Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Hinds County (part) 067
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 24,363 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 24,363 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 195 0.8%
Male 11,432 46.9%     Mexican 103 0.4%
Female 12,931 53.1%     Puerto Rican 12 0.0%
          Cuban 3 0.0%
Under 5 years 1,898 7.8%     Other Hispanic or Latino 77 0.3%
5 to 9 years 1,987 8.2%   Not Hispanic or Latino 24,168 99.2%
10 to 14 years 1,926 7.9%     White alone 4,952 20.3%
15 to 19 years 2,381 9.8%        
20 to 24 years 2,720 11.2%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 3,052 12.5%       Total population 24,363 100.0%
35 to 44 years 3,421 14.0%   In households 22,532 92.5%
45 to 54 years 2,703 11.1%     Householder 8,236 33.8%
55 to 59 years 905 3.7%     Spouse 2,566 10.5%
60 to 64 years 813 3.3%     Child 7,924 32.5%
65 to 74 years 1,376 5.6%       Own child under 18 years 5,396 22.1%
75 to 84 years 850 3.5%     Other relatives 2,609 10.7%
85 years and over 331 1.4%       Under 18 years 1,407 5.8%
          Nonrelatives 1,197 4.9%
Median age (years) 29.0 (X)       Unmarried partner 561 2.3%
        In group quarters 1,831 7.5%
18 years and over 17,418 71.5%     Institutionalized population 171 0.7%
  Male 7,902 32.4%     Noninstitutionalized population 1,660 6.8%
  Female 9,516 39.1%        
21 years and over 15,450 63.4%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 3,022 12.4%       Total households 8,236 100.0%
65 years and over 2,557 10.5%   Family households (families) 5,615 68.2%
  Male 927 3.8%       With own children under 18 years 2,781 33.8%
  Female 1,630 6.7%     Married couple family 2,566 31.2%
            With own children under 18 years 1,121 13.6%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 2,543 30.9%
One race 24,236 99.5%       With own children under 18 years 1,439 17.5%
  White 5,021 20.6%   Nonfamily households 2,621 31.8%
  Black or African American 18,943 77.8%     Householder living alone 2,232 27.1%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 45 0.2%       Householder 65 years and over 754 9.2%
  Asian 162 0.7%        
    Asian Indian 113 0.5%   Households with individuals under 18 years 3,425 41.6%
    Chinese 10 0.0%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 1,963 23.8%
    Filipino 0 0.0%        
    Japanese 6 0.0%   Average household size 2.74 (X)
    Korean 11 0.0%   Average family size 3.33 (X)
    Vietnamese 9 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 13 0.1%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 4 0.0%       Total housing units 9,397 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 1 0.0%   Occupied housing units 8,236 87.6%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 1,161 12.4%
    Samoan 1 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 15 0.2%
    Other Pacific Islander2 2 0.0%        
  Some other race 61 0.3%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.8% (X)
Two or more races 127 0.5%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 11.5% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 5,087 20.9%       Occupied housing units 8,236 100.0%
Black or African American 19,029 78.1%   Owner-occupied housing units 4,456 54.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 99 0.4%   Renter-occupied housing units 3,780 45.9%
Asian 194 0.8%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 15 0.1%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.75 (X)
Some other race 82 0.3%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.72 (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.