Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Copiah County (part) 091
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 855 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 855 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 12 1.4%
Male 413 48.3%     Mexican 6 0.7%
Female 442 51.7%     Puerto Rican 0 0.0%
          Cuban 0 0.0%
Under 5 years 64 7.5%     Other Hispanic or Latino 6 0.7%
5 to 9 years 85 9.9%   Not Hispanic or Latino 843 98.6%
10 to 14 years 63 7.4%     White alone 452 52.9%
15 to 19 years 67 7.8%        
20 to 24 years 49 5.7%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 99 11.6%       Total population 855 100.0%
35 to 44 years 137 16.0%   In households 855 100.0%
45 to 54 years 102 11.9%     Householder 319 37.3%
55 to 59 years 40 4.7%     Spouse 145 17.0%
60 to 64 years 36 4.2%     Child 281 32.9%
65 to 74 years 66 7.7%       Own child under 18 years 195 22.8%
75 to 84 years 42 4.9%     Other relatives 94 11.0%
85 years and over 5 0.6%       Under 18 years 53 6.2%
          Nonrelatives 16 1.9%
Median age (years) 35.0 (X)       Unmarried partner 11 1.3%
        In group quarters 0 0.0%
18 years and over 603 70.5%     Institutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Male 280 32.7%     Noninstitutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Female 323 37.8%        
21 years and over 567 66.3%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 133 15.6%       Total households 319 100.0%
65 years and over 113 13.2%   Family households (families) 224 70.2%
  Male 44 5.1%       With own children under 18 years 107 33.5%
  Female 69 8.1%     Married couple family 145 45.5%
            With own children under 18 years 73 22.9%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 60 18.8%
One race 851 99.5%       With own children under 18 years 25 7.8%
  White 455 53.2%   Nonfamily households 95 29.8%
  Black or African American 385 45.0%     Householder living alone 92 28.8%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 1 0.1%       Householder 65 years and over 25 7.8%
  Asian 0 0.0%        
    Asian Indian 0 0.0%   Households with individuals under 18 years 130 40.8%
    Chinese 0 0.0%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 86 27.0%
    Filipino 0 0.0%        
    Japanese 0 0.0%   Average household size 2.68 (X)
    Korean 0 0.0%   Average family size 3.32 (X)
    Vietnamese 0 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 0 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 1 0.1%       Total housing units 357 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 0 0.0%   Occupied housing units 319 89.4%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 38 10.6%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 12 3.4%
    Other Pacific Islander2 1 0.1%        
  Some other race 9 1.1%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.9% (X)
Two or more races 4 0.5%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 16.1% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 455 53.2%       Occupied housing units 319 100.0%
Black or African American 389 45.5%   Owner-occupied housing units 272 85.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2 0.2%   Renter-occupied housing units 47 14.7%
Asian 3 0.4%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 1 0.1%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.76 (X)
Some other race 9 1.1%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.21 (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.