Starkville Facts

PEOPLE QUICK FACTS

Subject	Number	Percent

Total population	21,869	100.0

SEX AND AGE
Male	11,041	50.5
Female	10,828	49.5

Under 5 years	1,326	6.1
5 to 9 years	1,167	5.3
10 to 14 years	1,157	5.3
15 to 19 years	1,610	7.4
20 to 24 years	5,597	25.6
25 to 34 years	3,302	15.1
35 to 44 years	2,511	11.5
45 to 54 years	1,972	9.0
55 to 59 years	768	3.5
60 to 64 years	581	2.7
65 to 74 years	973	4.4
75 to 84 years	648	3.0
85 years and over	257	1.2

Median age (years)	25.2	(X)

18 years and over	17,500	80.0
Male	8,817	40.3
Female	8,683	39.7
21 years and over	15,492	70.8
62 years and over	2,222	10.2
65 years and over	1,878	8.6
Male	715	3.3
Female	1,163	5.3

RACE
One race	21,695	99.2
White	14,128	64.6
Black or African American	6,565	30.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	32	0.1
Asian	821	3.8
Asian Indian	140	0.6
Chinese	421	1.9
Filipino	25	0.1
Japanese	13	0.1
Korean	94	0.4
Vietnamese	8	0.0
Other Asian ¹	120	0.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	8	0.0
Native Hawaiian	2	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	0	0.0
Samoan	5	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	1	0.0
Some other race	141	0.6
Two or more races	174	0.8

*Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³*
White	14,251	65.2
Black or African American	6,621	30.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	61	0.3
Asian	890	4.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	20	0.1
Some other race	209	1.0

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	21,869	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	294	1.3
Mexican	112	0.5
Puerto Rican	25	0.1
Cuban	5	0.0
Other Hispanic or Latino	152	0.7
Not Hispanic or Latino	21,575	98.7
White alone	14,005	64.0

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	21,869	100.0
In households	21,157	96.7
Householder	9,462	43.3
Spouse	3,227	14.8
Child	4,919	22.5
Own child under 18 years	3,890	17.8
Other relatives	915	4.2
Under 18 years	389	1.8
Nonrelatives	2,634	12.0
Unmarried partner	311	1.4
In group quarters	712	3.3
Institutionalized population	330	1.5
Noninstitutionalized population	382	1.7

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	9,462	100.0
Family households (families)	4,718	49.9
With own children under 18 years	2,285	24.1
Married-couple family	3,227	34.1
With own children under 18 years	1,385	14.6
Female householder, no husband present	1,226	13.0
With own children under 18 years	802	8.5
Nonfamily households	4,744	50.1
Householder living alone	3,041	32.1
Householder 65 years and over	598	6.3

Households with individuals under 18 years	2,502	26.4
Households with individuals 65 years and over	1,319	13.9

Average household size	2.24	(X)
Average family size	2.92	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	10,191	100.0
Occupied housing units	9,462	92.8
Vacant housing units	729	7.2
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	49	0.5

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.7	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	7.3	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	9,462	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	3,876	41.0
Renter-occupied housing units	5,586	59.0

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.52	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.04	(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.