demographics \ GJA

Population Demographics	Total %
Population
2012 Projection	648,462
2007 Estimate	628,817
2000 Census	587,442

Growth 2006-2012	3.12
Growth 2000-2007	7.04

2007 Estimated Population by Age	628,817
Age 0-4	46,806 7.44
Age 5-9	43,920 6.98
Age 10-14	44,187 7.03
Age 15-17	27,840 4.43
Age 18-20	29,371 4.67
Age 21-24	36,554 5.81
Age 25-34	86,768 13.80
Age 35-44	87,019 13.84
Age 45-49	46,587 7.41
Age 50-54	43,343 6.89
Age 55-59	37,298 5.93
Age 60-64	27,696 4.40
Age 65-74	38,775 6.17
Age 75-84	24,175 3.84
Age 84 and over	8,478 1.35

Age 16 and over	484,625 77.07
Age 18 and over	466,064 74.12
Age 21 and over	436,693 69.45
Age 65 and over	71,428 11.36

2007 Estimated Median Age	34.88
2007 Estimated Average Age	36.11

2007 Estimated Population by Single Race Classification	628,817
White Alone	322,689 51.32
Black or African American Alone	291,671 46.38
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	2,005 0.32
Asian Alone	4,469 0.71
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander Alone	118 0.02
Some Other Race Alone	2,694 0.43
Two or More Races	5,171 0.82
2007 Estimate Population Hispanic or Latino	628,817
Hispanic and Latino	8,622 1.37
Not Hispanic and Latino	620,195 98.63
2007 Estimated Population by Sex	628,817
Male	301,904 48.01
Female	326,913 51.99
Male/Female Ratio	0.92

Housing Demographics	Total %
Households
2012 Projection	246,368
2007 Estimate	235,923
2000 Census	214,490

Growth 2006-2012	4.43
Growth 2000-2007	9.99

2007 Estimated Households by Household Types	235,923
Family Household	167,299 70.91
Non-Family Household	68,624 29.09

2007 Estimated Group Quarters Population	22,279

2007 Estimated Households by Household Size	235,923
1-person household	61,629 26.12
2-person household	72,784 30.85
3-person household	44,111 18.70
4-person household	34,162 14.48
5-person household	14,658 6.21
6-person household	5,506 2.33
7 or more person household	3,073 1.30

2007 Estimated Household Type, Presence Own Children	235,923
Single Male Household	26,330 11.16
Single Female Household	35,299 14.96
Married-Couple Family, own children	54,501 23.10
Married-Couple Family, no own children	61,573 26.10
Male Householder, own children	4,777 2.02
Male Householder, no own children	4,972 2.11
Female Householder, own children	24,135 10.23
Female Householder, no own children	17,341 7.35
Non-Family, Male Householder	3,995 1.69
Non-Family, Female Householder	3,000 1.27

Labor Force Demographics

Total %

2007 Employment Status (Age 16+)

484,625

In Armed Forces

1,030 0.21

Civilian-Employed

287,309 59.28

Civilian-Unemployed

18,953 3.91

Not in Labor Force

177,333 36.59

Annual Unemployment Rates

Source: Mississippi Employment Security Commission

2007 Civilian Employed by Occupation (Age 16+)

287,309

Management, Business, and Financial Operations

38,699 13.47

Professional and Related Occupations

59,170 20.59

Service

39,780 13.85

Sales and Office

80,338 27.96

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry

1,959 0.68

Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance

27,314 9.51

Production, Transportation, and Material Moving

40,049 13.94

2007 Occupation Classification (Age 16+)

287,309

Blue Collar

67,363 23.45

Service and Farm

177,105 61.64

White Collar

42,841 14.91