Jackson County School District, MS (2802160) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Jackson County School District, MS (2802160)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Jackson 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	15,230	100.0
Family households (families)	11,877	78.0
With own children under 18 years	5,593	36.7
Married-couple family	9,475	62.2
With own children under 18 years	4,290	28.2
Male householder, no wife present, family	846	5.6
With own children under 18 years	502	3.3
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,556	10.2
With own children under 18 years	801	5.3
Nonfamily households	3,353	22.0
Householder living alone	2,575	16.9
65 years and over	1,005	6.6

Households with one or more people under 18 years	6,350	41.7
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	3,398	22.3

Average household size	2.83
Average family size	3.18

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	43,165	100.0
Householder	15,230	35.3
Spouse	9,404	21.8
Child	13,743	31.8
Other relatives	2,728	6.3
Nonrelatives	2,060	4.8
Unmarried partner	839	1.9

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	16,788	100.0
Never married	4,263	25.4
Now married, except separated	9,985	59.5
Separated	398	2.4
Widowed	246	1.5
Divorced	1,896	11.3

Females 15 years and over	17,244	100.0
Never married	3,612	20.9
Now married, except separated	10,139	58.8
Separated	349	2.0
Widowed	1,467	8.5
Divorced	1,677	9.7

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	539	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	159	29.5
Per 1,000 unmarried women	34
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	48
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	45
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	91
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	12

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	1,299	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	585	45.0
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	266	20.5
1 or 2 years	185	14.2
3 or 4 years	50	3.8
5 or more years	84	6.5

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	585	45.0
Who are female	347	26.7
Who are married	501	38.6

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	11,530	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	601	5.2
Kindergarten	527	4.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	5,604	48.6
High school (grades 9-12)	2,428	21.1
College or graduate school	2,370	20.6

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	27,754	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,260	4.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	3,618	13.0
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	9,969	35.9
Some college, no degree	6,594	23.8
Associate's degree	2,492	9.0
Bachelor's degree	2,637	9.5
Graduate or professional degree	1,184	4.3

Percent high school graduate or higher	82.4
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	13.8

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	31,601	100.0
Civilian veterans	4,879	15.4

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	42,748	100.0
Same house	36,636	85.7
Different house in the U.S.	6,060	14.2
Same county	2,717	6.4
Different county	3,343	7.8
Same state	1,570	3.7
Different state	1,773	4.1
Abroad	52	0.1

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	43,165	100.0
Native	41,456	96.0
Born in United States	40,985	94.9
State of residence	25,549	59.2
Different state	15,436	35.8
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	471	1.1
Foreign born	1,709	4.0

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	1,709	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	1,062	62.1
Not a U.S. citizen	647	37.9

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	2,180	100.0

Native	471	21.6
Entered 2000 or later	42	1.9
Entered before 2000	429	19.7

Foreign born	1,709	78.4
Entered 2000 or later	421	19.3
Entered before 2000	1,288	59.1

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	1,709	100.0
Europe	479	28.0
Asia	830	48.6
Africa	42	2.5
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	289	16.9
Northern America	69	4.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	40,565	100.0
English only	38,211	94.2
Language other than English	2,354	5.8
Speak English less than "very well"	899	2.2
Spanish	652	1.6
Speak English less than "very well"	190	0.5
Other Indo-European languages	583	1.4
Speak English less than "very well"	70	0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	1,106	2.7
Speak English less than "very well"	639	1.6
Other languages	13	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	43,165	100.0
American	6,879	15.9
Arab	0	0.0
Czech	186	0.4
Danish	82	0.2
Dutch	911	2.1
English	3,924	9.1
French (except Basque)	4,246	9.8
French Canadian	374	0.9
German	4,916	11.4
Greek	313	0.7
Hungarian	52	0.1
Irish	5,909	13.7
Italian	1,511	3.5
Lithuanian	0	0.0
Norwegian	281	0.7
Polish	565	1.3
Portuguese	131	0.3
Russian	15	0.0
Scotch-Irish	1,124	2.6
Scottish	941	2.2
Slovak	16	0.0
Subsaharan African	472	1.1
Swedish	344	0.8
Swiss	25	0.1
Ukrainian	0	0.0
Welsh	62	0.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	60	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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