Vernon Parish School District, LA (2201830) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Vernon Parish School District, LA (2201830)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Vernon 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	18,590	100.0
Family households (families)	13,552	72.9
With own children under 18 years	6,761	36.4
Married-couple family	10,445	56.2
With own children under 18 years	4,748	25.5
Male householder, no wife present, family	714	3.8
With own children under 18 years	377	2.0
Female householder, no husband present, family	2,393	12.9
With own children under 18 years	1,636	8.8
Nonfamily households	5,038	27.1
Householder living alone	4,358	23.4
65 years and over	1,309	7.0

Households with one or more people under 18 years	7,497	40.3
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	3,471	18.7

Average household size	2.44
Average family size	2.86

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	45,273	100.0
Householder	18,590	41.1
Spouse	10,343	22.8
Child	13,346	29.5
Other relatives	1,524	3.4
Nonrelatives	1,470	3.2
Unmarried partner	841	1.9

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	18,709	100.0
Never married	5,008	26.8
Now married, except separated	11,266	60.2
Separated	390	2.1
Widowed	335	1.8
Divorced	1,710	9.1

Females 15 years and over	17,814	100.0
Never married	2,771	15.6
Now married, except separated	11,168	62.7
Separated	658	3.7
Widowed	1,568	8.8
Divorced	1,649	9.3

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	1,111	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	197	17.7
Per 1,000 unmarried women	53
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	94
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	101
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	150
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	15

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	985	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	686	69.6
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	185	18.8
1 or 2 years	144	14.6
3 or 4 years	48	4.9
5 or more years	309	31.4

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	686	69.6
Who are female	394	40.0
Who are married	552	56.0

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	11,881	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	728	6.1
Kindergarten	723	6.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	5,702	48.0
High school (grades 9-12)	2,428	20.4
College or graduate school	2,300	19.4

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	26,667	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,487	5.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	2,668	10.0
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	10,379	38.9
Some college, no degree	6,316	23.7
Associate's degree	1,500	5.6
Bachelor's degree	2,823	10.6
Graduate or professional degree	1,494	5.6

Percent high school graduate or higher	84.4
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	16.2

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	28,681	100.0
Civilian veterans	6,182	21.6

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	46,591	100.0
Same house	34,391	73.8
Different house in the U.S.	10,698	23.0
Same county	4,445	9.5
Different county	6,253	13.4
Same state	1,182	2.5
Different state	5,071	10.9
Abroad	1,502	3.2

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	47,475	100.0
Native	45,622	96.1
Born in United States	43,765	92.2
State of residence	21,994	46.3
Different state	21,771	45.9
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	1,857	3.9
Foreign born	1,853	3.9

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	1,853	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	983	53.0
Not a U.S. citizen	870	47.0

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	3,710	100.0

Native	1,857	50.1
Entered 2000 or later	376	10.1
Entered before 2000	1,481	39.9

Foreign born	1,853	49.9
Entered 2000 or later	357	9.6
Entered before 2000	1,496	40.3

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	1,853	100.0
Europe	554	29.9
Asia	660	35.6
Africa	41	2.2
Oceania	4	0.2
Latin America	533	28.8
Northern America	61	3.3

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	43,424	100.0
English only	39,526	91.0
Language other than English	3,898	9.0
Speak English less than "very well"	1,020	2.3
Spanish	1,964	4.5
Speak English less than "very well"	518	1.2
Other Indo-European languages	1,147	2.6
Speak English less than "very well"	224	0.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	724	1.7
Speak English less than "very well"	269	0.6
Other languages	63	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	9	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	47,475	100.0
American	4,151	8.7
Arab	48	0.1
Czech	147	0.3
Danish	86	0.2
Dutch	626	1.3
English	3,480	7.3
French (except Basque)	2,072	4.4
French Canadian	409	0.9
German	5,418	11.4
Greek	73	0.2
Hungarian	77	0.2
Irish	6,337	13.3
Italian	1,292	2.7
Lithuanian	52	0.1
Norwegian	134	0.3
Polish	363	0.8
Portuguese	152	0.3
Russian	111	0.2
Scotch-Irish	738	1.6
Scottish	588	1.2
Slovak	29	0.1
Subsaharan African	195	0.4
Swedish	125	0.3
Swiss	23	0.0
Ukrainian	40	0.1
Welsh	155	0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	139	0.3

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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