Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Oktibbeha County (part) 038
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 16,921 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 16,921 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 157 0.9%
Male 8,335 49.3%     Mexican 46 0.3%
Female 8,586 50.7%     Puerto Rican 9 0.1%
          Cuban 1 0.0%
Under 5 years 1,074 6.3%     Other Hispanic or Latino 101 0.6%
5 to 9 years 1,082 6.4%   Not Hispanic or Latino 16,764 99.1%
10 to 14 years 1,170 6.9%     White alone 6,476 38.3%
15 to 19 years 2,080 12.3%        
20 to 24 years 3,434 20.3%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 1,948 11.5%       Total population 16,921 100.0%
35 to 44 years 2,090 12.4%   In households 14,804 87.5%
45 to 54 years 1,634 9.7%     Householder 5,566 32.9%
55 to 59 years 582 3.4%     Spouse 2,177 12.9%
60 to 64 years 507 3.0%     Child 4,730 28.0%
65 to 74 years 717 4.2%       Own child under 18 years 3,463 20.5%
75 to 84 years 446 2.6%     Other relatives 1,048 6.2%
85 years and over 157 0.9%       Under 18 years 568 3.4%
          Nonrelatives 1,283 7.6%
Median age (years) 24.0 (X)       Unmarried partner 226 1.3%
        In group quarters 2,117 12.5%
18 years and over 12,835 75.9%     Institutionalized population 105 0.6%
  Male 6,273 37.1%     Noninstitutionalized population 2,012 11.9%
  Female 6,562 38.8%        
21 years and over 10,579 62.5%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 1,623 9.6%       Total households 5,566 100.0%
65 years and over 1,320 7.8%   Family households (families) 3,628 65.2%
  Male 534 3.2%       With own children under 18 years 1,880 33.8%
  Female 786 4.6%     Married couple family 2,177 39.1%
            With own children under 18 years 1,012 18.2%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 1,219 21.9%
One race 16,808 99.3%       With own children under 18 years 767 13.8%
  White 6,523 38.5%   Nonfamily households 1,938 34.8%
  Black or African American 9,839 58.1%     Householder living alone 1,290 23.2%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 25 0.1%       Householder 65 years and over 380 6.8%
  Asian 350 2.1%        
    Asian Indian 117 0.7%   Households with individuals under 18 years 2,153 38.7%
    Chinese 134 0.8%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 1,000 18.0%
    Filipino 12 0.1%        
    Japanese 4 0.0%   Average household size 2.66 (X)
    Korean 24 0.1%   Average family size 3.19 (X)
    Vietnamese 16 0.1%        
    Other Asian1 43 0.3%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 3 0.0%       Total housing units 6,068 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 3 0.0%   Occupied housing units 5,566 91.7%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 502 8.3%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 40 0.7%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 68 0.4%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.2% (X)
Two or more races 113 0.7%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 9.2% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 6,596 39.0%       Occupied housing units 5,566 100.0%
Black or African American 9,889 58.4%   Owner-occupied housing units 3,594 64.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 50 0.3%   Renter-occupied housing units 1,972 35.4%
Asian 407 2.4%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 20 0.1%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.77 (X)
Some other race 84 0.5%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.45 (X)
Date: September 19, 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.