Meridian, MS

General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2846640, place: Meridian city, Mississippi)

Total Population: 39,968
Male: 18,250 (45.66%)
Female: 21,718 (54.34%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 3,033 (7.59%)
5 to 9 years: 3,088 (7.73%)
10 to 14 years: 2,902 (7.26%)
15 to 19 years: 3,145 (7.87%)
20 to 24 years: 2,669 (6.68%)
25 to 34 years: 5,318 (13.31%)
35 to 44 years: 5,327 (13.33%)
45 to 54 years: 4,701 (11.76%)
55 to 59 years: 1,595 (3.99%)
60 to 64 years: 1,593 (3.99%)
65 to 74 years: 3,100 (7.76%)
75 to 84 years: 2,516 (6.3%)
85 years and over: 981 (2.45%)

Median age: 34.6 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 29,100 (72.81%)
21 years and over: 27,196 (68.04%)
62 years and over: 7,539 (18.86%)
65 years and over: 6,597 (16.51%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 29,100 (72.81%)
--Male: 12,659 (31.67%)
--Female: 16,441 (41.14%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 6,597 (16.51%)
--Male: 2,266 (5.67%)
--Female: 4,331 (10.84%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 39,739 (99.43%)
--White: 17,383 (43.49%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 433 (1.08%)
--Black or African American: 21,729 (54.37%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 67 (0.17%)
--Asian: 238 (0.6%)
----Asian Indian: 53 (0.13%)
----Chinese: 28 (0.07%)
----Filipino: 67 (0.17%)
----Japanese: 9 (0.02%)
----Korean: 19 (0.05%)
----Vietnamese: 26 (0.07%)
----Other Asian: 36 (0.09%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 13 (0.03%)
----Native Hawaiian: 0 (0%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 2 (0.01%)
----Samoan: 7 (0.02%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 4 (0.01%)
--Some other race: 112 (0.28%)
Two or more Races: 229 (0.57%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 433 (1.08%)
--Mexican: 216 (0.54%)
--Puerto Rican: 54 (0.14%)
--Cuban: 9 (0.02%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 154 (0.39%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 39,535 (98.92%)
--White Alone: 17,383 (43.49%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 38,113 (95.36%)
--Householder: 15,966 (39.95%)
--Spouse: 5,777 (14.45%)
--Child: 12,387 (30.99%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 9,364 (23.43%)
--Other relatives: 2,515 (6.29%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 1,245 (3.11%)
--Nonrelatives: 1,468 (3.67%)
----Unmarried partner: 688 (1.72%)
Living in group quarters: 1,855 (4.64%)
--Institutionalized Population: 1,356 (3.39%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 499 (1.25%)
Total households: 15,966
Family households (families): 10,033 (62.84%)
----With own children under 18 years: 4,973 (31.15%)
--Married-couple families: 5,777 (36.18%)
----With own children under 18 years: 2,391 (14.98%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 3,726 (23.34%)
----With own children under 18 years: 2,331 (14.6%)
Nonfamily households: 5,933 (37.16%)
--Householder living alone: 5,296 (33.17%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 2,229 (13.96%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 5,604 (35.1%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 4,574 (28.65%)
Average household size: 2.39 people
Average family size: 3.06 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 17,890
Occupied housing units: 15,966 (89.25%)
Vacant housing units: 1,924 (10.75%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 45 (0.25%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 3.3%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 8.8%
Occupied housing units: 15,966 (89.25%)
Owner occupied housing units: 8,984 (50.22%)
Renter occupied housing units: 6,982 (39.03%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.43 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.33 people

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