Vicksburg, MS Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	26,407	100.0

Male	11,969	45.3
Female	14,438	54.7

Under 5 years	2,097	7.9
5 to 9 years	2,119	8.0
10 to 14 years	1,988	7.5
15 to 19 years	2,044	7.7
20 to 24 years	1,717	6.5
25 to 34 years	3,503	13.3
35 to 44 years	3,852	14.6
45 to 54 years	3,180	12.0
55 to 59 years	1,084	4.1
60 to 64 years	915	3.5
65 to 74 years	1,813	6.9
75 to 84 years	1,463	5.5
85 years and over	632	2.4

Median age (years)	34.3	(X)

18 years and over	18,911	71.6
Male	8,242	31.2
Female	10,669	40.4
21 years and over	17,811	67.4
62 years and over	4,454	16.9
65 years and over	3,908	14.8
Male	1,375	5.2
Female	2,533	9.6

RACE
One race	26,250	99.4
White	9,982	37.8
Black or African American	15,957	60.4
American Indian and Alaska Native	40	0.2
Asian	160	0.6
Asian Indian	59	0.2
Chinese	15	0.1
Filipino	53	0.2
Japanese	4	0.0
Korean	12	0.0
Vietnamese	6	0.0
Other Asian ¹	11	0.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	4	0.0
Native Hawaiian	2	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	1	0.0
Samoan	0	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	1	0.0
Some other race	107	0.4
Two or more races	157	0.6

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	10,071	38.1
Black or African American	16,043	60.8
American Indian and Alaska Native	93	0.4
Asian	197	0.7
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	11	0.0
Some other race	153	0.6

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	26,407	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	274	1.0
Mexican	170	0.6
Puerto Rican	18	0.1
Cuban	14	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	72	0.3
Not Hispanic or Latino	26,133	99.0
White alone	9,873	37.4

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	26,407	100.0
In households	25,806	97.7
Householder	10,364	39.2
Spouse	3,613	13.7
Child	8,443	32.0
Own child under 18 years	6,173	23.4
Other relatives	2,133	8.1
Under 18 years	1,138	4.3
Nonrelatives	1,253	4.7
Unmarried partner	643	2.4
In group quarters	601	2.3
Institutionalized population	502	1.9
Noninstitutionalized population	99	0.4

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	10,364	100.0
Family households (families)	6,611	63.8
With own children under 18 years	3,335	32.2
Married-couple family	3,613	34.9
With own children under 18 years	1,558	15.0
Female householder, no husband present	2,504	24.2
With own children under 18 years	1,527	14.7
Nonfamily households	3,753	36.2
Householder living alone	3,317	32.0
Householder 65 years and over	1,409	13.6

Households with individuals under 18 years	3,917	37.8
Households with individuals 65 years and over	2,848	27.5

Average household size	2.49	(X)
Average family size	3.15	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	11,654	100.0
Occupied housing units	10,364	88.9
Vacant housing units	1,290	11.1
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	45	0.4

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.0	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	12.3	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	10,364	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	5,844	56.4
Renter-occupied housing units	4,520	43.6

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.50	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.48	(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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