Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Pontotoc County (part) 015
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 24,478 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 24,478 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 442 1.8%
Male 11,849 48.4%     Mexican 303 1.2%
Female 12,629 51.6%     Puerto Rican 8 0.0%
          Cuban 4 0.0%
Under 5 years 1,767 7.2%     Other Hispanic or Latino 127 0.5%
5 to 9 years 1,908 7.8%   Not Hispanic or Latino 24,036 98.2%
10 to 14 years 1,970 8.0%     White alone 20,192 82.5%
15 to 19 years 1,770 7.2%        
20 to 24 years 1,438 5.9%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 3,452 14.1%       Total population 24,478 100.0%
35 to 44 years 3,802 15.5%   In households 24,235 99.0%
45 to 54 years 3,139 12.8%     Householder 9,278 37.9%
55 to 59 years 1,125 4.6%     Spouse 5,418 22.1%
60 to 64 years 957 3.9%     Child 7,703 31.5%
65 to 74 years 1,652 6.7%       Own child under 18 years 6,061 24.8%
75 to 84 years 1,095 4.5%     Other relatives 1,188 4.9%
85 years and over 403 1.6%       Under 18 years 581 2.4%
          Nonrelatives 648 2.6%
Median age (years) 34.8 (X)       Unmarried partner 311 1.3%
        In group quarters 243 1.0%
18 years and over 17,730 72.4%     Institutionalized population 194 0.8%
  Male 8,408 34.3%     Noninstitutionalized population 49 0.2%
  Female 9,322 38.1%        
21 years and over 16,747 68.4%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 3,714 15.2%       Total households 9,278 100.0%
65 years and over 3,150 12.9%   Family households (families) 6,904 74.4%
  Male 1,211 4.9%       With own children under 18 years 3,411 36.8%
  Female 1,939 7.9%     Married couple family 5,418 58.4%
            With own children under 18 years 2,568 27.7%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 1,133 12.2%
One race 24,343 99.4%       With own children under 18 years 662 7.1%
  White 20,392 83.3%   Nonfamily households 2,374 25.6%
  Black or African American 3,679 15.0%     Householder living alone 2,150 23.2%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 71 0.3%       Householder 65 years and over 971 10.5%
  Asian 25 0.1%        
    Asian Indian 5 0.0%   Households with individuals under 18 years 3,763 40.6%
    Chinese 8 0.0%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 2,256 24.3%
    Filipino 3 0.0%        
    Japanese 2 0.0%   Average household size 2.61 (X)
    Korean 4 0.0%   Average family size 3.07 (X)
    Vietnamese 1 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 2 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 2 0.0%       Total housing units 9,918 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 1 0.0%   Occupied housing units 9,278 93.5%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 640 6.5%
    Samoan 1 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 46 0.5%
    Other Pacific Islander2 0 0.0%        
  Some other race 174 0.7%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.4% (X)
Two or more races 135 0.6%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.7% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 20,496 83.7%       Occupied housing units 9,278 100.0%
Black or African American 3,721 15.2%   Owner-occupied housing units 7,154 77.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 130 0.5%   Renter-occupied housing units 2,124 22.9%
Asian 58 0.2%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 10 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.65 (X)
Some other race 214 0.9%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.48 (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.