Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Coahoma County (part) 009
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 2,659 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 2,659 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 25 0.9%
Male 1,236 46.5%     Mexican 14 0.5%
Female 1,423 53.5%     Puerto Rican 0 0.0%
          Cuban 0 0.0%
Under 5 years 278 10.5%     Other Hispanic or Latino 11 0.4%
5 to 9 years 258 9.7%   Not Hispanic or Latino 2,634 99.1%
10 to 14 years 246 9.3%     White alone 233 8.8%
15 to 19 years 317 11.9%        
20 to 24 years 270 10.2%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 293 11.0%       Total population 2,659 100.0%
35 to 44 years 363 13.7%   In households 2,480 93.3%
45 to 54 years 256 9.6%     Householder 830 31.2%
55 to 59 years 62 2.3%     Spouse 227 8.5%
60 to 64 years 82 3.1%     Child 946 35.6%
65 to 74 years 125 4.7%       Own child under 18 years 682 25.6%
75 to 84 years 64 2.4%     Other relatives 368 13.8%
85 years and over 45 1.7%       Under 18 years 246 9.3%
          Nonrelatives 109 4.1%
Median age (years) 23.8 (X)       Unmarried partner 63 2.4%
        In group quarters 179 6.7%
18 years and over 1,719 64.6%     Institutionalized population 22 0.8%
  Male 762 28.7%     Noninstitutionalized population 157 5.9%
  Female 957 36.0%        
21 years and over 1,457 54.8%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 285 10.7%       Total households 830 100.0%
65 years and over 234 8.8%   Family households (families) 583 70.2%
  Male 82 3.1%       With own children under 18 years 333 40.1%
  Female 152 5.7%     Married couple family 227 27.3%
            With own children under 18 years 124 14.9%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 304 36.6%
One race 2,648 99.6%       With own children under 18 years 184 22.2%
  White 233 8.8%   Nonfamily households 247 29.8%
  Black or African American 2,409 90.6%     Householder living alone 225 27.1%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 1 0.0%       Householder 65 years and over 92 11.1%
  Asian 1 0.0%        
    Asian Indian 0 0.0%   Households with individuals under 18 years 425 51.2%
    Chinese 0 0.0%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 191 23.0%
    Filipino 1 0.0%        
    Japanese 0 0.0%   Average household size 2.99 (X)
    Korean 0 0.0%   Average family size 3.64 (X)
    Vietnamese 0 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 0 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 1 0.0%       Total housing units 919 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 0 0.0%   Occupied housing units 830 90.3%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 1 0.0%   Vacant housing units 89 9.7%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 8 0.9%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 3 0.1%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.3% (X)
Two or more races 11 0.4%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.5% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 243 9.1%       Occupied housing units 830 100.0%
Black or African American 2,413 90.7%   Owner-occupied housing units 512 61.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 6 0.2%   Renter-occupied housing units 318 38.3%
Asian 4 0.2%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 1 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 3.11 (X)
Some other race 3 0.1%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.80 (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.