Brookhaven School District, MS (2800840) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Brookhaven School District, MS (2800840)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Brookhaven 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	7,378	100.0
Family households (families)	5,258	71.3
With own children under 18 years	2,417	32.8
Married-couple family	3,507	47.5
With own children under 18 years	1,421	19.3
Male householder, no wife present, family	367	5.0
With own children under 18 years	96	1.3
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,384	18.8
With own children under 18 years	900	12.2
Nonfamily households	2,120	28.7
Householder living alone	1,931	26.2
65 years and over	988	13.4

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,784	37.7
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,092	28.4

Average household size	2.51
Average family size	3.04

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	18,514	100.0
Householder	7,378	39.9
Spouse	3,579	19.3
Child	5,846	31.6
Other relatives	1,301	7.0
Nonrelatives	410	2.2
Unmarried partner	231	1.2

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	6,844	100.0
Never married	2,118	30.9
Now married, except separated	3,899	57.0
Separated	104	1.5
Widowed	160	2.3
Divorced	563	8.2

Females 15 years and over	8,112	100.0
Never married	2,105	25.9
Now married, except separated	3,787	46.7
Separated	385	4.7
Widowed	995	12.3
Divorced	840	10.4

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	342	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	145	42.4
Per 1,000 unmarried women	63
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	72
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	17
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	148
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	9

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	490	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	341	69.6
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	55	11.2
1 or 2 years	0	0.0
3 or 4 years	12	2.4
5 or more years	274	55.9

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	341	69.6
Who are female	211	43.1
Who are married	221	45.1

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	4,720	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	350	7.4
Kindergarten	355	7.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,102	44.5
High school (grades 9-12)	947	20.1
College or graduate school	966	20.5

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	12,434	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,110	8.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,706	13.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	3,727	30.0
Some college, no degree	2,564	20.6
Associate's degree	928	7.5
Bachelor's degree	1,682	13.5
Graduate or professional degree	717	5.8

Percent high school graduate or higher	77.4
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	19.3

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	14,277	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,253	8.8

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	18,982	100.0
Same house	16,755	88.3
Different house in the U.S.	2,227	11.7
Same county	1,518	8.0
Different county	709	3.7
Same state	435	2.3
Different state	274	1.4
Abroad	0	0.0

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	19,365	100.0
Native	19,332	99.8
Born in United States	19,229	99.3
State of residence	15,390	79.5
Different state	3,839	19.8
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	103	0.5
Foreign born	33	0.2

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	33	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	33	100.0
Not a U.S. citizen	0	0.0

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	136	100.0

Native	103	75.7
Entered 2000 or later	26	19.1
Entered before 2000	77	56.6

Foreign born	33	24.3
Entered 2000 or later	10	7.4
Entered before 2000	23	16.9

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	33	100.0
Europe	8	24.2
Asia	10	30.3
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	0	0.0
Northern America	15	45.5

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	17,753	100.0
English only	17,522	98.7
Language other than English	231	1.3
Speak English less than "very well"	59	0.3
Spanish	181	1.0
Speak English less than "very well"	34	0.2
Other Indo-European languages	25	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	0	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0
Other languages	25	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	25	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	19,365	100.0
American	3,163	16.3
Arab	140	0.7
Czech	0	0.0
Danish	0	0.0
Dutch	147	0.8
English	1,332	6.9
French (except Basque)	596	3.1
French Canadian	0	0.0
German	795	4.1
Greek	32	0.2
Hungarian	0	0.0
Irish	956	4.9
Italian	183	0.9
Lithuanian	0	0.0
Norwegian	22	0.1
Polish	0	0.0
Portuguese	0	0.0
Russian	0	0.0
Scotch-Irish	441	2.3
Scottish	285	1.5
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	218	1.1
Swedish	9	0.0
Swiss	0	0.0
Ukrainian	0	0.0
Welsh	22	0.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	0	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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