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Mississippi, District 2 Census Data

Population: 711,164

Mississippi, District 2

National

Gender

Mississippi, District 2	National
Male: 47.6% Female: 52.4%	Male: 49.1% Female: 50.9%

Race / Origin

Mississippi, District 2	National
White: 35.0% Black of African American: 63.5% American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.2% Asian: 0.4% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islands: 0.0% Hispanic/Latino (of any race): 1.2% Two or More Races: 0.6%	White: 75.1% Black of African American: 12.3% American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.9% Asian: 3.6% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islands: 0.1% Hispanic/Latino (of any race): 12.5% Two or More Races: 2.4%

Age

Mississippi, District 2	National
Median Age: 31.6 18 years and over: 70.6% 65 years and over: 11.4%	Median Age: 35.3 18 years and over: 74.3% 65 years and over: 12.4%

Language Spoken at Home (population 5 years and older)

Mississippi, District 2	National
English Only: 96.9% Language other than English: 3.1% Spanish: 1.8%	English Only: 82.1% Language other than English: 17.9% Spanish: 10.7%

Employment Status (population 16 years and older)

Mississippi, District 2	National
Employed: 50.6% Unemployed: 5.9%	Employed: 59.7% Unemployed: 3.7%

Income

Mississippi, District 2	National
Median Household Income: $26,894 Per capita Income: $13,616 Male full-time, year round, workers median income: $28,139 Female full-time, year round, workers median income: $21,055 Families below poverty level: 22.7% Individuals below poverty level: 27.3%	Median Household Income: $41,994 Per capita Income: $21,587 Male full-time, year round, workers median income: $37,057 Female full-time, year round, workers median income: $27,194 Families below poverty level: 9.2% Individuals below poverty level: 12.4%

Education (population 25 years and older)

Mississippi, District 2	National
Graduate / Professional Degree: 5.8% High School / Graduate or Higher: 68.6% Bachelor's Degree / Higher: 16.8%	Graduate / Professional Degree: 8.9% High School / Graduate or Higher: 80.4% Bachelor's Degree / Higher: 24.4%

Marital Status (population 15 years and older)

Mississippi, District 2	National
Never Married: 35.8% Now Married: 42.2% Divorced: 9.2%	Never Married: 27.1% Now Married: 54.4% Divorced: 9.7%

Occupations (employed civilian population 16 years and older)

Mississippi, District 2	National
Management and Professional: 27.2% Service: 17.2% Sales and Office: 25.0% Farming, Fishing, and Forestry: 1.7% Construction, Extraction, etc.: 9.6% Production, Transportation, etc.: 19.2%	Management and Professional: 33.6% Service: 14.9% Sales and Office: 26.7% Famring, Fishing, and Forestry: 0.7% Construction, Extraction, etc.: 9.4% Production, Transportation, etc.: 14.6%

Class Of Workers

Mississippi, District 2	National
Private wage and salary: 72.5% Government workers: 21.6% Self-employed: 5.6%	Private wage and salary: 78.5% Government workers: 14.6% Self-employed: 6.6%

Source: 2000 U.S. Census

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