Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Jackson County (part) 112
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 24,330 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 24,330 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 566 2.3%
Male 12,149 49.9%     Mexican 310 1.3%
Female 12,181 50.1%     Puerto Rican 40 0.2%
          Cuban 27 0.1%
Under 5 years 1,973 8.1%     Other Hispanic or Latino 189 0.8%
5 to 9 years 2,034 8.4%   Not Hispanic or Latino 23,764 97.7%
10 to 14 years 1,954 8.0%     White alone 18,520 76.1%
15 to 19 years 1,792 7.4%        
20 to 24 years 1,612 6.6%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 3,543 14.6%       Total population 24,330 100.0%
35 to 44 years 3,894 16.0%   In households 24,210 99.5%
45 to 54 years 3,341 13.7%     Householder 8,580 35.3%
55 to 59 years 1,251 5.1%     Spouse 5,111 21.0%
60 to 64 years 959 3.9%     Child 8,006 32.9%
65 to 74 years 1,296 5.3%       Own child under 18 years 6,195 25.5%
75 to 84 years 545 2.2%     Other relatives 1,490 6.1%
85 years and over 136 0.6%       Under 18 years 787 3.2%
          Nonrelatives 1,023 4.2%
Median age (years) 32.9 (X)       Unmarried partner 397 1.6%
        In group quarters 120 0.5%
18 years and over 17,231 70.8%     Institutionalized population 0 0.0%
  Male 8,505 35.0%     Noninstitutionalized population 120 0.5%
  Female 8,726 35.9%        
21 years and over 16,261 66.8%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 2,533 10.4%       Total households 8,580 100.0%
65 years and over 1,977 8.1%   Family households (families) 6,703 78.1%
  Male 908 3.7%       With own children under 18 years 3,415 39.8%
  Female 1,069 4.4%     Married couple family 5,111 59.6%
            With own children under 18 years 2,383 27.8%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 1,203 14.0%
One race 24,012 98.7%       With own children under 18 years 805 9.4%
  White 18,853 77.5%   Nonfamily households 1,877 21.9%
  Black or African American 4,635 19.1%     Householder living alone 1,507 17.6%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 122 0.5%       Householder 65 years and over 411 4.8%
  Asian 235 1.0%        
    Asian Indian 18 0.1%   Households with individuals under 18 years 3,829 44.6%
    Chinese 19 0.1%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 1,472 17.2%
    Filipino 32 0.1%        
    Japanese 8 0.0%   Average household size 2.82 (X)
    Korean 10 0.0%   Average family size 3.18 (X)
    Vietnamese 121 0.5%        
    Other Asian1 27 0.1%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 6 0.0%       Total housing units 9,338 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 2 0.0%   Occupied housing units 8,580 91.9%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 4 0.0%   Vacant housing units 758 8.1%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 261 2.8%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 161 0.7%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.7% (X)
Two or more races 318 1.3%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 9.9% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 19,115 78.6%       Occupied housing units 8,580 100.0%
Black or African American 4,759 19.6%   Owner-occupied housing units 6,694 78.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 236 1.0%   Renter-occupied housing units 1,886 22.0%
Asian 308 1.3%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 16 0.1%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.82 (X)
Some other race 229 0.9%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.83 (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.