Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: PUMA016- Holmes County, Issaquena County, Sharkey County, Warren County, and Yazoo County
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 108,256 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 108,256 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 2,037 1.9%
Male 51,967 48.0%     Mexican 1,232 1.1%
Female 56,289 52.0%     Puerto Rican 124 0.1%
          Cuban 93 0.1%
Under 5 years 8,218 7.6%     Other Hispanic or Latino 588 0.5%
5 to 9 years 9,073 8.4%   Not Hispanic or Latino 106,219 98.1%
10 to 14 years 8,946 8.3%     White alone 45,735 42.2%
15 to 19 years 9,337 8.6%        
20 to 24 years 7,239 6.7%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 13,606 12.6%       Total population 108,256 100.0%
35 to 44 years 16,374 15.1%   In households 104,240 96.3%
45 to 54 years 13,639 12.6%     Householder 38,137 35.2%
55 to 59 years 4,763 4.4%     Spouse 16,500 15.2%
60 to 64 years 4,111 3.8%     Child 35,994 33.2%
65 to 74 years 6,710 6.2%       Own child under 18 years 25,874 23.9%
75 to 84 years 4,435 4.1%     Other relatives 9,685 8.9%
85 years and over 1,805 1.7%       Under 18 years 5,515 5.1%
          Nonrelatives 3,924 3.6%
Median age (years) 33.2 (X)       Unmarried partner 2,080 1.9%
        In group quarters 4,016 3.7%
18 years and over 76,336 70.5%     Institutionalized population 3,355 3.1%
  Male 35,891 33.2%     Noninstitutionalized population 661 0.6%
  Female 40,445 37.4%        
21 years and over 71,070 65.6%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 15,346 14.2%       Total households 38,137 100.0%
65 years and over 12,950 12.0%   Family households (families) 27,194 71.3%
  Male 4,916 4.5%       With own children under 18 years 13,600 35.7%
  Female 8,034 7.4%     Married couple family 16,500 43.3%
            With own children under 18 years 7,467 19.6%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 8,738 22.9%
One race 107,618 99.4%       With own children under 18 years 5,142 13.5%
  White 47,063 43.5%   Nonfamily households 10,943 28.7%
  Black or African American 59,613 55.1%     Householder living alone 9,711 25.5%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 208 0.2%       Householder 65 years and over 4,094 10.7%
  Asian 460 0.4%        
    Asian Indian 119 0.1%   Households with individuals under 18 years 16,039 42.1%
    Chinese 90 0.1%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 9,630 25.3%
    Filipino 108 0.1%        
    Japanese 12 0.0%   Average household size 2.73 (X)
    Korean 45 0.0%   Average family size 3.29 (X)
    Vietnamese 21 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 65 0.1%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 9 0.0%       Total housing units 42,536 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 3 0.0%   Occupied housing units 38,137 89.7%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 3 0.0%   Vacant housing units 4,399 10.3%
    Samoan 1 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 717 1.7%
    Other Pacific Islander2 2 0.0%        
  Some other race 265 0.2%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.4% (X)
Two or more races 638 0.6%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 9.2% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 47,456 43.8%       Occupied housing units 38,137 100.0%
Black or African American 59,951 55.4%   Owner-occupied housing units 26,361 69.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 490 0.5%   Renter-occupied housing units 11,776 30.9%
Asian 613 0.6%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 37 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.73 (X)
Some other race 390 0.4%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.74 (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.