Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Forrest County (part) 104
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 21,266 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 21,266 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 221 1.0%
Male 10,398 48.9%     Mexican 122 0.6%
Female 10,868 51.1%     Puerto Rican 14 0.1%
          Cuban 9 0.0%
Under 5 years 1,482 7.0%     Other Hispanic or Latino 76 0.4%
5 to 9 years 1,759 8.3%   Not Hispanic or Latino 21,045 99.0%
10 to 14 years 1,746 8.2%     White alone 19,060 89.6%
15 to 19 years 1,794 8.4%        
20 to 24 years 1,310 6.2%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 2,855 13.4%       Total population 21,266 100.0%
35 to 44 years 3,519 16.5%   In households 20,905 98.3%
45 to 54 years 2,695 12.7%     Householder 7,673 36.1%
55 to 59 years 1,023 4.8%     Spouse 4,648 21.9%
60 to 64 years 778 3.7%     Child 6,915 32.5%
65 to 74 years 1,309 6.2%       Own child under 18 years 5,408 25.4%
75 to 84 years 758 3.6%     Other relatives 1,020 4.8%
85 years and over 238 1.1%       Under 18 years 488 2.3%
          Nonrelatives 649 3.1%
Median age (years) 34.0 (X)       Unmarried partner 274 1.3%
        In group quarters 361 1.7%
18 years and over 15,191 71.4%     Institutionalized population 114 0.5%
  Male 7,288 34.3%     Noninstitutionalized population 247 1.2%
  Female 7,903 37.2%        
21 years and over 14,165 66.6%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 2,771 13.0%       Total households 7,673 100.0%
65 years and over 2,305 10.8%   Family households (families) 5,881 76.6%
  Male 922 4.3%       With own children under 18 years 3,050 39.7%
  Female 1,383 6.5%     Married couple family 4,648 60.6%
            With own children under 18 years 2,347 30.6%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 942 12.3%
One race 21,132 99.4%       With own children under 18 years 543 7.1%
  White 19,191 90.2%   Nonfamily households 1,792 23.4%
  Black or African American 1,765 8.3%     Householder living alone 1,538 20.0%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 54 0.3%       Householder 65 years and over 664 8.7%
  Asian 42 0.2%        
    Asian Indian 1 0.0%   Households with individuals under 18 years 3,345 43.6%
    Chinese 5 0.0%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 1,696 22.1%
    Filipino 4 0.0%        
    Japanese 3 0.0%   Average household size 2.72 (X)
    Korean 5 0.0%   Average family size 3.14 (X)
    Vietnamese 23 0.1%        
    Other Asian1 1 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 2 0.0%       Total housing units 8,236 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 1 0.0%   Occupied housing units 7,673 93.2%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 563 6.8%
    Samoan 1 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 40 0.5%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 78 0.4%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.3% (X)
Two or more races 134 0.6%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 10.0% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 19,309 90.8%       Occupied housing units 7,673 100.0%
Black or African American 1,804 8.5%   Owner-occupied housing units 6,225 81.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 113 0.5%   Renter-occupied housing units 1,448 18.9%
Asian 76 0.4%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 12 0.1%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.76 (X)
Some other race 95 0.4%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.58 (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.