Forrest County Schools, MS (2801490) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Forrest County Schools, MS (2801490)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Forrest County Schools, 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	6,201	100.0
Family households (families)	4,259	68.7
With own children under 18 years	1,622	26.2
Married-couple family	3,172	51.2
With own children under 18 years	1,018	16.4
Male householder, no wife present, family	165	2.7
With own children under 18 years	81	1.3
Female householder, no husband present, family	922	14.9
With own children under 18 years	523	8.4
Nonfamily households	1,942	31.3
Householder living alone	1,787	28.8
65 years and over	624	10.1

Households with one or more people under 18 years	1,868	30.1
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,781	28.7

Average household size	2.63
Average family size	3.27

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	16,296	100.0
Householder	6,201	38.1
Spouse	3,328	20.4
Child	5,156	31.6
Other relatives	1,194	7.3
Nonrelatives	417	2.6
Unmarried partner	219	1.3

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	6,103	100.0
Never married	1,628	26.7
Now married, except separated	3,395	55.6
Separated	136	2.2
Widowed	262	4.3
Divorced	682	11.2

Females 15 years and over	6,818	100.0
Never married	1,532	22.5
Now married, except separated	3,427	50.3
Separated	231	3.4
Widowed	828	12.1
Divorced	800	11.7

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	105	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	24	22.9
Per 1,000 unmarried women	12
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	26
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	69
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	0

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	441	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	261	59.2
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	36	8.2
1 or 2 years	72	16.3
3 or 4 years	23	5.2
5 or more years	130	29.5

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	261	59.2
Who are female	174	39.5
Who are married	222	50.3

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	4,094	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	189	4.6
Kindergarten	207	5.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,738	42.5
High school (grades 9-12)	1,089	26.6
College or graduate school	871	21.3

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	10,330	100.0
Less than 9th grade	420	4.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,080	10.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	3,373	32.7
Some college, no degree	2,403	23.3
Associate's degree	725	7.0
Bachelor's degree	1,323	12.8
Graduate or professional degree	1,006	9.7

Percent high school graduate or higher	85.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	22.5

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	12,083	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,901	15.7

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	16,265	100.0
Same house	14,585	89.7
Different house in the U.S.	1,674	10.3
Same county	783	4.8
Different county	891	5.5
Same state	520	3.2
Different state	371	2.3
Abroad	6	0.0

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	16,387	100.0
Native	16,321	99.6
Born in United States	16,298	99.5
State of residence	12,946	79.0
Different state	3,352	20.5
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	23	0.1
Foreign born	66	0.4

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	66	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	55	83.3
Not a U.S. citizen	11	16.7

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	89	100.0

Native	23	25.8
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	23	25.8

Foreign born	66	74.2
Entered 2000 or later	55	61.8
Entered before 2000	11	12.4

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	66	100.0
Europe	11	16.7
Asia	0	0.0
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	55	83.3
Northern America	0	0.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	15,240	100.0
English only	14,999	98.4
Language other than English	241	1.6
Speak English less than "very well"	106	0.7
Spanish	238	1.6
Speak English less than "very well"	103	0.7
Other Indo-European languages	3	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	3	0.0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	0	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0
Other languages	0	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	16,387	100.0
American	1,957	11.9
Arab	0	0.0
Czech	44	0.3
Danish	21	0.1
Dutch	100	0.6
English	1,227	7.5
French (except Basque)	443	2.7
French Canadian	10	0.1
German	1,415	8.6
Greek	54	0.3
Hungarian	0	0.0
Irish	2,426	14.8
Italian	166	1.0
Lithuanian	0	0.0
Norwegian	86	0.5
Polish	41	0.3
Portuguese	0	0.0
Russian	0	0.0
Scotch-Irish	619	3.8
Scottish	377	2.3
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	298	1.8
Swedish	114	0.7
Swiss	16	0.1
Ukrainian	9	0.1
Welsh	0	0.0
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	10	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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