Jefferson Parish School District, LA (2200840) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Jefferson Parish School District, LA (2200840)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Jefferson 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	160,110	100.0
Family households (families)	105,572	65.9
With own children under 18 years	44,972	28.1
Married-couple family	72,461	45.3
With own children under 18 years	28,626	17.9
Male householder, no wife present, family	9,056	5.7
With own children under 18 years	3,989	2.5
Female householder, no husband present, family	24,055	15.0
With own children under 18 years	12,357	7.7
Nonfamily households	54,538	34.1
Householder living alone	46,376	29.0
65 years and over	15,571	9.7

Households with one or more people under 18 years	52,004	32.5
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	40,912	25.6

Average household size	2.70
Average family size	3.37

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	432,568	100.0
Householder	160,110	37.0
Spouse	72,404	16.7
Child	138,045	31.9
Other relatives	39,552	9.1
Nonrelatives	22,457	5.2
Unmarried partner	9,322	2.2

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	168,727	100.0
Never married	58,985	35.0
Now married, except separated	81,469	48.3
Separated	3,672	2.2
Widowed	5,809	3.4
Divorced	18,792	11.1

Females 15 years and over	186,984	100.0
Never married	55,867	29.9
Now married, except separated	78,885	42.2
Separated	4,972	2.7
Widowed	23,389	12.5
Divorced	23,871	12.8

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	6,917	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	3,549	51.3
Per 1,000 unmarried women	56
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	62
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	53
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	112
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	20

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	12,817	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	5,062	39.5
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	1,189	9.3
1 or 2 years	1,207	9.4
3 or 4 years	845	6.6
5 or more years	1,821	14.2

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	5,062	39.5
Who are female	3,334	26.0
Who are married	3,297	25.7

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	108,840	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	8,104	7.4
Kindergarten	5,642	5.2
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	45,936	42.2
High school (grades 9-12)	22,636	20.8
College or graduate school	26,522	24.4

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	298,081	100.0
Less than 9th grade	19,363	6.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	32,814	11.0
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	96,668	32.4
Some college, no degree	65,312	21.9
Associate's degree	15,381	5.2
Bachelor's degree	46,394	15.6
Graduate or professional degree	22,149	7.4

Percent high school graduate or higher	82.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	23.0

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	336,554	100.0
Civilian veterans	32,391	9.6

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	433,996	100.0
Same house	365,025	84.1
Different house in the U.S.	67,642	15.6
Same county	36,880	8.5
Different county	30,762	7.1
Same state	20,280	4.7
Different state	10,482	2.4
Abroad	1,329	0.3

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	440,134	100.0
Native	398,907	90.6
Born in United States	395,836	89.9
State of residence	334,664	76.0
Different state	61,172	13.9
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	3,071	0.7
Foreign born	41,227	9.4

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	41,227	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	20,656	50.1
Not a U.S. citizen	20,571	49.9

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	44,298	100.0

Native	3,071	6.9
Entered 2000 or later	628	1.4
Entered before 2000	2,443	5.5

Foreign born	41,227	93.1
Entered 2000 or later	11,205	25.3
Entered before 2000	30,022	67.8

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	41,227	100.0
Europe	2,528	6.1
Asia	12,716	30.8
Africa	856	2.1
Oceania	134	0.3
Latin America	24,708	59.9
Northern America	285	0.7

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	411,420	100.0
English only	353,365	85.9
Language other than English	58,055	14.1
Speak English less than "very well"	25,805	6.3
Spanish	32,558	7.9
Speak English less than "very well"	15,085	3.7
Other Indo-European languages	10,995	2.7
Speak English less than "very well"	2,922	0.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	11,169	2.7
Speak English less than "very well"	6,666	1.6
Other languages	3,333	0.8
Speak English less than "very well"	1,132	0.3

ANCESTRY
Total population	440,134	100.0
American	17,627	4.0
Arab	4,629	1.1
Czech	437	0.1
Danish	550	0.1
Dutch	2,055	0.5
English	22,599	5.1
French (except Basque)	91,393	20.8
French Canadian	5,359	1.2
German	59,973	13.6
Greek	1,168	0.3
Hungarian	561	0.1
Irish	39,507	9.0
Italian	51,930	11.8
Lithuanian	108	0.0
Norwegian	1,520	0.3
Polish	2,784	0.6
Portuguese	805	0.2
Russian	972	0.2
Scotch-Irish	4,196	1.0
Scottish	3,739	0.8
Slovak	208	0.0
Subsaharan African	6,311	1.4
Swedish	1,482	0.3
Swiss	643	0.1
Ukrainian	353	0.1
Welsh	742	0.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	2,108	0.5

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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