Lafourche Parish School District, LA (2200900) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Lafourche Parish School District, LA (2200900)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Lafourche 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	33,670	100.0
Family households (families)	24,735	73.5
With own children under 18 years	11,506	34.2
Married-couple family	19,462	57.8
With own children under 18 years	8,485	25.2
Male householder, no wife present, family	1,058	3.1
With own children under 18 years	486	1.4
Female householder, no husband present, family	4,215	12.5
With own children under 18 years	2,535	7.5
Nonfamily households	8,935	26.5
Householder living alone	7,250	21.5
65 years and over	2,474	7.3

Households with one or more people under 18 years	13,157	39.1
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	7,379	21.9

Average household size	2.71
Average family size	3.18

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	91,115	100.0
Householder	33,670	37.0
Spouse	19,448	21.3
Child	28,369	31.1
Other relatives	6,127	6.7
Nonrelatives	3,501	3.8
Unmarried partner	1,791	2.0

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	35,592	100.0
Never married	10,826	30.4
Now married, except separated	20,387	57.3
Separated	377	1.1
Widowed	931	2.6
Divorced	3,071	8.6

Females 15 years and over	38,406	100.0
Never married	10,073	26.2
Now married, except separated	20,260	52.8
Separated	1,128	2.9
Widowed	3,476	9.1
Divorced	3,469	9.0

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	1,050	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	388	37.0
Per 1,000 unmarried women	34
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	43
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	21
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	84
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	13

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	2,642	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	1,363	51.6
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	424	16.0
1 or 2 years	190	7.2
3 or 4 years	159	6.0
5 or more years	590	22.3

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	1,363	51.6
Who are female	810	30.7
Who are married	1,024	38.8

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	23,053	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	1,398	6.1
Kindergarten	1,335	5.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	10,181	44.2
High school (grades 9-12)	5,358	23.2
College or graduate school	4,781	20.7

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	60,328	100.0
Less than 9th grade	8,583	14.2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	8,253	13.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	23,195	38.4
Some college, no degree	9,127	15.1
Associate's degree	2,473	4.1
Bachelor's degree	6,116	10.1
Graduate or professional degree	2,581	4.3

Percent high school graduate or higher	72.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	14.4

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	69,538	100.0
Civilian veterans	5,291	7.6

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	91,760	100.0
Same house	82,515	89.9
Different house in the U.S.	9,078	9.9
Same county	5,148	5.6
Different county	3,930	4.3
Same state	3,379	3.7
Different state	551	0.6
Abroad	167	0.2

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	92,852	100.0
Native	91,066	98.1
Born in United States	90,848	97.8
State of residence	83,628	90.1
Different state	7,220	7.8
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	218	0.2
Foreign born	1,786	1.9

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	1,786	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	756	42.3
Not a U.S. citizen	1,030	57.7

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	2,004	100.0

Native	218	10.9
Entered 2000 or later	52	2.6
Entered before 2000	166	8.3

Foreign born	1,786	89.1
Entered 2000 or later	494	24.7
Entered before 2000	1,292	64.5

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	1,786	100.0
Europe	292	16.3
Asia	540	30.2
Africa	32	1.8
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	878	49.2
Northern America	44	2.5

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	86,834	100.0
English only	70,610	81.3
Language other than English	16,224	18.7
Speak English less than "very well"	2,809	3.2
Spanish	2,171	2.5
Speak English less than "very well"	661	0.8
Other Indo-European languages	13,421	15.5
Speak English less than "very well"	1,821	2.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	610	0.7
Speak English less than "very well"	327	0.4
Other languages	22	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	92,852	100.0
American	18,246	19.7
Arab	119	0.1
Czech	53	0.1
Danish	25	0.0
Dutch	125	0.1
English	3,987	4.3
French (except Basque)	22,961	24.7
French Canadian	9,075	9.8
German	5,952	6.4
Greek	56	0.1
Hungarian	18	0.0
Irish	3,217	3.5
Italian	2,763	3.0
Lithuanian	7	0.0
Norwegian	33	0.0
Polish	188	0.2
Portuguese	104	0.1
Russian	26	0.0
Scotch-Irish	279	0.3
Scottish	337	0.4
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	80	0.1
Swedish	95	0.1
Swiss	32	0.0
Ukrainian	0	0.0
Welsh	167	0.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	18	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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