Ascension Parish School District, LA (2200090) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Ascension Parish School District, LA (2200090)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Ascension Parish School District, LA based on the 2009 American Community Survey. See related sections General Demographics, Economic Characteristics and Housing Characteristics. See usage notes located at the bottom of the report.

-- Table/Item --	Value	Percent
Total households	34,832	100.0
Family households (families)	26,162	75.1
With own children under 18 years	13,504	38.8
Married-couple family	20,512	58.9
With own children under 18 years	10,493	30.1
Male householder, no wife present, family	1,430	4.1
With own children under 18 years	779	2.2
Female householder, no husband present, family	4,220	12.1
With own children under 18 years	2,232	6.4
Nonfamily households	8,670	24.9
Householder living alone	7,105	20.4
65 years and over	1,846	5.3

Households with one or more people under 18 years	14,972	43.0
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	5,717	16.4

Average household size	2.82
Average family size	3.29

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	98,115	100.0
Householder	34,832	35.5
Spouse	20,594	21.0
Child	33,552	34.2
Other relatives	5,641	5.7
Nonrelatives	3,496	3.6
Unmarried partner	1,903	1.9

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	36,372	100.0
Never married	9,562	26.3
Now married, except separated	21,760	59.8
Separated	503	1.4
Widowed	706	1.9
Divorced	3,841	10.6

Females 15 years and over	38,285	100.0
Never married	8,882	23.2
Now married, except separated	20,907	54.6
Separated	949	2.5
Widowed	2,993	7.8
Divorced	4,554	11.9

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	1,512	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	379	25.1
Per 1,000 unmarried women	34
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	57
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	33
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	106
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	24

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	2,603	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	1,338	51.4
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	178	6.8
1 or 2 years	299	11.5
3 or 4 years	229	8.8
5 or more years	632	24.3

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	1,338	51.4
Who are female	837	32.2
Who are married	980	37.6

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	27,255	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	2,290	8.4
Kindergarten	1,810	6.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	12,756	46.8
High school (grades 9-12)	6,068	22.3
College or graduate school	4,331	15.9

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	61,906	100.0
Less than 9th grade	2,711	4.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	5,974	9.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	24,244	39.2
Some college, no degree	13,326	21.5
Associate's degree	2,890	4.7
Bachelor's degree	9,297	15.0
Graduate or professional degree	3,464	5.6

Percent high school graduate or higher	86.0
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	20.6

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	70,132	100.0
Civilian veterans	6,502	9.3

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	97,198	100.0
Same house	83,554	86.0
Different house in the U.S.	13,557	13.9
Same county	6,679	6.9
Different county	6,878	7.1
Same state	4,576	4.7
Different state	2,302	2.4
Abroad	87	0.1

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	98,471	100.0
Native	95,782	97.3
Born in United States	95,267	96.7
State of residence	78,803	80.0
Different state	16,464	16.7
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	515	0.5
Foreign born	2,689	2.7

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	2,689	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	1,110	41.3
Not a U.S. citizen	1,579	58.7

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	3,204	100.0

Native	515	16.1
Entered 2000 or later	111	3.5
Entered before 2000	404	12.6

Foreign born	2,689	83.9
Entered 2000 or later	761	23.8
Entered before 2000	1,928	60.2

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	2,689	100.0
Europe	358	13.3
Asia	484	18.0
Africa	33	1.2
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	1,722	64.0
Northern America	92	3.4

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	90,532	100.0
English only	84,804	93.7
Language other than English	5,728	6.3
Speak English less than "very well"	1,979	2.2
Spanish	3,400	3.8
Speak English less than "very well"	1,388	1.5
Other Indo-European languages	1,821	2.0
Speak English less than "very well"	417	0.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	436	0.5
Speak English less than "very well"	155	0.2
Other languages	71	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	19	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	98,471	100.0
American	7,048	7.2
Arab	242	0.2
Czech	272	0.3
Danish	133	0.1
Dutch	558	0.6
English	7,945	8.1
French (except Basque)	26,010	26.4
French Canadian	3,714	3.8
German	11,148	11.3
Greek	0	0.0
Hungarian	238	0.2
Irish	8,657	8.8
Italian	6,948	7.1
Lithuanian	5	0.0
Norwegian	496	0.5
Polish	687	0.7
Portuguese	165	0.2
Russian	142	0.1
Scotch-Irish	1,083	1.1
Scottish	1,011	1.0
Slovak	33	0.0
Subsaharan African	718	0.7
Swedish	271	0.3
Swiss	93	0.1
Ukrainian	8	0.0
Welsh	234	0.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	9	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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