Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Rankin County (part) 061
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 24,473 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 24,473 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 486 2.0%
Male 11,673 47.7%     Mexican 226 0.9%
Female 12,800 52.3%     Puerto Rican 34 0.1%
          Cuban 19 0.1%
Under 5 years 1,814 7.4%     Other Hispanic or Latino 207 0.8%
5 to 9 years 1,755 7.2%   Not Hispanic or Latino 23,987 98.0%
10 to 14 years 1,705 7.0%     White alone 19,708 80.5%
15 to 19 years 1,741 7.1%        
20 to 24 years 1,943 7.9%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 3,918 16.0%       Total population 24,473 100.0%
35 to 44 years 3,933 16.1%   In households 24,415 99.8%
45 to 54 years 3,059 12.5%     Householder 9,812 40.1%
55 to 59 years 1,142 4.7%     Spouse 4,822 19.7%
60 to 64 years 1,060 4.3%     Child 7,340 30.0%
65 to 74 years 1,599 6.5%       Own child under 18 years 5,619 23.0%
75 to 84 years 662 2.7%     Other relatives 1,332 5.4%
85 years and over 142 0.6%       Under 18 years 603 2.5%
          Nonrelatives 1,109 4.5%
Median age (years) 33.3 (X)       Unmarried partner 439 1.8%
        In group quarters 58 0.2%
18 years and over 18,135 74.1%     Institutionalized population 37 0.2%
  Male 8,470 34.6%     Noninstitutionalized population 21 0.1%
  Female 9,665 39.5%        
21 years and over 17,111 69.9%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 3,040 12.4%       Total households 9,812 100.0%
65 years and over 2,403 9.8%   Family households (families) 6,620 67.5%
  Male 982 4.0%       With own children under 18 years 3,262 33.2%
  Female 1,421 5.8%     Married couple family 4,822 49.1%
            With own children under 18 years 2,209 22.5%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 1,411 14.4%
One race 24,286 99.2%       With own children under 18 years 842 8.6%
  White 19,963 81.6%   Nonfamily households 3,192 32.5%
  Black or African American 3,870 15.8%     Householder living alone 2,668 27.2%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 51 0.2%       Householder 65 years and over 693 7.1%
  Asian 221 0.9%        
    Asian Indian 95 0.4%   Households with individuals under 18 years 3,617 36.9%
    Chinese 22 0.1%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 1,851 18.9%
    Filipino 41 0.2%        
    Japanese 4 0.0%   Average household size 2.49 (X)
    Korean 13 0.1%   Average family size 3.04 (X)
    Vietnamese 34 0.1%        
    Other Asian1 12 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 6 0.0%       Total housing units 10,437 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 2 0.0%   Occupied housing units 9,812 94.0%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 625 6.0%
    Samoan 2 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 53 0.5%
    Other Pacific Islander2 2 0.0%        
  Some other race 175 0.7%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.5% (X)
Two or more races 187 0.8%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.1% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 20,133 82.3%       Occupied housing units 9,812 100.0%
Black or African American 3,918 16.0%   Owner-occupied housing units 6,101 62.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 107 0.4%   Renter-occupied housing units 3,711 37.8%
Asian 263 1.1%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 8 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.64 (X)
Some other race 236 1.0%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.24 (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.