Demographic Statistics

Mississippi

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	2,844,658	100.0

Male	1,373,554	48.3
Female	1,471,104	51.7

Under 5 years	204,364	7.2
5 to 9 years	216,920	7.6
10 to 14 years	218,742	7.7
15 to 19 years	233,188	8.2
20 to 24 years	212,947	7.5
25 to 34 years	381,798	13.4
35 to 44 years	425,372	15.0
45 to 54 years	361,981	12.7
55 to 59 years	132,202	4.6
60 to 64 years	113,621	4.0
65 to 74 years	185,710	6.5
75 to 84 years	114,922	4.0
85 years and over	42,891	1.5

Median age (years)	33.8	(X)

18 years and over	2,069,471	72.7
Male	977,930	34.4
Female	1,091,541	38.4
21 years and over	1,923,445	67.6
62 years and over	409,722	14.4
65 years and over	343,523	12.1
Male	135,890	4.8
Female	207,633	7.3

RACE
One race	2,824,637	99.3
White	1,746,099	61.4
Black or African American	1,033,809	36.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	11,652	0.4
Asian	18,626	0.7
Asian Indian	3,827	0.1
Chinese	3,099	0.1
Filipino	2,608	0.1
Japanese	766	0.0
Korean	1,334	0.0
Vietnamese	5,387	0.2
Other Asian ¹	1,605	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	667	0.0
Native Hawaiian	197	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	213	0.0
Samoan	157	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	100	0.0
Some other race	13,784	0.5
Two or more races	20,021	0.7

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	1,761,658	61.9
Black or African American	1,041,708	36.6
American Indian and Alaska Native	19,555	0.7
Asian	23,281	0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	1,901	0.1
Some other race	18,635	0.7

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	2,844,658	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	39,569	1.4
Mexican	21,616	0.8
Puerto Rican	2,881	0.1
Cuban	1,508	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	13,564	0.5
Not Hispanic or Latino	2,805,089	98.6
White alone	1,727,908	60.7

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	2,844,658	100.0
In households	2,749,244	96.6
Householder	1,046,434	36.8
Spouse	520,844	18.3
Child	883,590	31.1
Own child under 18 years	657,312	23.1
Other relatives	192,598	6.8
Under 18 years	101,556	3.6
Nonrelatives	105,778	3.7
Unmarried partner	46,738	1.6
In group quarters	95,414	3.4
Institutionalized population	50,826	1.8
Noninstitutionalized population	44,588	1.6

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	1,046,434	100.0
Family households (families)	747,159	71.4
With own children under 18 years	363,416	34.7
Married-couple family	520,844	49.8
With own children under 18 years	234,484	22.4
Female householder, no husband present	180,705	17.3
With own children under 18 years	106,203	10.1
Nonfamily households	299,275	28.6
Householder living alone	257,708	24.6
Householder 65 years and over	100,616	9.6

Households with individuals under 18 years	414,602	39.6
Households with individuals 65 years and over	248,129	23.7

Average household size	2.63	(X)
Average family size	3.14	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	1,161,953	100.0
Occupied housing units	1,046,434	90.1
Vacant housing units	115,519	9.9
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	21,845	1.9

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.6	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	9.2	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	1,046,434	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	756,967	72.3
Renter-occupied housing units	289,467	27.7

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.67	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.52	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more 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 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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