Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Coahoma County (part) 026
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 19,524 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 19,524 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 117 0.6%
Male 8,838 45.3%     Mexican 74 0.4%
Female 10,686 54.7%     Puerto Rican 8 0.0%
          Cuban 0 0.0%
Under 5 years 1,866 9.6%     Other Hispanic or Latino 35 0.2%
5 to 9 years 1,850 9.5%   Not Hispanic or Latino 19,407 99.4%
10 to 14 years 1,950 10.0%     White alone 3,831 19.6%
15 to 19 years 1,854 9.5%        
20 to 24 years 1,350 6.9%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 2,317 11.9%       Total population 19,524 100.0%
35 to 44 years 2,596 13.3%   In households 19,035 97.5%
45 to 54 years 2,136 10.9%     Householder 6,572 33.7%
55 to 59 years 753 3.9%     Spouse 2,067 10.6%
60 to 64 years 648 3.3%     Child 7,126 36.5%
65 to 74 years 1,095 5.6%       Own child under 18 years 5,218 26.7%
75 to 84 years 765 3.9%     Other relatives 2,478 12.7%
85 years and over 344 1.8%       Under 18 years 1,516 7.8%
          Nonrelatives 792 4.1%
Median age (years) 28.7 (X)       Unmarried partner 446 2.3%
        In group quarters 489 2.5%
18 years and over 12,661 64.8%     Institutionalized population 447 2.3%
  Male 5,378 27.5%     Noninstitutionalized population 42 0.2%
  Female 7,283 37.3%        
21 years and over 11,687 59.9%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 2,605 13.3%       Total households 6,572 100.0%
65 years and over 2,204 11.3%   Family households (families) 4,603 70.0%
  Male 747 3.8%       With own children under 18 years 2,501 38.1%
  Female 1,457 7.5%     Married couple family 2,067 31.5%
            With own children under 18 years 976 14.9%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 2,208 33.6%
One race 19,399 99.4%       With own children under 18 years 1,355 20.6%
  White 3,852 19.7%   Nonfamily households 1,969 30.0%
  Black or African American 15,384 78.8%     Householder living alone 1,760 26.8%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 22 0.1%       Householder 65 years and over 764 11.6%
  Asian 90 0.5%        
    Asian Indian 27 0.1%   Households with individuals under 18 years 3,082 46.9%
    Chinese 53 0.3%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 1,699 25.9%
    Filipino 0 0.0%        
    Japanese 0 0.0%   Average household size 2.90 (X)
    Korean 0 0.0%   Average family size 3.54 (X)
    Vietnamese 5 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 5 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 4 0.0%       Total housing units 7,095 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 2 0.0%   Occupied housing units 6,572 92.6%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 523 7.4%
    Samoan 1 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 27 0.4%
    Other Pacific Islander2 1 0.0%        
  Some other race 47 0.2%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.7% (X)
Two or more races 125 0.6%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.7% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 3,907 20.0%       Occupied housing units 6,572 100.0%
Black or African American 15,475 79.3%   Owner-occupied housing units 3,229 49.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 63 0.3%   Renter-occupied housing units 3,343 50.9%
Asian 134 0.7%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 16 0.1%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.87 (X)
Some other race 80 0.4%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.92 (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.