Wesson, MS

General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2878640, place: Wesson town, Mississippi)

Total Population: 1,693
Male: 823 (48.61%)
Female: 870 (51.39%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 83 (4.9%)
5 to 9 years: 98 (5.79%)
10 to 14 years: 95 (5.61%)
15 to 19 years: 406 (23.98%)
20 to 24 years: 261 (15.42%)
25 to 34 years: 163 (9.63%)
35 to 44 years: 198 (11.7%)
45 to 54 years: 139 (8.21%)
55 to 59 years: 70 (4.13%)
60 to 64 years: 51 (3.01%)
65 to 74 years: 71 (4.19%)
75 to 84 years: 49 (2.89%)
85 years and over: 9 (0.53%)

Median age: 21.4 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 1,362 (80.45%)
21 years and over: 872 (51.51%)
62 years and over: 165 (9.75%)
65 years and over: 129 (7.62%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 1,362 (80.45%)
--Male: 662 (39.1%)
--Female: 700 (41.35%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 129 (7.62%)
--Male: 49 (2.89%)
--Female: 80 (4.73%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 1,679 (99.17%)
--White: 1,310 (77.38%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 31 (1.83%)
--Black or African American: 334 (19.73%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 1 (0.06%)
--Asian: 4 (0.24%)
----Asian Indian: 4 (0.24%)
----Chinese: 0 (0%)
----Filipino: 0 (0%)
----Japanese: 0 (0%)
----Korean: 0 (0%)
----Vietnamese: 0 (0%)
----Other Asian: 0 (0%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 1 (0.06%)
----Native Hawaiian: 0 (0%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 0 (0%)
----Samoan: 1 (0.06%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
--Some other race: 23 (1.36%)
Two or more Races: 14 (0.83%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 31 (1.83%)
--Mexican: 10 (0.59%)
--Puerto Rican: 2 (0.12%)
--Cuban: 0 (0%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 19 (1.12%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 1,662 (98.17%)
--White Alone: 1,310 (77.38%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 1,152 (68.04%)
--Householder: 430 (25.4%)
--Spouse: 244 (14.41%)
--Child: 380 (22.45%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 286 (16.89%)
--Other relatives: 61 (3.6%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 33 (1.95%)
--Nonrelatives: 37 (2.19%)
----Unmarried partner: 19 (1.12%)
Living in group quarters: 541 (31.96%)
--Institutionalized Population: 0 (0%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 541 (31.96%)
Total households: 430
Family households (families): 320 (74.42%)
----With own children under 18 years: 158 (36.74%)
--Married-couple families: 244 (56.74%)
----With own children under 18 years: 110 (25.58%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 61 (14.19%)
----With own children under 18 years: 38 (8.84%)
Nonfamily households: 110 (25.58%)
--Householder living alone: 99 (23.02%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 36 (8.37%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 179 (41.63%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 95 (22.09%)
Average household size: 2.68 people
Average family size: 3.14 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 471
Occupied housing units: 430 (91.3%)
Vacant housing units: 41 (8.7%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 1 (0.21%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 3.1%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 13.5%
Occupied housing units: 430 (91.3%)
Owner occupied housing units: 315 (66.88%)
Renter occupied housing units: 115 (24.42%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.69 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.64 people

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