Alcorn School District, MS (2800390) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Alcorn School District, MS (2800390)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Alcorn School District, MS 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	7,390	100.0
Family households (families)	5,800	78.5
With own children under 18 years	2,283	30.9
Married-couple family	4,607	62.3
With own children under 18 years	1,742	23.6
Male householder, no wife present, family	357	4.8
With own children under 18 years	199	2.7
Female householder, no husband present, family	836	11.3
With own children under 18 years	342	4.6
Nonfamily households	1,590	21.5
Householder living alone	1,408	19.1
65 years and over	669	9.1

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,620	35.5
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,081	28.2

Average household size	2.88
Average family size	3.30

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	21,300	100.0
Householder	7,390	34.7
Spouse	4,657	21.9
Child	6,706	31.5
Other relatives	1,982	9.3
Nonrelatives	565	2.7
Unmarried partner	215	1.0

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	8,449	100.0
Never married	2,142	25.4
Now married, except separated	4,785	56.6
Separated	147	1.7
Widowed	249	2.9
Divorced	1,126	13.3

Females 15 years and over	8,419	100.0
Never married	1,231	14.6
Now married, except separated	4,953	58.8
Separated	216	2.6
Widowed	983	11.7
Divorced	1,036	12.3

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	217	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	98	45.2
Per 1,000 unmarried women	51
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	45
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	54
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	71
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	21

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	700	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	435	62.1
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	122	17.4
1 or 2 years	172	24.6
3 or 4 years	28	4.0
5 or more years	113	16.1

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	435	62.1
Who are female	268	38.3
Who are married	390	55.7

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	5,125	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	150	2.9
Kindergarten	386	7.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,526	49.3
High school (grades 9-12)	1,130	22.0
College or graduate school	933	18.2

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	14,104	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,341	9.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	2,339	16.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	5,753	40.8
Some college, no degree	2,168	15.4
Associate's degree	1,147	8.1
Bachelor's degree	1,020	7.2
Graduate or professional degree	336	2.4

Percent high school graduate or higher	73.9
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	9.6

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	15,946	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,209	7.6

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	21,059	100.0
Same house	18,975	90.1
Different house in the U.S.	2,071	9.8
Same county	1,345	6.4
Different county	726	3.4
Same state	440	2.1
Different state	286	1.4
Abroad	13	0.1

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	21,300	100.0
Native	21,197	99.5
Born in United States	21,133	99.2
State of residence	14,641	68.7
Different state	6,492	30.5
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	64	0.3
Foreign born	103	0.5

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	103	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	72	69.9
Not a U.S. citizen	31	30.1

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	167	100.0

Native	64	38.3
Entered 2000 or later	13	7.8
Entered before 2000	51	30.5

Foreign born	103	61.7
Entered 2000 or later	9	5.4
Entered before 2000	94	56.3

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	103	100.0
Europe	0	0.0
Asia	21	20.4
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	82	79.6
Northern America	0	0.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	19,957	100.0
English only	19,686	98.6
Language other than English	271	1.4
Speak English less than "very well"	112	0.6
Spanish	207	1.0
Speak English less than "very well"	101	0.5
Other Indo-European languages	24	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	5	0.0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	28	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0
Other languages	12	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	6	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	21,300	100.0
American	2,923	13.7
Arab	17	0.1
Czech	0	0.0
Danish	0	0.0
Dutch	229	1.1
English	2,194	10.3
French (except Basque)	98	0.5
French Canadian	40	0.2
German	1,361	6.4
Greek	0	0.0
Hungarian	0	0.0
Irish	5,247	24.6
Italian	149	0.7
Lithuanian	0	0.0
Norwegian	44	0.2
Polish	320	1.5
Portuguese	0	0.0
Russian	6	0.0
Scotch-Irish	442	2.1
Scottish	290	1.4
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	32	0.2
Swedish	94	0.4
Swiss	0	0.0
Ukrainian	0	0.0
Welsh	145	0.7
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	0	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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