Richton, MS

General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2862480, place: Richton town, Mississippi)

Total Population: 1,038
Male: 446 (42.97%)
Female: 592 (57.03%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 77 (7.42%)
5 to 9 years: 68 (6.55%)
10 to 14 years: 62 (5.97%)
15 to 19 years: 73 (7.03%)
20 to 24 years: 57 (5.49%)
25 to 34 years: 112 (10.79%)
35 to 44 years: 115 (11.08%)
45 to 54 years: 132 (12.72%)
55 to 59 years: 63 (6.07%)
60 to 64 years: 67 (6.45%)
65 to 74 years: 80 (7.71%)
75 to 84 years: 98 (9.44%)
85 years and over: 34 (3.28%)

Median age: 41.1 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 782 (75.34%)
21 years and over: 742 (71.48%)
62 years and over: 249 (23.99%)
65 years and over: 212 (20.42%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 782 (75.34%)
--Male: 318 (30.64%)
--Female: 464 (44.7%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 212 (20.42%)
--Male: 78 (7.51%)
--Female: 134 (12.91%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 1,028 (99.04%)
--White: 788 (75.92%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 10 (0.96%)
--Black or African American: 220 (21.19%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 7 (0.67%)
--Asian: 2 (0.19%)
----Asian Indian: 0 (0%)
----Chinese: 0 (0%)
----Filipino: 1 (0.1%)
----Japanese: 0 (0%)
----Korean: 0 (0%)
----Vietnamese: 0 (0%)
----Other Asian: 1 (0.1%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 5 (0.48%)
----Native Hawaiian: 0 (0%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 0 (0%)
----Samoan: 5 (0.48%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
--Some other race: 5 (0.48%)
Two or more Races: 10 (0.96%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 10 (0.96%)
--Mexican: 7 (0.67%)
--Puerto Rican: 0 (0%)
--Cuban: 0 (0%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 3 (0.29%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 1,028 (99.04%)
--White Alone: 788 (75.92%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 955 (92%)
--Householder: 397 (38.25%)
--Spouse: 169 (16.28%)
--Child: 277 (26.69%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 207 (19.94%)
--Other relatives: 83 (8%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 46 (4.43%)
--Nonrelatives: 29 (2.79%)
----Unmarried partner: 11 (1.06%)
Living in group quarters: 83 (8%)
--Institutionalized Population: 67 (6.45%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 16 (1.54%)
Total households: 397
Family households (families): 259 (65.24%)
----With own children under 18 years: 118 (29.72%)
--Married-couple families: 169 (42.57%)
----With own children under 18 years: 69 (17.38%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 75 (18.89%)
----With own children under 18 years: 43 (10.83%)
Nonfamily households: 138 (34.76%)
--Householder living alone: 127 (31.99%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 60 (15.11%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 142 (35.77%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 121 (30.48%)
Average household size: 2.41 people
Average family size: 3.04 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 497
Occupied housing units: 397 (79.88%)
Vacant housing units: 100 (20.12%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 3 (0.6%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 4.5%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 23.9%
Occupied housing units: 397 (79.88%)
Owner occupied housing units: 276 (55.53%)
Renter occupied housing units: 121 (24.35%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.37 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.5 people

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