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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Lamar 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 --ValuePercent
Total households 12,717 100.0
    Family households (families) 9,382 73.8
        With own children under 18 years 4,863 38.2
    Married-couple family 7,620 59.9
        With own children under 18 years 3,722 29.3
    Male householder, no wife present, family 398 3.1
        With own children under 18 years 184 1.4
    Female householder, no husband present, family 1,364 10.7
        With own children under 18 years 957 7.5
    Nonfamily households 3,335 26.2
    Householder living alone 2,653 20.9
        65 years and over 786 6.2
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years 5,134 40.4
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 2,339 18.4
 
Average household size 3.13
Average family size 3.62
 
RELATIONSHIP
Population in households 39,865 100.0
    Householder 12,717 31.9
        Spouse 7,638 19.2
        Child 14,244 35.7
        Other relatives 2,744 6.9
    Nonrelatives 2,522 6.3
        Unmarried partner 309 0.8
 
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over 14,812 100.0
    Never married 4,830 32.6
    Now married, except separated 7,968 53.8
    Separated 219 1.5
    Widowed 327 2.2
    Divorced 1,468 9.9
 
Females 15 years and over 15,554 100.0
    Never married 3,579 23.0
    Now married, except separated 8,258 53.1
    Separated 531 3.4
    Widowed 1,178 7.6
    Divorced 2,008 12.9
 
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo 580 100.0
    Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 116 20.0
        Per 1,000 unmarried women 24
    Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 56
        Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 0
        Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 103
        Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 28
 
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 822 100.0
    Responsible for grandchildren 303 36.9
Years responsible for grandchildren
        Less than 1 year 25 3.0
        1 or 2 years 86 10.5
        3 or 4 years 129 15.7
        5 or more years 63 7.7
 
    Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs 303 36.9
        Who are female 178 21.7
        Who are married 273 33.2
 
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 12,396 100.0
        Nursery school, preschool 869 7.0
        Kindergarten 739 6.0
        Elementary school (grades 1-8) 5,014 40.4
        High school (grades 9-12) 2,379 19.2
        College or graduate school 3,395 27.4
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over 24,261 100.0
        Less than 9th grade 1,276 5.3
        9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,388 9.8
        High school graduate (includes equivalency) 5,571 23.0
        Some college, no degree 5,502 22.7
        Associate's degree 2,152 8.9
        Bachelor's degree 4,899 20.2
        Graduate or professional degree 2,473 10.2
 
Percent high school graduate or higher 84.9
Percent bachelor's degree or higher 30.4
 
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over 28,393 100.0
    Civilian veterans 2,874 10.1
 
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over 39,785 100.0
    Same house 31,284 78.6
    Different house in the U.S. 8,363 21.0
        Same county 3,804 9.6
        Different county 4,559 11.5
            Same state 3,690 9.3
            Different state 869 2.2
    Abroad 138 0.3
 
PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population 40,349 100.0
    Native 39,639 98.2
        Born in United States 39,231 97.2
            State of residence 28,696 71.1
            Different state 10,535 26.1
        Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s) 408 1.0
    Foreign born 710 1.8
 
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population 710 100.0
    Naturalized U.S. citizen 281 39.6
    Not a U.S. citizen 429 60.4
 
YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States 1,118 100.0
 
    Native 408 36.5
        Entered 2000 or later 57 5.1
        Entered before 2000 351 31.4
 
    Foreign born 710 63.5
        Entered 2000 or later 231 20.7
        Entered before 2000 479 42.8
 
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 710 100.0
    Europe 174 24.5
    Asia 191 26.9
    Africa 15 2.1
    Oceania 0 0.0
    Latin America 264 37.2
    Northern America 66 9.3
 
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over 36,912 100.0
    English only 35,806 97.0
    Language other than English 1,106 3.0
            Speak English less than "very well" 279 0.8
        Spanish 548 1.5
            Speak English less than "very well" 208 0.6
        Other Indo-European languages 279 0.8
            Speak English less than "very well" 21 0.1
        Asian and Pacific Islander languages 175 0.5
            Speak English less than "very well" 50 0.1
        Other languages 104 0.3
            Speak English less than "very well" 0 0.0
 
ANCESTRY
Total population 40,349 100.0
    American 5,298 13.1
    Arab 74 0.2
    Czech 180 0.4
    Danish 239 0.6
    Dutch 305 0.8
    English 4,723 11.7
    French (except Basque) 1,770 4.4
    French Canadian 214 0.5
    German 3,319 8.2
    Greek 16 0.0
    Hungarian 68 0.2
    Irish 4,843 12.0
    Italian 1,127 2.8
    Lithuanian 92 0.2
    Norwegian 287 0.7
    Polish 113 0.3
    Portuguese 5 0.0
    Russian 31 0.1
    Scotch-Irish 1,389 3.4
    Scottish 1,125 2.8
    Slovak 0 0.0
    Subsaharan African 61 0.2
    Swedish 537 1.3
    Swiss 22 0.1
    Ukrainian 0 0.0
    Welsh 52 0.1
    West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 0 0.0
Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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