Pearl City, Mississippi Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Pearl Population: 21961 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 10451 47.59% Female 11510 52.41%       Under 5 years 1678 7.64% 5 to 9 years 1591 7.24% 10 to 14 years 1563 7.12% 15 to 19 years 1602 7.29% 20 to 24 years 1590 7.24% 25 to 34 years 3450 15.71% 35 to 44 years 3536 16.1% 45 to 54 years 2721 12.39% 55 to 59 years 1022 4.65% 60 to 64 years 950 4.33% 65 to 74 years 1508 6.87% 75 to 84 years 623 2.84% 85 years and over 127 0.58%       Median age (years) 33.5       18 years and over 16156 73.57% Male 7496 34.13% Female 8660 39.43% 21 years and over 15217 69.29% 62 years and over 2823 12.85% 65 years and over 2258 10.28% Male 915 4.17% Female 1343 6.12%       Race     One race % White 17828 81.18% Black or African American 3567 16.24% American Indian and Alaska Native 49 0.22% Asian 174 0.79% Asian indian 61 0.28% Chinese 9 0.04% Filipino 41 0.19% Japanese 4 0.02% Korean 6 0.03% Vietnamese 41 0.19% Other Asian 12 0.05% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 7 0.03% Native Hawaiian 1 0% Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0% Samoan 1 0% Other Pacific Islander 5 0.02% Some other race 171 0.78% Two or more races 165 0.75%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 21961 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 446 2.03% Mexican 210 0.96% Puerto Rican 33 0.15% Cuban 15 0.07% Other Hispanic or Latino 188 0.86% Not Hispanic or Latino 21515 97.97% White alone 17603 80.16%       Relationship     Total Population 21961 100.00% In households 21919 99.81% Householder 8608 39.2% Spouse 4319 19.67% Child 6715 30.58% Own child under 18 years 5086 23.16% Other relatives 1294 5.89% Under 18 years 591 2.69% Nonrelatives 983 4.48% Unmarried partner 391 1.78% In group quarters 42 0.19% Institutionalized population 37 0.17% Non-Institutionalized population 5 0.02%       Households by Type     Total Households 8608 100.0 % Family households (families) 6026 70% With own children under 18 years 2964 34.43% Married-couple family 4319 50.17% With own children under 18 years % Female householder, no husband present 1340 15.57% With own children under 18 years 784 9.11% Non Family households 2582 30% Householder living alone 2153 25.01% Householder 65 years and over 633 7.35%       Households with individuals under 18 years 3309 38.44% Households with individuals 65 years and over 1737 20.18%       Average Household size 2.55 Average family size 3.05       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 9128 100.00% Occupied housing units 8608 94.3% Vacant housing units 520 5.7% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 21 0.23% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.9 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.2       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 8608 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 5762 66.94% Renter-occupied housing units. 2846 33.06%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.62 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.4

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