Columbus Municipal School District, MS (2801200) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Columbus Municipal School District, MS (2801200)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Columbus Municipal 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	13,043	100.0
Family households (families)	8,708	66.8
With own children under 18 years	4,015	30.8
Married-couple family	5,373	41.2
With own children under 18 years	2,125	16.3
Male householder, no wife present, family	476	3.6
With own children under 18 years	169	1.3
Female householder, no husband present, family	2,859	21.9
With own children under 18 years	1,721	13.2
Nonfamily households	4,335	33.2
Householder living alone	3,878	29.7
65 years and over	1,360	10.4

Households with one or more people under 18 years	4,861	37.3
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	3,172	24.3

Average household size	2.38
Average family size	2.96

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	30,985	100.0
Householder	13,043	42.1
Spouse	5,386	17.4
Child	9,304	30.0
Other relatives	2,343	7.6
Nonrelatives	909	2.9
Unmarried partner	432	1.4

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	11,819	100.0
Never married	4,221	35.7
Now married, except separated	6,017	50.9
Separated	181	1.5
Widowed	281	2.4
Divorced	1,119	9.5

Females 15 years and over	14,551	100.0
Never married	4,718	32.4
Now married, except separated	5,560	38.2
Separated	680	4.7
Widowed	2,147	14.8
Divorced	1,446	9.9

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	449	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	287	63.9
Per 1,000 unmarried women	56
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	51
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	88
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	83
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	5

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	964	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	632	65.6
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	22	2.3
1 or 2 years	168	17.4
3 or 4 years	68	7.1
5 or more years	374	38.8

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	632	65.6
Who are female	459	47.6
Who are married	399	41.4

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	9,747	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	909	9.3
Kindergarten	638	6.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,297	33.8
High school (grades 9-12)	1,938	19.9
College or graduate school	2,965	30.4

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	20,598	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,915	9.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	2,515	12.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	5,824	28.3
Some college, no degree	4,241	20.6
Associate's degree	1,591	7.7
Bachelor's degree	2,807	13.6
Graduate or professional degree	1,705	8.3

Percent high school graduate or higher	78.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	21.9

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	23,791	100.0
Civilian veterans	3,075	12.9

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	33,166	100.0
Same house	25,242	76.1
Different house in the U.S.	7,818	23.6
Same county	4,703	14.2
Different county	3,115	9.4
Same state	1,299	3.9
Different state	1,816	5.5
Abroad	106	0.3

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	33,478	100.0
Native	32,794	98.0
Born in United States	32,387	96.7
State of residence	23,362	69.8
Different state	9,025	27.0
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	407	1.2
Foreign born	684	2.0

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	684	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	295	43.1
Not a U.S. citizen	389	56.9

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	1,091	100.0

Native	407	37.3
Entered 2000 or later	71	6.5
Entered before 2000	336	30.8

Foreign born	684	62.7
Entered 2000 or later	303	27.8
Entered before 2000	381	34.9

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	684	100.0
Europe	130	19.0
Asia	151	22.1
Africa	12	1.8
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	350	51.2
Northern America	41	6.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	30,969	100.0
English only	29,795	96.2
Language other than English	1,174	3.8
Speak English less than "very well"	511	1.7
Spanish	768	2.5
Speak English less than "very well"	378	1.2
Other Indo-European languages	160	0.5
Speak English less than "very well"	38	0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	211	0.7
Speak English less than "very well"	95	0.3
Other languages	35	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	33,478	100.0
American	2,548	7.6
Arab	139	0.4
Czech	47	0.1
Danish	63	0.2
Dutch	145	0.4
English	3,486	10.4
French (except Basque)	409	1.2
French Canadian	116	0.3
German	1,848	5.5
Greek	29	0.1
Hungarian	49	0.1
Irish	2,472	7.4
Italian	272	0.8
Lithuanian	34	0.1
Norwegian	107	0.3
Polish	209	0.6
Portuguese	16	0.0
Russian	72	0.2
Scotch-Irish	621	1.9
Scottish	812	2.4
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	205	0.6
Swedish	127	0.4
Swiss	27	0.1
Ukrainian	8	0.0
Welsh	167	0.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	27	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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