Avoyelles Parish School District, LA (2200150) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Avoyelles Parish School District, LA (2200150)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Avoyelles 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	15,863	100.0
Family households (families)	11,384	71.8
With own children under 18 years	5,405	34.1
Married-couple family	7,342	46.3
With own children under 18 years	2,827	17.8
Male householder, no wife present, family	883	5.6
With own children under 18 years	562	3.5
Female householder, no husband present, family	3,159	19.9
With own children under 18 years	2,016	12.7
Nonfamily households	4,479	28.2
Householder living alone	3,832	24.2
65 years and over	1,717	10.8

Households with one or more people under 18 years	6,343	40.0
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	3,811	24.0

Average household size	2.48
Average family size	2.87

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	39,293	100.0
Householder	15,863	40.4
Spouse	7,374	18.8
Child	11,862	30.2
Other relatives	2,103	5.4
Nonrelatives	2,091	5.3
Unmarried partner	1,163	3.0

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	16,312	100.0
Never married	5,777	35.4
Now married, except separated	7,824	48.0
Separated	400	2.5
Widowed	441	2.7
Divorced	1,870	11.5

Females 15 years and over	16,986	100.0
Never married	4,156	24.5
Now married, except separated	7,955	46.8
Separated	550	3.2
Widowed	2,288	13.5
Divorced	2,037	12.0

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	447	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	272	60.9
Per 1,000 unmarried women	51
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	44
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	21
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	87
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	14

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	1,001	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	576	57.5
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	85	8.5
1 or 2 years	262	26.2
3 or 4 years	69	6.9
5 or more years	160	16.0

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	576	57.5
Who are female	388	38.8
Who are married	274	27.4

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	9,959	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	910	9.1
Kindergarten	717	7.2
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	4,800	48.2
High school (grades 9-12)	2,492	25.0
College or graduate school	1,040	10.4

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	27,251	100.0
Less than 9th grade	2,853	10.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	5,738	21.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	10,383	38.1
Some college, no degree	4,422	16.2
Associate's degree	1,126	4.1
Bachelor's degree	1,872	6.9
Graduate or professional degree	857	3.1

Percent high school graduate or higher	68.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	10.0

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	31,332	100.0
Civilian veterans	3,013	9.6

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	41,874	100.0
Same house	34,360	82.1
Different house in the U.S.	7,389	17.6
Same county	4,022	9.6
Different county	3,367	8.0
Same state	3,044	7.3
Different state	323	0.8
Abroad	125	0.3

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	42,184	100.0
Native	42,000	99.6
Born in United States	41,911	99.4
State of residence	38,183	90.5
Different state	3,728	8.8
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	89	0.2
Foreign born	184	0.4

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	184	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	56	30.4
Not a U.S. citizen	128	69.6

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	273	100.0

Native	89	32.6
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	89	32.6

Foreign born	184	67.4
Entered 2000 or later	95	34.8
Entered before 2000	89	32.6

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	184	100.0
Europe	19	10.3
Asia	84	45.7
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	3	1.6
Latin America	65	35.3
Northern America	13	7.1

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	39,101	100.0
English only	34,028	87.0
Language other than English	5,073	13.0
Speak English less than "very well"	916	2.3
Spanish	261	0.7
Speak English less than "very well"	84	0.2
Other Indo-European languages	4,763	12.2
Speak English less than "very well"	785	2.0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	49	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	47	0.1
Other languages	0	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	42,184	100.0
American	4,640	11.0
Arab	50	0.1
Czech	12	0.0
Danish	17	0.0
Dutch	162	0.4
English	2,142	5.1
French (except Basque)	13,267	31.5
French Canadian	1,385	3.3
German	2,071	4.9
Greek	104	0.2
Hungarian	16	0.0
Irish	2,673	6.3
Italian	1,607	3.8
Lithuanian	0	0.0
Norwegian	24	0.1
Polish	2	0.0
Portuguese	0	0.0
Russian	27	0.1
Scotch-Irish	227	0.5
Scottish	418	1.0
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	126	0.3
Swedish	101	0.2
Swiss	0	0.0
Ukrainian	0	0.0
Welsh	17	0.0
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	53	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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