Lee County School District, MS (2802550) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Lee County School District, MS (2802550)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Lee 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	12,494	100.0
Family households (families)	9,255	74.1
With own children under 18 years	4,169	33.4
Married-couple family	6,524	52.2
With own children under 18 years	2,397	19.2
Male householder, no wife present, family	726	5.8
With own children under 18 years	399	3.2
Female householder, no husband present, family	2,005	16.0
With own children under 18 years	1,373	11.0
Nonfamily households	3,239	25.9
Householder living alone	2,759	22.1
65 years and over	1,061	8.5

Households with one or more people under 18 years	4,826	38.6
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,845	22.8

Average household size	2.81
Average family size	3.27

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	35,072	100.0
Householder	12,494	35.6
Spouse	6,592	18.8
Child	11,665	33.3
Other relatives	2,713	7.7
Nonrelatives	1,608	4.6
Unmarried partner	650	1.9

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	13,298	100.0
Never married	3,835	28.8
Now married, except separated	7,289	54.8
Separated	124	0.9
Widowed	254	1.9
Divorced	1,796	13.5

Females 15 years and over	14,062	100.0
Never married	3,041	21.6
Now married, except separated	7,055	50.2
Separated	413	2.9
Widowed	1,224	8.7
Divorced	2,329	16.6

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	562	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	208	37.0
Per 1,000 unmarried women	50
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	64
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	20
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	149
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	11

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	1,228	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	863	70.3
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	176	14.3
1 or 2 years	100	8.1
3 or 4 years	144	11.7
5 or more years	443	36.1

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	863	70.3
Who are female	416	33.9
Who are married	750	61.1

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	9,198	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	774	8.4
Kindergarten	691	7.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,865	42.0
High school (grades 9-12)	2,201	23.9
College or graduate school	1,667	18.1

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	22,238	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,699	7.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	3,386	15.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	7,277	32.7
Some college, no degree	5,097	22.9
Associate's degree	1,626	7.3
Bachelor's degree	2,239	10.1
Graduate or professional degree	914	4.1

Percent high school graduate or higher	77.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	14.2

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	25,480	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,452	9.6

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	34,645	100.0
Same house	29,571	85.4
Different house in the U.S.	5,074	14.6
Same county	3,066	8.8
Different county	2,008	5.8
Same state	1,599	4.6
Different state	409	1.2
Abroad	0	0.0

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	35,072	100.0
Native	34,651	98.8
Born in United States	34,516	98.4
State of residence	27,528	78.5
Different state	6,988	19.9
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	135	0.4
Foreign born	421	1.2

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	421	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	160	38.0
Not a U.S. citizen	261	62.0

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	556	100.0

Native	135	24.3
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	135	24.3

Foreign born	421	75.7
Entered 2000 or later	288	51.8
Entered before 2000	133	23.9

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	421	100.0
Europe	68	16.2
Asia	162	38.5
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	191	45.4
Northern America	0	0.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	32,485	100.0
English only	31,742	97.7
Language other than English	743	2.3
Speak English less than "very well"	212	0.7
Spanish	479	1.5
Speak English less than "very well"	172	0.5
Other Indo-European languages	187	0.6
Speak English less than "very well"	33	0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	77	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	7	0.0
Other languages	0	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	35,072	100.0
American	5,146	14.7
Arab	41	0.1
Czech	0	0.0
Danish	10	0.0
Dutch	506	1.4
English	3,711	10.6
French (except Basque)	635	1.8
French Canadian	27	0.1
German	2,698	7.7
Greek	87	0.2
Hungarian	0	0.0
Irish	5,571	15.9
Italian	625	1.8
Lithuanian	0	0.0
Norwegian	76	0.2
Polish	126	0.4
Portuguese	0	0.0
Russian	0	0.0
Scotch-Irish	1,012	2.9
Scottish	355	1.0
Slovak	2	0.0
Subsaharan African	128	0.4
Swedish	195	0.6
Swiss	10	0.0
Ukrainian	0	0.0
Welsh	136	0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	63	0.2

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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