U.S. Beacon March 29, 2024

Purvis, MS

Lamar County, Mississippi

Latitude: 31.142616     Longitude: -89.407724
Population 2,445 (2005)
Elevation of Purvis, Mississippi: 381 feet



General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2860480, place: Purvis city, Mississippi)

Total Population: 2,164
Male: 1,030 (47.6%)
Female: 1,134 (52.4%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 146 (6.75%)
5 to 9 years: 179 (8.27%)
10 to 14 years: 164 (7.58%)
15 to 19 years: 190 (8.78%)
20 to 24 years: 138 (6.38%)
25 to 34 years: 267 (12.34%)
35 to 44 years: 322 (14.88%)
45 to 54 years: 283 (13.08%)
55 to 59 years: 97 (4.48%)
60 to 64 years: 94 (4.34%)
65 to 74 years: 161 (7.44%)
75 to 84 years: 96 (4.44%)
85 years and over: 27 (1.25%)

Median age: 34.9 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 1,567 (72.41%)
21 years and over: 1,453 (67.14%)
62 years and over: 337 (15.57%)
65 years and over: 284 (13.12%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 1,567 (72.41%)
--Male: 710 (32.81%)
--Female: 857 (39.6%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 284 (13.12%)
--Male: 113 (5.22%)
--Female: 171 (7.9%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 2,144 (99.08%)
--White: 1,525 (70.47%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 23 (1.06%)
--Black or African American: 599 (27.68%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 4 (0.18%)
--Asian: 3 (0.14%)
----Asian Indian: 0 (0%)
----Chinese: 0 (0%)
----Filipino: 2 (0.09%)
----Japanese: 0 (0%)
----Korean: 1 (0.05%)
----Vietnamese: 0 (0%)
----Other Asian: 0 (0%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
----Native Hawaiian: 0 (0%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 0 (0%)
----Samoan: 0 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
--Some other race: 5 (0.23%)
Two or more Races: 20 (0.92%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 23 (1.06%)
--Mexican: 16 (0.74%)
--Puerto Rican: 3 (0.14%)
--Cuban: 2 (0.09%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 2 (0.09%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 2,141 (98.94%)
--White Alone: 1,525 (70.47%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 2,096 (96.86%)
--Householder: 786 (36.32%)
--Spouse: 379 (17.51%)
--Child: 708 (32.72%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 498 (23.01%)
--Other relatives: 162 (7.49%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 89 (4.11%)
--Nonrelatives: 61 (2.82%)
----Unmarried partner: 31 (1.43%)
Living in group quarters: 68 (3.14%)
--Institutionalized Population: 68 (3.14%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 0 (0%)
Total households: 786
Family households (families): 578 (73.54%)
----With own children under 18 years: 274 (34.86%)
--Married-couple families: 379 (48.22%)
----With own children under 18 years: 169 (21.5%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 159 (20.23%)
----With own children under 18 years: 88 (11.2%)
Nonfamily households: 208 (26.46%)
--Householder living alone: 195 (24.81%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 91 (11.58%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 313 (39.82%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 229 (29.13%)
Average household size: 2.67 people
Average family size: 3.16 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 844
Occupied housing units: 786 (93.13%)
Vacant housing units: 58 (6.87%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 3 (0.36%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 2%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 6%
Occupied housing units: 786 (93.13%)
Owner occupied housing units: 583 (69.08%)
Renter occupied housing units: 203 (24.05%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.61 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.84 people

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