Leake County School District, MS (2802520) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Leake County School District, MS (2802520)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Leake 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	7,335	100.0
Family households (families)	5,477	74.7
With own children under 18 years	2,739	37.3
Married-couple family	3,777	51.5
With own children under 18 years	1,809	24.7
Male householder, no wife present, family	495	6.7
With own children under 18 years	210	2.9
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,205	16.4
With own children under 18 years	720	9.8
Nonfamily households	1,858	25.3
Householder living alone	1,776	24.2
65 years and over	816	11.1

Households with one or more people under 18 years	3,025	41.2
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,091	28.5

Average household size	2.95
Average family size	3.51

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	21,618	100.0
Householder	7,335	33.9
Spouse	3,761	17.4
Child	8,576	39.7
Other relatives	1,436	6.6
Nonrelatives	510	2.4
Unmarried partner	263	1.2

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	8,279	100.0
Never married	2,802	33.8
Now married, except separated	4,142	50.0
Separated	214	2.6
Widowed	392	4.7
Divorced	729	8.8

Females 15 years and over	8,957	100.0
Never married	2,720	30.4
Now married, except separated	4,030	45.0
Separated	272	3.0
Widowed	1,153	12.9
Divorced	782	8.7

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	446	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	228	51.1
Per 1,000 unmarried women	76
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	82
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	44
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	177
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	11

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	456	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	314	68.9
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	29	6.4
1 or 2 years	40	8.8
3 or 4 years	170	37.3
5 or more years	75	16.4

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	314	68.9
Who are female	194	42.5
Who are married	225	49.3

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	6,407	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	250	3.9
Kindergarten	482	7.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,132	48.9
High school (grades 9-12)	1,789	27.9
College or graduate school	754	11.8

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	13,446	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,323	9.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	2,127	15.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	5,261	39.1
Some college, no degree	2,910	21.6
Associate's degree	610	4.5
Bachelor's degree	867	6.4
Graduate or professional degree	348	2.6

Percent high school graduate or higher	74.3
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	9.0

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	15,757	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,349	8.6

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	22,438	100.0
Same house	19,583	87.3
Different house in the U.S.	2,855	12.7
Same county	1,239	5.5
Different county	1,616	7.2
Same state	1,442	6.4
Different state	174	0.8
Abroad	0	0.0

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	22,782	100.0
Native	22,286	97.8
Born in United States	22,229	97.6
State of residence	19,303	84.7
Different state	2,926	12.8
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	57	0.3
Foreign born	496	2.2

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	496	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	229	46.2
Not a U.S. citizen	267	53.8

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	553	100.0

Native	57	10.3
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	57	10.3

Foreign born	496	89.7
Entered 2000 or later	239	43.2
Entered before 2000	257	46.5

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	496	100.0
Europe	19	3.8
Asia	84	16.9
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	375	75.6
Northern America	18	3.6

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	20,989	100.0
English only	19,173	91.3
Language other than English	1,816	8.7
Speak English less than "very well"	879	4.2
Spanish	846	4.0
Speak English less than "very well"	693	3.3
Other Indo-European languages	281	1.3
Speak English less than "very well"	118	0.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	0	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0
Other languages	689	3.3
Speak English less than "very well"	68	0.3

ANCESTRY
Total population	22,782	100.0
American	3,611	15.9
Arab	13	0.1
Czech	0	0.0
Danish	0	0.0
Dutch	216	0.9
English	1,095	4.8
French (except Basque)	160	0.7
French Canadian	54	0.2
German	490	2.2
Greek	0	0.0
Hungarian	5	0.0
Irish	1,894	8.3
Italian	44	0.2
Lithuanian	15	0.1
Norwegian	0	0.0
Polish	11	0.0
Portuguese	0	0.0
Russian	0	0.0
Scotch-Irish	214	0.9
Scottish	236	1.0
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	64	0.3
Swedish	0	0.0
Swiss	0	0.0
Ukrainian	0	0.0
Welsh	2	0.0
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	0	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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