Morehouse Parish School District, LA (2201110) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Morehouse Parish School District, LA (2201110)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Morehouse 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	10,716	100.0
Family households (families)	7,298	68.1
With own children under 18 years	2,949	27.5
Married-couple family	4,729	44.1
With own children under 18 years	1,577	14.7
Male householder, no wife present, family	500	4.7
With own children under 18 years	214	2.0
Female householder, no husband present, family	2,069	19.3
With own children under 18 years	1,158	10.8
Nonfamily households	3,418	31.9
Householder living alone	3,188	29.7
65 years and over	1,376	12.8

Households with one or more people under 18 years	3,445	32.1
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,992	27.9

Average household size	2.60
Average family size	3.24

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	27,838	100.0
Householder	10,716	38.5
Spouse	4,725	17.0
Child	9,141	32.8
Other relatives	2,446	8.8
Nonrelatives	810	2.9
Unmarried partner	243	0.9

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	10,667	100.0
Never married	3,489	32.7
Now married, except separated	4,948	46.4
Separated	544	5.1
Widowed	378	3.5
Divorced	1,308	12.3

Females 15 years and over	12,102	100.0
Never married	3,523	29.1
Now married, except separated	5,115	42.3
Separated	489	4.0
Widowed	1,659	13.7
Divorced	1,316	10.9

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	323	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	171	52.9
Per 1,000 unmarried women	45
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	48
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	54
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	78
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	20

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	845	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	608	72.0
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	77	9.1
1 or 2 years	88	10.4
3 or 4 years	182	21.5
5 or more years	261	30.9

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	608	72.0
Who are female	441	52.2
Who are married	385	45.6

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	6,756	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	418	6.2
Kindergarten	310	4.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,442	50.9
High school (grades 9-12)	1,485	22.0
College or graduate school	1,101	16.3

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	18,840	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,860	9.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	3,144	16.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	7,902	41.9
Some college, no degree	3,000	15.9
Associate's degree	805	4.3
Bachelor's degree	1,517	8.1
Graduate or professional degree	612	3.2

Percent high school graduate or higher	73.4
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	11.3

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	21,450	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,120	9.9

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	28,409	100.0
Same house	25,991	91.5
Different house in the U.S.	2,386	8.4
Same county	1,853	6.5
Different county	533	1.9
Same state	311	1.1
Different state	222	0.8
Abroad	32	0.1

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	28,761	100.0
Native	28,713	99.8
Born in United States	28,633	99.6
State of residence	24,651	85.7
Different state	3,982	13.8
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	80	0.3
Foreign born	48	0.2

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	48	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	25	52.1
Not a U.S. citizen	23	47.9

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	128	100.0

Native	80	62.5
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	80	62.5

Foreign born	48	37.5
Entered 2000 or later	12	9.4
Entered before 2000	36	28.1

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	48	100.0
Europe	0	0.0
Asia	8	16.7
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	28	58.3
Northern America	12	25.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	26,761	100.0
English only	26,246	98.1
Language other than English	515	1.9
Speak English less than "very well"	128	0.5
Spanish	352	1.3
Speak English less than "very well"	120	0.4
Other Indo-European languages	155	0.6
Speak English less than "very well"	8	0.0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	8	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0
Other languages	0	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	28,761	100.0
American	2,953	10.3
Arab	17	0.1
Czech	3	0.0
Danish	17	0.1
Dutch	145	0.5
English	2,889	10.0
French (except Basque)	1,054	3.7
French Canadian	38	0.1
German	863	3.0
Greek	9	0.0
Hungarian	0	0.0
Irish	2,458	8.5
Italian	149	0.5
Lithuanian	0	0.0
Norwegian	39	0.1
Polish	108	0.4
Portuguese	0	0.0
Russian	71	0.2
Scotch-Irish	294	1.0
Scottish	289	1.0
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	617	2.1
Swedish	70	0.2
Swiss	7	0.0
Ukrainian	0	0.0
Welsh	42	0.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	0	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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