Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: PUMA019- Forrest County and Lamar County
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 111,674 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 111,674 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 1,338 1.2%
Male 53,110 47.6%     Mexican 708 0.6%
Female 58,564 52.4%     Puerto Rican 83 0.1%
          Cuban 40 0.0%
Under 5 years 7,902 7.1%     Other Hispanic or Latino 507 0.5%
5 to 9 years 8,081 7.2%   Not Hispanic or Latino 110,336 98.8%
10 to 14 years 7,864 7.0%     White alone 79,315 71.0%
15 to 19 years 9,671 8.7%        
20 to 24 years 12,649 11.3%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 16,060 14.4%       Total population 111,674 100.0%
35 to 44 years 15,888 14.2%   In households 105,799 94.7%
45 to 54 years 13,027 11.7%     Householder 41,579 37.2%
55 to 59 years 4,733 4.2%     Spouse 20,153 18.0%
60 to 64 years 3,760 3.4%     Child 32,397 29.0%
65 to 74 years 6,493 5.8%       Own child under 18 years 25,081 22.5%
75 to 84 years 4,017 3.6%     Other relatives 6,000 5.4%
85 years and over 1,529 1.4%       Under 18 years 2,940 2.6%
          Nonrelatives 5,670 5.1%
Median age (years) 30.7 (X)       Unmarried partner 1,711 1.5%
        In group quarters 5,875 5.3%
18 years and over 82,935 74.3%     Institutionalized population 1,846 1.7%
  Male 38,569 34.5%     Noninstitutionalized population 4,029 3.6%
  Female 44,366 39.7%        
21 years and over 75,329 67.5%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 14,229 12.7%       Total households 41,579 100.0%
65 years and over 12,039 10.8%   Family households (families) 28,026 67.4%
  Male 4,590 4.1%       With own children under 18 years 13,971 33.6%
  Female 7,449 6.7%     Married couple family 20,153 48.5%
            With own children under 18 years 9,411 22.6%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 6,342 15.3%
One race 110,879 99.3%       With own children under 18 years 3,800 9.1%
  White 80,059 71.7%   Nonfamily households 13,553 32.6%
  Black or African American 29,400 26.3%     Householder living alone 10,679 25.7%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 205 0.2%       Householder 65 years and over 3,415 8.2%
  Asian 790 0.7%        
    Asian Indian 143 0.1%   Households with individuals under 18 years 15,546 37.4%
    Chinese 154 0.1%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 8,525 20.5%
    Filipino 63 0.1%        
    Japanese 80 0.1%   Average household size 2.54 (X)
    Korean 119 0.1%   Average family size 3.08 (X)
    Vietnamese 173 0.2%        
    Other Asian1 58 0.1%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 17 0.0%       Total housing units 45,346 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 4 0.0%   Occupied housing units 41,579 91.7%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 3 0.0%   Vacant housing units 3,767 8.3%
    Samoan 9 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 275 0.6%
    Other Pacific Islander2 1 0.0%        
  Some other race 408 0.4%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.7% (X)
Two or more races 795 0.7%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 9.6% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 80,742 72.3%       Occupied housing units 41,579 100.0%
Black or African American 29,688 26.6%   Owner-occupied housing units 27,274 65.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 530 0.5%   Renter-occupied housing units 14,305 34.4%
Asian 943 0.8%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 54 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.67 (X)
Some other race 587 0.5%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.29 (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.