DeSoto County School District, MS (2801320) DP2 Social Characteristics

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DeSoto County School District, MS (2801320)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for DeSoto County 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	53,982	100.0
Family households (families)	41,375	76.6
With own children under 18 years	20,600	38.2
Married-couple family	31,212	57.8
With own children under 18 years	14,482	26.8
Male householder, no wife present, family	2,435	4.5
With own children under 18 years	1,219	2.3
Female householder, no husband present, family	7,728	14.3
With own children under 18 years	4,899	9.1
Nonfamily households	12,607	23.4
Householder living alone	10,508	19.5
65 years and over	3,059	5.7

Households with one or more people under 18 years	23,145	42.9
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	10,385	19.2

Average household size	2.74
Average family size	3.13

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	147,800	100.0
Householder	53,982	36.5
Spouse	31,159	21.1
Child	47,884	32.4
Other relatives	9,214	6.2
Nonrelatives	5,561	3.8
Unmarried partner	3,149	2.1

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	55,282	100.0
Never married	14,753	26.7
Now married, except separated	33,088	59.9
Separated	1,086	2.0
Widowed	1,016	1.8
Divorced	5,339	9.7

Females 15 years and over	58,011	100.0
Never married	12,522	21.6
Now married, except separated	31,837	54.9
Separated	1,329	2.3
Widowed	4,711	8.1
Divorced	7,612	13.1

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	2,361	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	600	25.4
Per 1,000 unmarried women	35
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	62
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	47
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	99
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	35

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	4,243	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	2,336	55.1
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	570	13.4
1 or 2 years	450	10.6
3 or 4 years	362	8.5
5 or more years	954	22.5

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	2,336	55.1
Who are female	1,384	32.6
Who are married	1,816	42.8

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	40,768	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	2,320	5.7
Kindergarten	2,800	6.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	19,475	47.8
High school (grades 9-12)	8,629	21.2
College or graduate school	7,544	18.5

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	94,817	100.0
Less than 9th grade	3,921	4.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	8,598	9.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	31,102	32.8
Some college, no degree	24,158	25.5
Associate's degree	7,539	8.0
Bachelor's degree	13,836	14.6
Graduate or professional degree	5,663	6.0

Percent high school graduate or higher	86.8
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	20.6

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	105,965	100.0
Civilian veterans	11,481	10.8

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	146,384	100.0
Same house	123,200	84.2
Different house in the U.S.	22,630	15.5
Same county	10,939	7.5
Different county	11,691	8.0
Same state	2,780	1.9
Different state	8,911	6.1
Abroad	554	0.4

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	148,795	100.0
Native	143,912	96.7
Born in United States	143,127	96.2
State of residence	40,486	27.2
Different state	102,641	69.0
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	785	0.5
Foreign born	4,883	3.3

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	4,883	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	1,713	35.1
Not a U.S. citizen	3,170	64.9

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	5,668	100.0

Native	785	13.8
Entered 2000 or later	114	2.0
Entered before 2000	671	11.8

Foreign born	4,883	86.2
Entered 2000 or later	1,494	26.4
Entered before 2000	3,389	59.8

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	4,883	100.0
Europe	260	5.3
Asia	1,314	26.9
Africa	45	0.9
Oceania	94	1.9
Latin America	3,112	63.7
Northern America	58	1.2

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	137,522	100.0
English only	129,437	94.1
Language other than English	8,085	5.9
Speak English less than "very well"	3,106	2.3
Spanish	5,620	4.1
Speak English less than "very well"	2,533	1.8
Other Indo-European languages	1,096	0.8
Speak English less than "very well"	179	0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	997	0.7
Speak English less than "very well"	380	0.3
Other languages	372	0.3
Speak English less than "very well"	14	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	148,795	100.0
American	17,129	11.5
Arab	660	0.4
Czech	185	0.1
Danish	179	0.1
Dutch	1,862	1.3
English	13,392	9.0
French (except Basque)	2,973	2.0
French Canadian	270	0.2
German	13,905	9.3
Greek	211	0.1
Hungarian	85	0.1
Irish	19,881	13.4
Italian	4,607	3.1
Lithuanian	62	0.0
Norwegian	586	0.4
Polish	1,444	1.0
Portuguese	103	0.1
Russian	201	0.1
Scotch-Irish	3,727	2.5
Scottish	3,486	2.3
Slovak	72	0.0
Subsaharan African	1,229	0.8
Swedish	692	0.5
Swiss	143	0.1
Ukrainian	54	0.0
Welsh	651	0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	209	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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