Lafayette Parish School District, LA (2200870) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Lafayette Parish School District, LA (2200870)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Lafayette 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	81,098	100.0
Family households (families)	52,335	64.5
With own children under 18 years	26,422	32.6
Married-couple family	36,254	44.7
With own children under 18 years	16,755	20.7
Male householder, no wife present, family	3,663	4.5
With own children under 18 years	1,820	2.2
Female householder, no husband present, family	12,418	15.3
With own children under 18 years	7,847	9.7
Nonfamily households	28,763	35.5
Householder living alone	23,177	28.6
65 years and over	5,435	6.7

Households with one or more people under 18 years	28,833	35.6
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	14,357	17.7

Average household size	2.47
Average family size	3.06

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	199,972	100.0
Householder	81,098	40.6
Spouse	36,259	18.1
Child	61,676	30.8
Other relatives	9,623	4.8
Nonrelatives	11,316	5.7
Unmarried partner	4,892	2.4

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	77,665	100.0
Never married	28,331	36.5
Now married, except separated	38,543	49.6
Separated	1,389	1.8
Widowed	2,182	2.8
Divorced	7,220	9.3

Females 15 years and over	84,132	100.0
Never married	26,047	31.0
Now married, except separated	37,680	44.8
Separated	1,974	2.3
Widowed	7,309	8.7
Divorced	11,122	13.2

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	2,977	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	1,128	37.9
Per 1,000 unmarried women	36
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	53
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	35
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	89
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	21

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	3,495	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	2,030	58.1
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	533	15.3
1 or 2 years	570	16.3
3 or 4 years	262	7.5
5 or more years	665	19.0

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	2,030	58.1
Who are female	1,219	34.9
Who are married	1,635	46.8

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	58,165	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	4,484	7.7
Kindergarten	2,750	4.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	22,996	39.5
High school (grades 9-12)	11,226	19.3
College or graduate school	16,709	28.7

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	131,090	100.0
Less than 9th grade	7,390	5.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	12,742	9.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	39,434	30.1
Some college, no degree	28,586	21.8
Associate's degree	6,650	5.1
Bachelor's degree	25,919	19.8
Graduate or professional degree	10,369	7.9

Percent high school graduate or higher	84.6
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	27.7

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	152,676	100.0
Civilian veterans	15,184	9.9

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	202,493	100.0
Same house	169,122	83.5
Different house in the U.S.	32,554	16.1
Same county	19,339	9.6
Different county	13,215	6.5
Same state	9,805	4.8
Different state	3,410	1.7
Abroad	817	0.4

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	204,963	100.0
Native	198,900	97.0
Born in United States	197,756	96.5
State of residence	167,279	81.6
Different state	30,477	14.9
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	1,144	0.6
Foreign born	6,063	3.0

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	6,063	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	2,475	40.8
Not a U.S. citizen	3,588	59.2

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	7,207	100.0

Native	1,144	15.9
Entered 2000 or later	222	3.1
Entered before 2000	922	12.8

Foreign born	6,063	84.1
Entered 2000 or later	2,442	33.9
Entered before 2000	3,621	50.2

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	6,063	100.0
Europe	971	16.0
Asia	2,180	36.0
Africa	238	3.9
Oceania	154	2.5
Latin America	2,339	38.6
Northern America	181	3.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	190,163	100.0
English only	160,378	84.3
Language other than English	29,785	15.7
Speak English less than "very well"	5,960	3.1
Spanish	4,604	2.4
Speak English less than "very well"	1,747	0.9
Other Indo-European languages	22,716	11.9
Speak English less than "very well"	3,521	1.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	1,785	0.9
Speak English less than "very well"	606	0.3
Other languages	680	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	86	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	204,963	100.0
American	15,271	7.5
Arab	2,201	1.1
Czech	387	0.2
Danish	189	0.1
Dutch	1,274	0.6
English	12,408	6.1
French (except Basque)	52,335	25.5
French Canadian	11,274	5.5
German	18,965	9.3
Greek	331	0.2
Hungarian	225	0.1
Irish	11,667	5.7
Italian	7,381	3.6
Lithuanian	38	0.0
Norwegian	528	0.3
Polish	1,034	0.5
Portuguese	302	0.1
Russian	557	0.3
Scotch-Irish	1,630	0.8
Scottish	2,314	1.1
Slovak	108	0.1
Subsaharan African	621	0.3
Swedish	642	0.3
Swiss	132	0.1
Ukrainian	101	0.0
Welsh	416	0.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	140	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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