Southeast Arkansas Regional Planning Commission

PROFILE OF GENERAL DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS: 2000

Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data
Jefferson County, Arkansas

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Subject	Number	Percent

Total population	84,278	100.0

SEX AND AGE
Male	41,249	48.9
Female	43,029	51.1

Under 5 years	5,801	6.9
5 to 9 years	6,045	7.2
10 to 14 years	6,346	7.5
15 to 19 years	6,988	8.3
20 to 24 years	6,119	7.3
25 to 34 years	10,774	12.8
35 to 44 years	12,687	15.1
45 to 54 years	11,262	13.4
55 to 59 years	4,046	4.8
60 to 64 years	3,322	3.9
65 to 74 years	5,565	6.6
75 to 84 years	3,858	4.6
85 years and over	1,465	1.7

Median age (years)	35.1	(X)

18 years and over	62,117	73.7
Male	30,004	35.6
Female	32,113	38.1
21 years and over	57,649	68.4
62 years and over	12,805	15.2
65 years and over	10,888	12.9
Male	4,288	5.1
Female	6,600	7.8

RACE
One race	83,641	99.2
White	40,840	48.5
Black or African American	41,788	49.6
American Indian and Alaska Native	202	0.2
Asian	558	0.7
Asian Indian	139	0.2
Chinese	96	0.1
Filipino	69	0.1
Japanese	71	0.1
Korean	40	0.0
Vietnamese	50	0.1
Other Asian 1	93	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	30	0.0
Native Hawaiian	7	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	3	0.0
Samoan	16	0.0
Other Pacific Islander 2	4	0.0
Some other race	223	0.3
Two or more races	637	0.8

*Race alone or in combination with one or more other races 3*
White	41,333	49.0
Black or African American	42,078	49.9
American Indian and Alaska Native	456	0.5
Asian	674	0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	67	0.1
Some other race	362	0.4

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	84,278	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	810	1.0
Mexican	465	0.6
Puerto Rican	59	0.1
Cuban	24	0.0
Other Hispanic or Latino	262	0.3
Not Hispanic or Latino	83,468	99.0
White alone	40,475	48.0

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	84,278	100.0
In households	78,989	93.7
Householder	30,555	36.3
Spouse	14,486	17.2
Child	25,040	29.7
Own child under 18 years	18,396	21.8
Other relatives	6,279	7.5
Under 18 years	3,300	3.9
Nonrelatives	2,629	3.1
Unmarried partner	1,152	1.4
In group quarters	5,289	6.3
Institutionalized population	4,097	4.9
Noninstitutionalized population	1,192	1.4

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	30,555	100.0
Family households (families)	21,508	70.4
With own children under 18 years	10,119	33.1
Married-couple family	14,486	47.4
With own children under 18 years	6,076	19.9
Female householder, no husband present	5,742	18.8
With own children under 18 years	3,425	11.2
Nonfamily households	9,047	29.6
Householder living alone	8,000	26.2
Householder 65 years and over	3,239	10.6

Households with individuals under 18 years	11,757	38.5
Households with individuals 65 years and over	7,781	25.5

Average household size	2.59	(X)
Average family size	3.13	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	34,350	100.0
Occupied housing units	30,555	89.0
Vacant housing units	3,795	11.0
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	370	1.1

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.6	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	8.5	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	30,555	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	20,221	66.2
Renter-occupied housing units	10,334	33.8

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.59	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.57	(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.