Plaquemines Parish School District, LA (2201230) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Plaquemines Parish School District, LA (2201230)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Plaquemines 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	7,470	100.0
Family households (families)	5,774	77.3
With own children under 18 years	2,654	35.5
Married-couple family	4,388	58.7
With own children under 18 years	1,788	23.9
Male householder, no wife present, family	301	4.0
With own children under 18 years	95	1.3
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,085	14.5
With own children under 18 years	771	10.3
Nonfamily households	1,696	22.7
Householder living alone	1,351	18.1
65 years and over	592	7.9

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,796	37.4
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,834	24.6

Average household size	2.86
Average family size	3.30

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	21,334	100.0
Householder	7,470	35.0
Spouse	4,374	20.5
Child	7,587	35.6
Other relatives	1,311	6.1
Nonrelatives	592	2.8
Unmarried partner	280	1.3

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	8,559	100.0
Never married	2,763	32.3
Now married, except separated	4,798	56.1
Separated	78	0.9
Widowed	318	3.7
Divorced	602	7.0

Females 15 years and over	8,881	100.0
Never married	2,092	23.6
Now married, except separated	4,633	52.2
Separated	148	1.7
Widowed	925	10.4
Divorced	1,083	12.2

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	194	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	42	21.6
Per 1,000 unmarried women	16
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	33
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	13
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	80
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	7

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	383	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	76	19.8
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	23	6.0
1 or 2 years	0	0.0
3 or 4 years	41	10.7
5 or more years	12	3.1

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	76	19.8
Who are female	34	8.9
Who are married	76	19.8

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	6,168	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	693	11.2
Kindergarten	400	6.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,743	44.5
High school (grades 9-12)	1,327	21.5
College or graduate school	1,005	16.3

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	14,144	100.0
Less than 9th grade	932	6.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,922	13.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	4,867	34.4
Some college, no degree	3,639	25.7
Associate's degree	600	4.2
Bachelor's degree	1,515	10.7
Graduate or professional degree	669	4.7

Percent high school graduate or higher	79.8
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	15.4

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	16,001	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,539	9.6

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	22,329	100.0
Same house	18,881	84.6
Different house in the U.S.	3,401	15.2
Same county	1,632	7.3
Different county	1,769	7.9
Same state	1,058	4.7
Different state	711	3.2
Abroad	47	0.2

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	22,655	100.0
Native	22,241	98.2
Born in United States	21,960	96.9
State of residence	17,738	78.3
Different state	4,222	18.6
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	281	1.2
Foreign born	414	1.8

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	414	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	329	79.5
Not a U.S. citizen	85	20.5

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	695	100.0

Native	281	40.4
Entered 2000 or later	75	10.8
Entered before 2000	206	29.6

Foreign born	414	59.6
Entered 2000 or later	34	4.9
Entered before 2000	380	54.7

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	414	100.0
Europe	104	25.1
Asia	150	36.2
Africa	22	5.3
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	138	33.3
Northern America	0	0.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	20,966	100.0
English only	19,804	94.5
Language other than English	1,162	5.5
Speak English less than "very well"	272	1.3
Spanish	419	2.0
Speak English less than "very well"	63	0.3
Other Indo-European languages	400	1.9
Speak English less than "very well"	90	0.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	321	1.5
Speak English less than "very well"	119	0.6
Other languages	22	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	22,655	100.0
American	1,166	5.1
Arab	32	0.1
Czech	19	0.1
Danish	13	0.1
Dutch	190	0.8
English	1,510	6.7
French (except Basque)	4,943	21.8
French Canadian	475	2.1
German	3,122	13.8
Greek	163	0.7
Hungarian	33	0.1
Irish	1,832	8.1
Italian	1,954	8.6
Lithuanian	64	0.3
Norwegian	37	0.2
Polish	108	0.5
Portuguese	0	0.0
Russian	0	0.0
Scotch-Irish	111	0.5
Scottish	200	0.9
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	49	0.2
Swedish	128	0.6
Swiss	29	0.1
Ukrainian	0	0.0
Welsh	66	0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	92	0.4

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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