Escatawpa, Mississippi

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Escatawpa is a census-designated place and town in Jackson County, Mississippi. As of the 2000 census, the town had a population of 3,566.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
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[edit] Geography

Escatawpa is at 30°29′21″N, 88°33′4″W (30.489200, -88.551168)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 17.0 km² (6.6 mi²). 16.7 km² (6.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (1.83%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 3,566 people, 1,310 households, and 1,002 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 213.5/km² (552.8/mi²). There were 1,434 housing units at an average density of 85.8/km² (222.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 80.45% White, 17.64% African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.73% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.06% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.59% of the population.

[edit] Households

There were 1,310 households out of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.2% were married couples living together, 14.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.5% were non-families. 20.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.06.

[edit] Ages

In the CDP the population was spread out with 25.5% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 101.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.8 males.

[edit] Income

The median income for a household in the CDP was $41,101, and the median income for a family was $48,942. Males had a median income of $35,050 versus $20,762 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $16,850. About 5.5% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.2% of those under age 18 and 14.0% of those age 65 or over.