Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Harrison County (part) 119
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 22,159 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 22,159 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 451 2.0%
Male 10,865 49.0%     Mexican 190 0.9%
Female 11,294 51.0%     Puerto Rican 94 0.4%
          Cuban 15 0.1%
Under 5 years 1,743 7.9%     Other Hispanic or Latino 152 0.7%
5 to 9 years 1,739 7.8%   Not Hispanic or Latino 21,708 98.0%
10 to 14 years 1,602 7.2%     White alone 7,099 32.0%
15 to 19 years 1,881 8.5%        
20 to 24 years 1,937 8.7%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 3,154 14.2%       Total population 22,159 100.0%
35 to 44 years 3,276 14.8%   In households 20,507 92.5%
45 to 54 years 2,716 12.3%     Householder 7,752 35.0%
55 to 59 years 950 4.3%     Spouse 2,510 11.3%
60 to 64 years 796 3.6%     Child 6,679 30.1%
65 to 74 years 1,270 5.7%       Own child under 18 years 4,698 21.2%
75 to 84 years 793 3.6%     Other relatives 2,187 9.9%
85 years and over 302 1.4%       Under 18 years 1,239 5.6%
          Nonrelatives 1,379 6.2%
Median age (years) 31.8 (X)       Unmarried partner 616 2.8%
        In group quarters 1,652 7.5%
18 years and over 15,974 72.1%     Institutionalized population 1,302 5.9%
  Male 7,704 34.8%     Noninstitutionalized population 350 1.6%
  Female 8,270 37.3%        
21 years and over 14,773 66.7%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 2,831 12.8%       Total households 7,752 100.0%
65 years and over 2,365 10.7%   Family households (families) 5,055 65.2%
  Male 896 4.0%       With own children under 18 years 2,559 33.0%
  Female 1,469 6.6%     Married couple family 2,510 32.4%
            With own children under 18 years 1,125 14.5%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 2,089 26.9%
One race 21,803 98.4%       With own children under 18 years 1,211 15.6%
  White 7,289 32.9%   Nonfamily households 2,697 34.8%
  Black or African American 14,104 63.6%     Householder living alone 2,191 28.3%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 70 0.3%       Householder 65 years and over 668 8.6%
  Asian 184 0.8%        
    Asian Indian 5 0.0%   Households with individuals under 18 years 3,172 40.9%
    Chinese 7 0.0%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 1,690 21.8%
    Filipino 105 0.5%        
    Japanese 5 0.0%   Average household size 2.65 (X)
    Korean 3 0.0%   Average family size 3.25 (X)
    Vietnamese 49 0.2%        
    Other Asian1 10 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 10 0.0%       Total housing units 8,569 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 2 0.0%   Occupied housing units 7,752 90.5%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 3 0.0%   Vacant housing units 817 9.5%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 41 0.5%
    Other Pacific Islander2 5 0.0%        
  Some other race 146 0.7%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.9% (X)
Two or more races 356 1.6%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 10.1% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 7,545 34.0%       Occupied housing units 7,752 100.0%
Black or African American 14,292 64.5%   Owner-occupied housing units 4,155 53.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 209 0.9%   Renter-occupied housing units 3,597 46.4%
Asian 257 1.2%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 31 0.1%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.73 (X)
Some other race 218 1.0%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.54 (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.