Rapides Parish School District, LA (2201290) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Rapides Parish School District, LA (2201290)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Rapides 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	49,428	100.0
Family households (families)	33,981	68.7
With own children under 18 years	15,958	32.3
Married-couple family	23,763	48.1
With own children under 18 years	9,718	19.7
Male householder, no wife present, family	2,000	4.0
With own children under 18 years	1,014	2.1
Female householder, no husband present, family	8,218	16.6
With own children under 18 years	5,226	10.6
Nonfamily households	15,447	31.3
Householder living alone	13,539	27.4
65 years and over	4,949	10.0

Households with one or more people under 18 years	18,235	36.9
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	12,549	25.4

Average household size	2.57
Average family size	3.14

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	127,036	100.0
Householder	49,428	38.9
Spouse	23,671	18.6
Child	40,344	31.8
Other relatives	8,646	6.8
Nonrelatives	4,947	3.9
Unmarried partner	2,191	1.7

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	49,138	100.0
Never married	16,245	33.1
Now married, except separated	25,700	52.3
Separated	909	1.8
Widowed	1,266	2.6
Divorced	5,018	10.2

Females 15 years and over	54,437	100.0
Never married	14,644	26.9
Now married, except separated	24,316	44.7
Separated	1,826	3.4
Widowed	6,383	11.7
Divorced	7,268	13.4

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	2,079	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	914	44.0
Per 1,000 unmarried women	53
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	64
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	43
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	130
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	15

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	3,512	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	2,126	60.5
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	598	17.0
1 or 2 years	361	10.3
3 or 4 years	316	9.0
5 or more years	851	24.2

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	2,126	60.5
Who are female	1,323	37.7
Who are married	1,411	40.2

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	33,058	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	2,374	7.2
Kindergarten	2,130	6.4
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	15,173	45.9
High school (grades 9-12)	7,461	22.6
College or graduate school	5,920	17.9

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	84,895	100.0
Less than 9th grade	4,760	5.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	10,846	12.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	29,577	34.8
Some college, no degree	18,224	21.5
Associate's degree	5,058	6.0
Bachelor's degree	11,104	13.1
Graduate or professional degree	5,326	6.3

Percent high school graduate or higher	81.6
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	19.4

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	97,131	100.0
Civilian veterans	12,069	12.4

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	130,190	100.0
Same house	109,161	83.8
Different house in the U.S.	20,595	15.8
Same county	13,931	10.7
Different county	6,664	5.1
Same state	4,438	3.4
Different state	2,226	1.7
Abroad	434	0.3

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	132,128	100.0
Native	128,988	97.6
Born in United States	128,116	97.0
State of residence	105,501	79.8
Different state	22,615	17.1
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	872	0.7
Foreign born	3,140	2.4

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	3,140	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	1,472	46.9
Not a U.S. citizen	1,668	53.1

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	4,012	100.0

Native	872	21.7
Entered 2000 or later	147	3.7
Entered before 2000	725	18.1

Foreign born	3,140	78.3
Entered 2000 or later	1,098	27.4
Entered before 2000	2,042	50.9

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	3,140	100.0
Europe	384	12.2
Asia	1,498	47.7
Africa	57	1.8
Oceania	10	0.3
Latin America	1,144	36.4
Northern America	47	1.5

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	122,540	100.0
English only	116,880	95.4
Language other than English	5,660	4.6
Speak English less than "very well"	2,024	1.7
Spanish	2,125	1.7
Speak English less than "very well"	1,029	0.8
Other Indo-European languages	2,127	1.7
Speak English less than "very well"	387	0.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	901	0.7
Speak English less than "very well"	459	0.4
Other languages	507	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	149	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	132,128	100.0
American	28,691	21.7
Arab	839	0.6
Czech	421	0.3
Danish	134	0.1
Dutch	971	0.7
English	8,975	6.8
French (except Basque)	16,491	12.5
French Canadian	1,821	1.4
German	9,313	7.0
Greek	249	0.2
Hungarian	140	0.1
Irish	12,904	9.8
Italian	4,076	3.1
Lithuanian	52	0.0
Norwegian	389	0.3
Polish	583	0.4
Portuguese	28	0.0
Russian	130	0.1
Scotch-Irish	2,245	1.7
Scottish	1,293	1.0
Slovak	20	0.0
Subsaharan African	353	0.3
Swedish	509	0.4
Swiss	56	0.0
Ukrainian	14	0.0
Welsh	290	0.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	104	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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