Canton Public School District, MS (2800900) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Canton Public School District, MS (2800900)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Canton Public 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	7,092	100.0
Family households (families)	5,052	71.2
With own children under 18 years	2,237	31.5
Married-couple family	2,560	36.1
With own children under 18 years	1,034	14.6
Male householder, no wife present, family	280	3.9
With own children under 18 years	80	1.1
Female householder, no husband present, family	2,212	31.2
With own children under 18 years	1,123	15.8
Nonfamily households	2,040	28.8
Householder living alone	1,643	23.2
65 years and over	647	9.1

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,956	41.7
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,788	25.2

Average household size	2.77
Average family size	3.29

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	19,679	100.0
Householder	7,092	36.0
Spouse	2,573	13.1
Child	6,318	32.1
Other relatives	2,661	13.5
Nonrelatives	1,035	5.3
Unmarried partner	475	2.4

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	7,209	100.0
Never married	3,254	45.1
Now married, except separated	2,958	41.0
Separated	327	4.5
Widowed	175	2.4
Divorced	495	6.9

Females 15 years and over	8,425	100.0
Never married	3,420	40.6
Now married, except separated	2,892	34.3
Separated	421	5.0
Widowed	940	11.2
Divorced	752	8.9

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	438	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	305	69.6
Per 1,000 unmarried women	91
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	81
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	145
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	130
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	5

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	786	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	376	47.8
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	61	7.8
1 or 2 years	186	23.7
3 or 4 years	10	1.3
5 or more years	119	15.1

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	376	47.8
Who are female	257	32.7
Who are married	216	27.5

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	5,556	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	403	7.3
Kindergarten	324	5.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,692	48.5
High school (grades 9-12)	1,222	22.0
College or graduate school	915	16.5

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	12,525	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,403	11.2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	2,456	19.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	3,644	29.1
Some college, no degree	2,139	17.1
Associate's degree	784	6.3
Bachelor's degree	1,523	12.2
Graduate or professional degree	576	4.6

Percent high school graduate or higher	69.2
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	16.8

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	14,612	100.0
Civilian veterans	570	3.9

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	19,934	100.0
Same house	16,823	84.4
Different house in the U.S.	3,093	15.5
Same county	2,377	11.9
Different county	716	3.6
Same state	486	2.4
Different state	230	1.2
Abroad	18	0.1

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	20,345	100.0
Native	20,072	98.7
Born in United States	20,044	98.5
State of residence	17,732	87.2
Different state	2,312	11.4
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	28	0.1
Foreign born	273	1.3

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	273	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	15	5.5
Not a U.S. citizen	258	94.5

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	301	100.0

Native	28	9.3
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	28	9.3

Foreign born	273	90.7
Entered 2000 or later	216	71.8
Entered before 2000	57	18.9

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	273	100.0
Europe	0	0.0
Asia	65	23.8
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	20	7.3
Latin America	188	68.9
Northern America	0	0.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	18,783	100.0
English only	18,309	97.5
Language other than English	474	2.5
Speak English less than "very well"	267	1.4
Spanish	365	1.9
Speak English less than "very well"	259	1.4
Other Indo-European languages	91	0.5
Speak English less than "very well"	8	0.0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	0	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0
Other languages	18	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	20,345	100.0
American	2,525	12.4
Arab	11	0.1
Czech	37	0.2
Danish	0	0.0
Dutch	72	0.4
English	797	3.9
French (except Basque)	168	0.8
French Canadian	0	0.0
German	397	2.0
Greek	13	0.1
Hungarian	0	0.0
Irish	546	2.7
Italian	106	0.5
Lithuanian	0	0.0
Norwegian	0	0.0
Polish	10	0.0
Portuguese	0	0.0
Russian	0	0.0
Scotch-Irish	290	1.4
Scottish	176	0.9
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	155	0.8
Swedish	0	0.0
Swiss	0	0.0
Ukrainian	0	0.0
Welsh	26	0.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	0	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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