St. James Parish School District, LA (2201500) DP2 Social Characteristics

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St. James Parish School District, LA (2201500)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for St. James 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	7,569	100.0
Family households (families)	5,802	76.7
With own children under 18 years	2,590	34.2
Married-couple family	3,950	52.2
With own children under 18 years	1,757	23.2
Male householder, no wife present, family	373	4.9
With own children under 18 years	139	1.8
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,479	19.5
With own children under 18 years	694	9.2
Nonfamily households	1,767	23.3
Householder living alone	1,549	20.5
65 years and over	702	9.3

Households with one or more people under 18 years	3,104	41.0
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,043	27.0

Average household size	2.78
Average family size	3.22

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	21,046	100.0
Householder	7,569	36.0
Spouse	3,987	18.9
Child	7,048	33.5
Other relatives	1,872	8.9
Nonrelatives	570	2.7
Unmarried partner	402	1.9

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	7,899	100.0
Never married	2,889	36.6
Now married, except separated	4,157	52.6
Separated	97	1.2
Widowed	226	2.9
Divorced	530	6.7

Females 15 years and over	8,616	100.0
Never married	2,497	29.0
Now married, except separated	4,135	48.0
Separated	148	1.7
Widowed	940	10.9
Divorced	896	10.4

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	330	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	205	62.1
Per 1,000 unmarried women	71
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	63
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	23
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	133
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	21

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	949	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	533	56.2
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	68	7.2
1 or 2 years	114	12.0
3 or 4 years	115	12.1
5 or more years	236	24.9

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	533	56.2
Who are female	365	38.5
Who are married	349	36.8

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	5,811	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	507	8.7
Kindergarten	397	6.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,519	43.3
High school (grades 9-12)	1,441	24.8
College or graduate school	947	16.3

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	13,416	100.0
Less than 9th grade	873	6.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,417	10.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	6,337	47.2
Some college, no degree	2,299	17.1
Associate's degree	520	3.9
Bachelor's degree	1,363	10.2
Graduate or professional degree	607	4.5

Percent high school graduate or higher	82.9
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	14.7

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	15,445	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,259	8.2

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	20,771	100.0
Same house	19,339	93.1
Different house in the U.S.	1,416	6.8
Same county	661	3.2
Different county	755	3.6
Same state	575	2.8
Different state	180	0.9
Abroad	16	0.1

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	21,056	100.0
Native	20,881	99.2
Born in United States	20,862	99.1
State of residence	20,047	95.2
Different state	815	3.9
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	19	0.1
Foreign born	175	0.8

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	175	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	25	14.3
Not a U.S. citizen	150	85.7

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	194	100.0

Native	19	9.8
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	19	9.8

Foreign born	175	90.2
Entered 2000 or later	74	38.1
Entered before 2000	101	52.1

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	175	100.0
Europe	56	32.0
Asia	13	7.4
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	106	60.6
Northern America	0	0.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	19,592	100.0
English only	18,756	95.7
Language other than English	836	4.3
Speak English less than "very well"	177	0.9
Spanish	220	1.1
Speak English less than "very well"	82	0.4
Other Indo-European languages	603	3.1
Speak English less than "very well"	95	0.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	13	0.1
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	21,056	100.0
American	1,236	5.9
Arab	6	0.0
Czech	20	0.1
Danish	0	0.0
Dutch	7	0.0
English	662	3.1
French (except Basque)	5,362	25.5
French Canadian	578	2.7
German	2,322	11.0
Greek	8	0.0
Hungarian	0	0.0
Irish	389	1.8
Italian	851	4.0
Lithuanian	0	0.0
Norwegian	0	0.0
Polish	38	0.2
Portuguese	47	0.2
Russian	12	0.1
Scotch-Irish	194	0.9
Scottish	22	0.1
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	180	0.9
Swedish	0	0.0
Swiss	0	0.0
Ukrainian	0	0.0
Welsh	69	0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	41	0.2

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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