Demographic Profile

2000:

· Total population= 14,008

· Population Density= 8,594/sq mi

· Gender:

o Male = 53.7 %

o Female= 46.3%

· Age:

o 5 years old and under = 9.3%

o 6-11 years old= 10.9%

o 12-17 years old= 10.3%

o 18-34 years old= 21.6%

o 35-49 years old= 19.8%

o 50-64 years old= 13.9

o 65-74 years old= 7.6%

o 75-84 years old= 4.9%

o 85 years old and older= 1.5%

· Race:

o Black or African American= 98.3%

o White= .5%

o Asian= 0%

o American Indian= 0%

o Other= .1%

o 2 race categories= .6%

o Hispanic (any race)= .5%

· Income Distribution

· Less than $10,000= 25%

· $10,000-14,999= 14.5%

· $15,000-19,999= 10.9%

· $20,000-24,999= 9.5%

· $25,000-29,999= 9.4%

· $30,000-34,999= 5.3%

· $35,000-39,999= 5.7%

· $40,000-44,999= 4.2%

· $45,000-49,999= 3.0%

· $50,000-59,999= 6.0%

· $60,000-74,999= 3.2%

· $75,000-99,999= 1.7%

· $100,000-124,999= 0.9%

· $125,000-149,999= 0.1%

· $150,000-199,999= 0.2%

· $200,000 or more= 0.4%

· Total population for whom poverty status is determined= 13,939

o People living in poverty= 36.4%

· Poverty Status by Age

o Children 0-5 living in poverty= 55.8%

o Children 0-5 living at or above poverty= 44.2%

o Children 6-11 living in poverty= 42.5%

o Children 6-11 living at or above poverty= 57.5%

o Children 12-17 living in poverty= 46.2%

o Children 12-17 living at or above poverty= 53.8%

o Children 18-64 living in poverty= 31.5%

o Children 18-64 living at or above poverty= 68.5%

o Adults 65 and older living in poverty= 31.2%

o Adults 65 and older living at or above poverty= 68.8%

· Education- Level of Schooling

Total population 18 years and over= 9,720

o Less than 9^th grade= 11%

o 9^th to 12^th grade, no diploma= 29.1%

o High school diploma or GED= 29.7%

o Some college or Associate degree= 24.2%

o Bachelor’s degree to higher= 6.0%

· English as a second language

Total population 5 to 17 years= 3,196

o Native English speaker or speaks English as a second language “well” or “very well”= 100%

o Speaks Spanish at home and speaks English “not well” or “not at all”= 0%

o Speaks other languages at home and speaks English “not well” or not at all”= 0%

Total population 18 to 64 years= 7,754

o Native English speaker or speaks English as a second language “well” or “very well”= 99.6%

o Speaks Spanish at home and speaks English “not well” or “not at all”= 0.2%

o Speaks other languages at home and speaks English “not well” or not at all”= 0.2%

Total population 65 years and older= 1,966

o Native English speaker or speaks English as a second language “well” or “very well”= 100%

o Speaks Spanish at home and speaks English “not well” or “not at all”= 0 %

o Speaks other languages at home and speaks English “not well” or not at all”= 0%

· Immigration status

Total foreign-born population= 75

o Recent immigrant (between 1995-2000)= 9.3%

o Not recent immigrant (prior to 1995)= 90.7%

Hurricane Katrina hit the lower ninth ward the hardest and it lost a large proportion of its residents and buildings. The numbers are not exact as to how many people of currently living there because many people left during the storm and have not come back yet. The pop