Gulfport School District, MS (2801710) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Gulfport School District, MS (2801710)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Gulfport 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	14,609	100.0
Family households (families)	9,242	63.3
With own children under 18 years	4,358	29.8
Married-couple family	5,161	35.3
With own children under 18 years	2,126	14.6
Male householder, no wife present, family	886	6.1
With own children under 18 years	447	3.1
Female householder, no husband present, family	3,195	21.9
With own children under 18 years	1,785	12.2
Nonfamily households	5,367	36.7
Householder living alone	4,550	31.1
65 years and over	1,651	11.3

Households with one or more people under 18 years	5,179	35.5
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	3,883	26.6

Average household size	2.47
Average family size	3.13

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	36,083	100.0
Householder	14,609	40.5
Spouse	5,207	14.4
Child	10,844	30.1
Other relatives	3,631	10.1
Nonrelatives	1,792	5.0
Unmarried partner	736	2.0

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	13,874	100.0
Never married	5,054	36.4
Now married, except separated	5,794	41.8
Separated	477	3.4
Widowed	591	4.3
Divorced	1,958	14.1

Females 15 years and over	15,391	100.0
Never married	4,437	28.8
Now married, except separated	5,975	38.8
Separated	395	2.6
Widowed	1,859	12.1
Divorced	2,725	17.7

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	677	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	354	52.3
Per 1,000 unmarried women	63
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	74
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	136
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	24

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	1,487	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	845	56.8
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	140	9.4
1 or 2 years	149	10.0
3 or 4 years	209	14.1
5 or more years	347	23.3

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	845	56.8
Who are female	528	35.5
Who are married	613	41.2

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	9,343	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	549	5.9
Kindergarten	558	6.0
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	4,006	42.9
High school (grades 9-12)	2,155	23.1
College or graduate school	2,075	22.2

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	23,361	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,338	5.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	2,699	11.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	7,668	32.8
Some college, no degree	5,584	23.9
Associate's degree	1,310	5.6
Bachelor's degree	3,126	13.4
Graduate or professional degree	1,636	7.0

Percent high school graduate or higher	82.7
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	20.4

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	26,546	100.0
Civilian veterans	4,313	16.2

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	36,986	100.0
Same house	27,403	74.1
Different house in the U.S.	9,414	25.5
Same county	5,311	14.4
Different county	4,103	11.1
Same state	1,388	3.8
Different state	2,715	7.3
Abroad	169	0.5

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	37,593	100.0
Native	36,249	96.4
Born in United States	35,809	95.3
State of residence	21,469	57.1
Different state	14,340	38.1
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	440	1.2
Foreign born	1,344	3.6

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	1,344	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	468	34.8
Not a U.S. citizen	876	65.2

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	1,784	100.0

Native	440	24.7
Entered 2000 or later	74	4.1
Entered before 2000	366	20.5

Foreign born	1,344	75.3
Entered 2000 or later	727	40.8
Entered before 2000	617	34.6

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	1,344	100.0
Europe	102	7.6
Asia	371	27.6
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	849	63.2
Northern America	22	1.6

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	34,266	100.0
English only	32,133	93.8
Language other than English	2,133	6.2
Speak English less than "very well"	1,061	3.1
Spanish	1,345	3.9
Speak English less than "very well"	794	2.3
Other Indo-European languages	406	1.2
Speak English less than "very well"	78	0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	337	1.0
Speak English less than "very well"	189	0.6
Other languages	45	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	37,593	100.0
American	2,217	5.9
Arab	255	0.7
Czech	14	0.0
Danish	139	0.4
Dutch	686	1.8
English	3,404	9.1
French (except Basque)	2,495	6.6
French Canadian	187	0.5
German	4,000	10.6
Greek	127	0.3
Hungarian	31	0.1
Irish	3,994	10.6
Italian	1,729	4.6
Lithuanian	54	0.1
Norwegian	262	0.7
Polish	471	1.3
Portuguese	40	0.1
Russian	49	0.1
Scotch-Irish	1,036	2.8
Scottish	533	1.4
Slovak	32	0.1
Subsaharan African	2,407	6.4
Swedish	152	0.4
Swiss	30	0.1
Ukrainian	0	0.0
Welsh	324	0.9
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	127	0.3

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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