Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Amite County (part) 096
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 9,081 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 9,081 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 67 0.7%
Male 4,357 48.0%     Mexican 32 0.4%
Female 4,724 52.0%     Puerto Rican 2 0.0%
          Cuban 4 0.0%
Under 5 years 543 6.0%     Other Hispanic or Latino 29 0.3%
5 to 9 years 665 7.3%   Not Hispanic or Latino 9,014 99.3%
10 to 14 years 740 8.1%     White alone 4,099 45.1%
15 to 19 years 804 8.9%        
20 to 24 years 535 5.9%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 993 10.9%       Total population 9,081 100.0%
35 to 44 years 1,295 14.3%   In households 9,057 99.7%
45 to 54 years 1,241 13.7%     Householder 3,445 37.9%
55 to 59 years 513 5.6%     Spouse 1,743 19.2%
60 to 64 years 430 4.7%     Child 2,904 32.0%
65 to 74 years 726 8.0%       Own child under 18 years 1,996 22.0%
75 to 84 years 474 5.2%     Other relatives 756 8.3%
85 years and over 122 1.3%       Under 18 years 436 4.8%
          Nonrelatives 209 2.3%
Median age (years) 37.1 (X)       Unmarried partner 125 1.4%
        In group quarters 24 0.3%
18 years and over 6,628 73.0%     Institutionalized population 24 0.3%
  Male 3,127 34.4%     Noninstitutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Female 3,501 38.6%        
21 years and over 6,223 68.5%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 1,597 17.6%       Total households 3,445 100.0%
65 years and over 1,322 14.6%   Family households (families) 2,547 73.9%
  Male 556 6.1%       With own children under 18 years 1,104 32.0%
  Female 766 8.4%     Married couple family 1,743 50.6%
            With own children under 18 years 726 21.1%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 660 19.2%
One race 9,057 99.7%       With own children under 18 years 332 9.6%
  White 4,110 45.3%   Nonfamily households 898 26.1%
  Black or African American 4,916 54.1%     Householder living alone 834 24.2%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 4 0.0%       Householder 65 years and over 389 11.3%
  Asian 6 0.1%        
    Asian Indian 0 0.0%   Households with individuals under 18 years 1,300 37.7%
    Chinese 1 0.0%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 1,021 29.6%
    Filipino 2 0.0%        
    Japanese 2 0.0%   Average household size 2.63 (X)
    Korean 1 0.0%   Average family size 3.12 (X)
    Vietnamese 0 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 0 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 2 0.0%       Total housing units 4,213 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 1 0.0%   Occupied housing units 3,445 81.8%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 1 0.0%   Vacant housing units 768 18.2%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 295 7.0%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 19 0.2%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.3% (X)
Two or more races 24 0.3%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.0% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 4,127 45.4%       Occupied housing units 3,445 100.0%
Black or African American 4,929 54.3%   Owner-occupied housing units 2,948 85.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 15 0.2%   Renter-occupied housing units 497 14.4%
Asian 8 0.1%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 6 0.1%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.66 (X)
Some other race 24 0.3%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.44 (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.