Laurel School District, MS (2802460) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Laurel School District, MS (2802460)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Laurel 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	7,288	100.0
Family households (families)	4,570	62.7
With own children under 18 years	2,156	29.6
Married-couple family	2,392	32.8
With own children under 18 years	926	12.7
Male householder, no wife present, family	396	5.4
With own children under 18 years	169	2.3
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,782	24.5
With own children under 18 years	1,061	14.6
Nonfamily households	2,718	37.3
Householder living alone	2,306	31.6
65 years and over	1,067	14.6

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,496	34.2
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,332	32.0

Average household size	2.50
Average family size	3.09

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	18,218	100.0
Householder	7,288	40.0
Spouse	2,414	13.3
Child	5,546	30.4
Other relatives	1,573	8.6
Nonrelatives	1,397	7.7
Unmarried partner	322	1.8

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	6,782	100.0
Never married	2,693	39.7
Now married, except separated	2,917	43.0
Separated	267	3.9
Widowed	215	3.2
Divorced	690	10.2

Females 15 years and over	7,539	100.0
Never married	2,376	31.5
Now married, except separated	2,493	33.1
Separated	254	3.4
Widowed	1,488	19.7
Divorced	928	12.3

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	248	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	130	52.4
Per 1,000 unmarried women	52
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	63
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	51
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	120
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	10

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	393	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	215	54.7
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	66	16.8
1 or 2 years	60	15.3
3 or 4 years	8	2.0
5 or more years	81	20.6

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	215	54.7
Who are female	161	41.0
Who are married	111	28.2

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	4,005	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	284	7.1
Kindergarten	349	8.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,793	44.8
High school (grades 9-12)	850	21.2
College or graduate school	729	18.2

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	11,653	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,271	10.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	2,167	18.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	3,408	29.2
Some college, no degree	1,998	17.1
Associate's degree	994	8.5
Bachelor's degree	1,012	8.7
Graduate or professional degree	803	6.9

Percent high school graduate or higher	70.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	15.6

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	13,489	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,051	7.8

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	18,270	100.0
Same house	14,843	81.2
Different house in the U.S.	3,366	18.4
Same county	2,445	13.4
Different county	921	5.0
Same state	683	3.7
Different state	238	1.3
Abroad	61	0.3

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	18,493	100.0
Native	17,099	92.5
Born in United States	17,069	92.3
State of residence	14,137	76.4
Different state	2,932	15.9
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	30	0.2
Foreign born	1,394	7.5

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	1,394	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	113	8.1
Not a U.S. citizen	1,281	91.9

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	1,424	100.0

Native	30	2.1
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	30	2.1

Foreign born	1,394	97.9
Entered 2000 or later	896	62.9
Entered before 2000	498	35.0

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	1,394	100.0
Europe	48	3.4
Asia	152	10.9
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	1,194	85.7
Northern America	0	0.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	16,605	100.0
English only	14,979	90.2
Language other than English	1,626	9.8
Speak English less than "very well"	1,231	7.4
Spanish	1,339	8.1
Speak English less than "very well"	1,029	6.2
Other Indo-European languages	0	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	106	0.6
Speak English less than "very well"	58	0.3
Other languages	181	1.1
Speak English less than "very well"	144	0.9

ANCESTRY
Total population	18,493	100.0
American	1,748	9.5
Arab	56	0.3
Czech	0	0.0
Danish	0	0.0
Dutch	85	0.5
English	922	5.0
French (except Basque)	112	0.6
French Canadian	40	0.2
German	723	3.9
Greek	0	0.0
Hungarian	17	0.1
Irish	882	4.8
Italian	121	0.7
Lithuanian	0	0.0
Norwegian	6	0.0
Polish	52	0.3
Portuguese	0	0.0
Russian	35	0.2
Scotch-Irish	639	3.5
Scottish	241	1.3
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	224	1.2
Swedish	30	0.2
Swiss	31	0.2
Ukrainian	0	0.0
Welsh	0	0.0
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	0	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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