Southaven, MS Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	28,977	100.0

Male	14,138	48.8
Female	14,839	51.2

Under 5 years	2,195	7.6
5 to 9 years	2,298	7.9
10 to 14 years	2,170	7.5
15 to 19 years	1,930	6.7
20 to 24 years	1,882	6.5
25 to 34 years	4,829	16.7
35 to 44 years	4,577	15.8
45 to 54 years	3,742	12.9
55 to 59 years	1,584	5.5
60 to 64 years	1,216	4.2
65 to 74 years	1,582	5.5
75 to 84 years	791	2.7
85 years and over	181	0.6

Median age (years)	33.1	(X)

18 years and over	21,107	72.8
Male	10,096	34.8
Female	11,011	38.0
21 years and over	20,042	69.2
62 years and over	3,208	11.1
65 years and over	2,554	8.8
Male	986	3.4
Female	1,568	5.4

RACE
One race	28,746	99.2
White	26,175	90.3
Black or African American	1,928	6.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	93	0.3
Asian	214	0.7
Asian Indian	78	0.3
Chinese	17	0.1
Filipino	31	0.1
Japanese	14	0.0
Korean	22	0.1
Vietnamese	10	0.0
Other Asian ¹	42	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	8	0.0
Native Hawaiian	4	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	0	0.0
Samoan	0	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	4	0.0
Some other race	328	1.1
Two or more races	231	0.8

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	26,372	91.0
Black or African American	1,977	6.8
American Indian and Alaska Native	172	0.6
Asian	263	0.9
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	24	0.1
Some other race	410	1.4

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	28,977	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	654	2.3
Mexican	481	1.7
Puerto Rican	23	0.1
Cuban	23	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	127	0.4
Not Hispanic or Latino	28,323	97.7
White alone	25,883	89.3

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	28,977	100.0
In households	28,852	99.6
Householder	11,007	38.0
Spouse	6,280	21.7
Child	8,930	30.8
Own child under 18 years	7,118	24.6
Other relatives	1,356	4.7
Under 18 years	590	2.0
Nonrelatives	1,279	4.4
Unmarried partner	523	1.8
In group quarters	125	0.4
Institutionalized population	121	0.4
Noninstitutionalized population	4	0.0

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	11,007	100.0
Family households (families)	8,131	73.9
With own children under 18 years	4,056	36.8
Married-couple family	6,280	57.1
With own children under 18 years	2,929	26.6
Female householder, no husband present	1,368	12.4
With own children under 18 years	850	7.7
Nonfamily households	2,876	26.1
Householder living alone	2,343	21.3
Householder 65 years and over	630	5.7

Households with individuals under 18 years	4,440	40.3
Households with individuals 65 years and over	1,830	16.6

Average household size	2.62	(X)
Average family size	3.04	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	11,462	100.0
Occupied housing units	11,007	96.0
Vacant housing units	455	4.0
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	26	0.2

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.6	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	5.4	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	11,007	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	7,960	72.3
Renter-occupied housing units	3,047	27.7

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.65	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.54	(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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