Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Copiah County (part) 092
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 1,000 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 1,000 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 13 1.3%
Male 506 50.6%     Mexican 0 0.0%
Female 494 49.4%     Puerto Rican 2 0.2%
          Cuban 0 0.0%
Under 5 years 23 2.3%     Other Hispanic or Latino 11 1.1%
5 to 9 years 47 4.7%   Not Hispanic or Latino 987 98.7%
10 to 14 years 39 3.9%     White alone 722 72.2%
15 to 19 years 360 36.0%        
20 to 24 years 217 21.7%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 53 5.3%       Total population 1,000 100.0%
35 to 44 years 86 8.6%   In households 459 45.9%
45 to 54 years 58 5.8%     Householder 167 16.7%
55 to 59 years 30 3.0%     Spouse 95 9.5%
60 to 64 years 23 2.3%     Child 156 15.6%
65 to 74 years 37 3.7%       Own child under 18 years 118 11.8%
75 to 84 years 22 2.2%     Other relatives 24 2.4%
85 years and over 5 0.5%       Under 18 years 12 1.2%
          Nonrelatives 17 1.7%
Median age (years) 20.2 (X)       Unmarried partner 8 0.8%
        In group quarters 541 54.1%
18 years and over 863 86.3%     Institutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Male 439 43.9%     Noninstitutionalized population 541 54.1%
  Female 424 42.4%        
21 years and over 395 39.5%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 76 7.6%       Total households 167 100.0%
65 years and over 64 6.4%   Family households (families) 123 73.7%
  Male 24 2.4%       With own children under 18 years 61 36.5%
  Female 40 4.0%     Married couple family 95 56.9%
            With own children under 18 years 44 26.3%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 22 13.2%
One race 1,000 100.0%       With own children under 18 years 13 7.8%
  White 722 72.2%   Nonfamily households 44 26.3%
  Black or African American 262 26.2%     Householder living alone 40 24.0%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 0 0.0%       Householder 65 years and over 15 9.0%
  Asian 4 0.4%        
    Asian Indian 4 0.4%   Households with individuals under 18 years 67 40.1%
    Chinese 0 0.0%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 46 27.5%
    Filipino 0 0.0%        
    Japanese 0 0.0%   Average household size 2.75 (X)
    Korean 0 0.0%   Average family size 3.24 (X)
    Vietnamese 0 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 0 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 1 0.1%       Total housing units 182 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 0 0.0%   Occupied housing units 167 91.8%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 15 8.2%
    Samoan 1 0.1%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 0 0.0%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 11 1.1%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 3.9% (X)
Two or more races 0 0.0%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.2% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 722 72.2%       Occupied housing units 167 100.0%
Black or African American 262 26.2%   Owner-occupied housing units 122 73.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0 0.0%   Renter-occupied housing units 45 26.9%
Asian 4 0.4%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 1 0.1%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.70 (X)
Some other race 11 1.1%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.89 (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.