Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: PUMA022- Harrison County
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 189,601 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 189,601 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 4,910 2.6%
Male 94,378 49.8%     Mexican 1,953 1.0%
Female 95,223 50.2%     Puerto Rican 867 0.5%
          Cuban 223 0.1%
Under 5 years 13,556 7.1%     Other Hispanic or Latino 1,867 1.0%
5 to 9 years 13,956 7.4%   Not Hispanic or Latino 184,691 97.4%
10 to 14 years 13,589 7.2%     White alone 136,141 71.8%
15 to 19 years 14,828 7.8%        
20 to 24 years 14,502 7.6%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 27,398 14.5%       Total population 189,601 100.0%
35 to 44 years 30,484 16.1%   In households 182,320 96.2%
45 to 54 years 24,176 12.8%     Householder 71,538 37.7%
55 to 59 years 8,609 4.5%     Spouse 34,410 18.1%
60 to 64 years 7,501 4.0%     Child 55,661 29.4%
65 to 74 years 12,235 6.5%       Own child under 18 years 42,954 22.7%
75 to 84 years 6,904 3.6%     Other relatives 10,521 5.5%
85 years and over 1,863 1.0%       Under 18 years 5,031 2.7%
          Nonrelatives 10,190 5.4%
Median age (years) 33.9 (X)       Unmarried partner 4,334 2.3%
        In group quarters 7,281 3.8%
18 years and over 140,213 74.0%     Institutionalized population 2,592 1.4%
  Male 69,215 36.5%     Noninstitutionalized population 4,689 2.5%
  Female 70,998 37.4%        
21 years and over 130,525 68.8%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 25,397 13.4%       Total households 71,538 100.0%
65 years and over 21,002 11.1%   Family households (families) 48,605 67.9%
  Male 9,088 4.8%       With own children under 18 years 23,984 33.5%
  Female 11,914 6.3%     Married couple family 34,410 48.1%
            With own children under 18 years 15,444 21.6%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 10,805 15.1%
One race 186,331 98.3%       With own children under 18 years 6,715 9.4%
  White 138,692 73.1%   Nonfamily households 22,933 32.1%
  Black or African American 39,984 21.1%     Householder living alone 18,472 25.8%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 861 0.5%       Householder 65 years and over 5,965 8.3%
  Asian 4,934 2.6%        
    Asian Indian 227 0.1%   Households with individuals under 18 years 26,979 37.7%
    Chinese 201 0.1%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 15,295 21.4%
    Filipino 954 0.5%        
    Japanese 176 0.1%   Average household size 2.55 (X)
    Korean 241 0.1%   Average family size 3.07 (X)
    Vietnamese 2,871 1.5%        
    Other Asian1 264 0.1%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 163 0.1%       Total housing units 79,636 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 33 0.0%   Occupied housing units 71,538 89.8%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 89 0.0%   Vacant housing units 8,098 10.2%
    Samoan 23 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1,673 2.1%
    Other Pacific Islander2 18 0.0%        
  Some other race 1,697 0.9%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.9% (X)
Two or more races 3,270 1.7%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 10.6% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 141,351 74.6%       Occupied housing units 71,538 100.0%
Black or African American 41,030 21.6%   Owner-occupied housing units 44,826 62.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1,916 1.0%   Renter-occupied housing units 26,712 37.3%
Asian 5,955 3.1%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 377 0.2%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.63 (X)
Some other race 2,489 1.3%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.42 (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.