Ouachita Parish School District, LA (2201200) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Ouachita Parish School District, LA (2201200)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Ouachita 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	36,478	100.0
Family households (families)	25,544	70.0
With own children under 18 years	12,640	34.7
Married-couple family	18,912	51.8
With own children under 18 years	8,439	23.1
Male householder, no wife present, family	1,141	3.1
With own children under 18 years	618	1.7
Female householder, no husband present, family	5,491	15.1
With own children under 18 years	3,583	9.8
Nonfamily households	10,934	30.0
Householder living alone	9,706	26.6
65 years and over	3,240	8.9

Households with one or more people under 18 years	13,876	38.0
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	8,162	22.4

Average household size	2.66
Average family size	3.25

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	96,976	100.0
Householder	36,478	37.6
Spouse	18,868	19.5
Child	32,766	33.8
Other relatives	5,782	6.0
Nonrelatives	3,082	3.2
Unmarried partner	1,478	1.5

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	36,115	100.0
Never married	10,954	30.3
Now married, except separated	20,328	56.3
Separated	549	1.5
Widowed	627	1.7
Divorced	3,657	10.1

Females 15 years and over	40,603	100.0
Never married	10,678	26.3
Now married, except separated	19,326	47.6
Separated	1,444	3.6
Widowed	4,050	10.0
Divorced	5,105	12.6

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	1,568	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	585	37.3
Per 1,000 unmarried women	45
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	61
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	14
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	120
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	19

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	1,850	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	1,109	59.9
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	135	7.3
1 or 2 years	239	12.9
3 or 4 years	218	11.8
5 or more years	517	27.9

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	1,109	59.9
Who are female	732	39.6
Who are married	773	41.8

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	27,223	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	1,749	6.4
Kindergarten	1,609	5.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	12,218	44.9
High school (grades 9-12)	5,623	20.7
College or graduate school	6,024	22.1

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	62,867	100.0
Less than 9th grade	2,834	4.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	7,152	11.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	21,964	34.9
Some college, no degree	14,139	22.5
Associate's degree	2,716	4.3
Bachelor's degree	9,867	15.7
Graduate or professional degree	4,195	6.7

Percent high school graduate or higher	84.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	22.4

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	72,188	100.0
Civilian veterans	7,111	9.9

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	96,766	100.0
Same house	83,199	86.0
Different house in the U.S.	13,507	14.0
Same county	8,988	9.3
Different county	4,519	4.7
Same state	3,059	3.2
Different state	1,460	1.5
Abroad	60	0.1

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	98,343	100.0
Native	97,145	98.8
Born in United States	96,796	98.4
State of residence	77,899	79.2
Different state	18,897	19.2
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	349	0.4
Foreign born	1,198	1.2

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	1,198	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	652	54.4
Not a U.S. citizen	546	45.6

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	1,547	100.0

Native	349	22.6
Entered 2000 or later	12	0.8
Entered before 2000	337	21.8

Foreign born	1,198	77.4
Entered 2000 or later	290	18.7
Entered before 2000	908	58.7

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	1,198	100.0
Europe	252	21.0
Asia	471	39.3
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	9	0.8
Latin America	429	35.8
Northern America	37	3.1

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	91,435	100.0
English only	88,879	97.2
Language other than English	2,556	2.8
Speak English less than "very well"	922	1.0
Spanish	1,269	1.4
Speak English less than "very well"	512	0.6
Other Indo-European languages	824	0.9
Speak English less than "very well"	177	0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	428	0.5
Speak English less than "very well"	218	0.2
Other languages	35	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	15	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	98,343	100.0
American	15,247	15.5
Arab	104	0.1
Czech	122	0.1
Danish	137	0.1
Dutch	851	0.9
English	12,419	12.6
French (except Basque)	5,884	6.0
French Canadian	287	0.3
German	7,317	7.4
Greek	40	0.0
Hungarian	44	0.0
Irish	11,517	11.7
Italian	2,192	2.2
Lithuanian	38	0.0
Norwegian	174	0.2
Polish	695	0.7
Portuguese	130	0.1
Russian	70	0.1
Scotch-Irish	2,656	2.7
Scottish	1,164	1.2
Slovak	27	0.0
Subsaharan African	641	0.7
Swedish	198	0.2
Swiss	26	0.0
Ukrainian	26	0.0
Welsh	194	0.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	38	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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