (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.