As of the census of 2000, there were 1,132 people, 537 households, and 254 families residing in the town. The population density was 615.6/km sq (1,588.4/mi sq). There were 592 housing units at an average density of 321.9/km sq (830.7/mi sq). The racial makeup of the town was 67.84% White, 29.42% African American, 0.27% Native American, 1.06% Asian, 0.88% from Race (United States Census)other races, and 0.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.30% of the population. There were 537 households out of which 18.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.3% were Marriagemarried couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 52.7% were non-families. 48.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 26.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.01 and the average family size was 2.94. In the town the population was spread out with 18.9% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 23.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 87.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.0 males. The median income for a household in the town was $26,607, and the median income for a family was $54,583. Males had a median income of $30,208 versus $22,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,114. About 17.1% of families and 25.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.3% of those under age 18 and 21.3% of those age 65 or over. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunica%2C_Mississippi