Tupelo, MS Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	34,211	100.0

Male	16,083	47.0
Female	18,128	53.0

Under 5 years	2,569	7.5
5 to 9 years	2,715	7.9
10 to 14 years	2,634	7.7
15 to 19 years	2,334	6.8
20 to 24 years	1,937	5.7
25 to 34 years	4,965	14.5
35 to 44 years	5,478	16.0
45 to 54 years	4,376	12.8
55 to 59 years	1,598	4.7
60 to 64 years	1,364	4.0
65 to 74 years	2,085	6.1
75 to 84 years	1,483	4.3
85 years and over	673	2.0

Median age (years)	34.9	(X)

18 years and over	24,807	72.5
Male	11,223	32.8
Female	13,584	39.7
21 years and over	23,595	69.0
62 years and over	5,021	14.7
65 years and over	4,241	12.4
Male	1,510	4.4
Female	2,731	8.0

RACE
One race	33,921	99.2
White	23,744	69.4
Black or African American	9,676	28.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	35	0.1
Asian	301	0.9
Asian Indian	89	0.3
Chinese	45	0.1
Filipino	9	0.0
Japanese	13	0.0
Korean	32	0.1
Vietnamese	45	0.1
Other Asian ¹	68	0.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	5	0.0
Native Hawaiian	4	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	1	0.0
Samoan	0	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	0	0.0
Some other race	160	0.5
Two or more races	290	0.8

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	23,980	70.1
Black or African American	9,805	28.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	109	0.3
Asian	356	1.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	15	0.0
Some other race	242	0.7

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	34,211	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	484	1.4
Mexican	316	0.9
Puerto Rican	41	0.1
Cuban	5	0.0
Other Hispanic or Latino	122	0.4
Not Hispanic or Latino	33,727	98.6
White alone	23,500	68.7

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	34,211	100.0
In households	33,097	96.7
Householder	13,395	39.2
Spouse	6,468	18.9
Child	10,432	30.5
Own child under 18 years	8,346	24.4
Other relatives	1,679	4.9
Under 18 years	828	2.4
Nonrelatives	1,123	3.3
Unmarried partner	525	1.5
In group quarters	1,114	3.3
Institutionalized population	905	2.6
Noninstitutionalized population	209	0.6

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	13,395	100.0
Family households (families)	9,105	68.0
With own children under 18 years	4,673	34.9
Married-couple family	6,468	48.3
With own children under 18 years	3,027	22.6
Female householder, no husband present	2,170	16.2
With own children under 18 years	1,398	10.4
Nonfamily households	4,290	32.0
Householder living alone	3,751	28.0
Householder 65 years and over	1,184	8.8

Households with individuals under 18 years	5,130	38.3
Households with individuals 65 years and over	2,775	20.7

Average household size	2.47	(X)
Average family size	3.04	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	14,551	100.0
Occupied housing units	13,395	92.1
Vacant housing units	1,156	7.9
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	58	0.4

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.4	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	10.9	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	13,395	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	8,335	62.2
Renter-occupied housing units	5,060	37.8

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.59	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.28	(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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