Wade, Mississippi

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Wade is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Pascagoula, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 491 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Wade is located at 30°38′31″N, 88°33′4″W (30.641942, -88.551069)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 11.4 km² (4.4 mi²). 11.3 km² (4.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.46%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 491 people, 169 households, and 147 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 43.5/km² (112.6/mi²). There were 174 housing units at an average density of 15.4/km² (39.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.95% White, 1.02% African American, 0.20% Asian, 0.81% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other races, and 0.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.20% of the population.

There were 169 households out of which 45.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.3% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.0% were non-families. 11.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 29.3% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 7.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 101.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $50,972, and the median income for a family was $60,982. Males had a median income of $45,673 versus $23,000 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $15,993. About 4.5% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 16.3% of those age 65 or over.