As of the
census of 2000, there were 5,057 people, 1,323 households, and 1,088 families residing in the unorganized territory. The population density was . There were 1,378 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the unorganized territory was 1.09%
White, 0.10%
Black or
African American, 98.36%
Native American, 0.04%
Asian, 0.06% from
other races, and 0.36% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 1.64% of the population. There were 1,323 households, out of which 52.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 25.7% were
married couples living together, 40.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.7% were non-families. 14.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.79 and the average family size was 4.02. In the unorganized territory the population was spread out, with 46.3% under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 13.3% from 45 to 64, and 4.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 20 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.9 males. The median income for a household in the unorganized territory was $22,543, and the median income for a family was $19,703. Males had a median income of $24,083 versus $23,299 for females. The
per capita income for the unorganized territory was $7,915. About 39.3% of families and 40.2% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 46.9% of those under age 18 and 32.3% of those age 65 or over. ==References==