Hancock County School District, MS (2801740) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Hancock County School District, MS (2801740)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Hancock 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	10,136	100.0
Family households (families)	7,624	75.2
With own children under 18 years	2,983	29.4
Married-couple family	6,083	60.0
With own children under 18 years	2,220	21.9
Male householder, no wife present, family	656	6.5
With own children under 18 years	294	2.9
Female householder, no husband present, family	885	8.7
With own children under 18 years	469	4.6
Nonfamily households	2,512	24.8
Householder living alone	2,079	20.5
65 years and over	901	8.9

Households with one or more people under 18 years	3,812	37.6
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,799	27.6

Average household size	2.67
Average family size	3.04

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	27,016	100.0
Householder	10,136	37.5
Spouse	6,129	22.7
Child	7,557	28.0
Other relatives	1,890	7.0
Nonrelatives	1,304	4.8
Unmarried partner	556	2.1

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	10,701	100.0
Never married	2,590	24.2
Now married, except separated	6,495	60.7
Separated	136	1.3
Widowed	409	3.8
Divorced	1,071	10.0

Females 15 years and over	11,191	100.0
Never married	2,233	20.0
Now married, except separated	6,510	58.2
Separated	243	2.2
Widowed	1,175	10.5
Divorced	1,030	9.2

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	380	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	122	32.1
Per 1,000 unmarried women	46
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	59
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	50
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	132
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	0

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	1,289	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	709	55.0
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	101	7.8
1 or 2 years	169	13.1
3 or 4 years	87	6.7
5 or more years	352	27.3

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	709	55.0
Who are female	399	31.0
Who are married	522	40.5

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	6,444	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	348	5.4
Kindergarten	415	6.4
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,118	48.4
High school (grades 9-12)	1,342	20.8
College or graduate school	1,221	18.9

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	18,404	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,261	6.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	2,395	13.0
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	5,807	31.6
Some college, no degree	3,638	19.8
Associate's degree	1,408	7.7
Bachelor's degree	2,471	13.4
Graduate or professional degree	1,424	7.7

Percent high school graduate or higher	80.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	21.2

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	20,464	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,899	14.2

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	26,921	100.0
Same house	21,753	80.8
Different house in the U.S.	5,108	19.0
Same county	3,491	13.0
Different county	1,617	6.0
Same state	1,041	3.9
Different state	576	2.1
Abroad	60	0.2

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	27,309	100.0
Native	26,334	96.4
Born in United States	26,179	95.9
State of residence	12,353	45.2
Different state	13,826	50.6
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	155	0.6
Foreign born	975	3.6

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	975	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	220	22.6
Not a U.S. citizen	755	77.4

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	1,130	100.0

Native	155	13.7
Entered 2000 or later	14	1.2
Entered before 2000	141	12.5

Foreign born	975	86.3
Entered 2000 or later	533	47.2
Entered before 2000	442	39.1

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	975	100.0
Europe	413	42.4
Asia	268	27.5
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	37	3.8
Latin America	186	19.1
Northern America	71	7.3

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	25,654	100.0
English only	24,858	96.9
Language other than English	796	3.1
Speak English less than "very well"	290	1.1
Spanish	526	2.1
Speak English less than "very well"	158	0.6
Other Indo-European languages	138	0.5
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	132	0.5
Speak English less than "very well"	132	0.5
Other languages	0	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	27,309	100.0
American	2,376	8.7
Arab	0	0.0
Czech	14	0.1
Danish	63	0.2
Dutch	304	1.1
English	3,041	11.1
French (except Basque)	4,873	17.8
French Canadian	253	0.9
German	3,556	13.0
Greek	14	0.1
Hungarian	34	0.1
Irish	3,683	13.5
Italian	1,584	5.8
Lithuanian	0	0.0
Norwegian	131	0.5
Polish	402	1.5
Portuguese	12	0.0
Russian	72	0.3
Scotch-Irish	557	2.0
Scottish	411	1.5
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	170	0.6
Swedish	176	0.6
Swiss	0	0.0
Ukrainian	0	0.0
Welsh	132	0.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	34	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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