Leflore County School District, MS (2802580) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Leflore County School District, MS (2802580)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Leflore 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	6,291	100.0
Family households (families)	4,543	72.2
With own children under 18 years	2,394	38.1
Married-couple family	2,064	32.8
With own children under 18 years	643	10.2
Male householder, no wife present, family	387	6.2
With own children under 18 years	282	4.5
Female householder, no husband present, family	2,092	33.3
With own children under 18 years	1,469	23.4
Nonfamily households	1,748	27.8
Householder living alone	1,595	25.4
65 years and over	507	8.1

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,706	43.0
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,267	20.1

Average household size	2.68
Average family size	3.23

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	16,852	100.0
Householder	6,291	37.3
Spouse	1,986	11.8
Child	6,603	39.2
Other relatives	1,521	9.0
Nonrelatives	451	2.7
Unmarried partner	343	2.0

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	6,186	100.0
Never married	2,764	44.7
Now married, except separated	2,365	38.2
Separated	396	6.4
Widowed	179	2.9
Divorced	482	7.8

Females 15 years and over	7,175	100.0
Never married	3,232	45.0
Now married, except separated	1,923	26.8
Separated	547	7.6
Widowed	1,074	15.0
Divorced	399	5.6

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	415	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	301	72.5
Per 1,000 unmarried women	92
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	88
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	81
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	130
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	39

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	486	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	342	70.4
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	82	16.9
1 or 2 years	128	26.3
3 or 4 years	75	15.4
5 or more years	57	11.7

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	342	70.4
Who are female	232	47.7
Who are married	249	51.2

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	6,373	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	410	6.4
Kindergarten	390	6.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,196	34.5
High school (grades 9-12)	1,477	23.2
College or graduate school	1,900	29.8

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	9,790	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,238	12.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,953	19.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	3,117	31.8
Some college, no degree	1,907	19.5
Associate's degree	323	3.3
Bachelor's degree	840	8.6
Graduate or professional degree	412	4.2

Percent high school graduate or higher	67.4
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	12.8

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	12,527	100.0
Civilian veterans	707	5.6

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	17,446	100.0
Same house	15,174	87.0
Different house in the U.S.	2,272	13.0
Same county	1,580	9.1
Different county	692	4.0
Same state	489	2.8
Different state	203	1.2
Abroad	0	0.0

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	17,856	100.0
Native	17,795	99.7
Born in United States	17,780	99.6
State of residence	16,139	90.4
Different state	1,641	9.2
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	15	0.1
Foreign born	61	0.3

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	61	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	37	60.7
Not a U.S. citizen	24	39.3

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	76	100.0

Native	15	19.7
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	15	19.7

Foreign born	61	80.3
Entered 2000 or later	24	31.6
Entered before 2000	37	48.7

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	61	100.0
Europe	0	0.0
Asia	0	0.0
Africa	15	24.6
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	46	75.4
Northern America	0	0.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	16,200	100.0
English only	15,941	98.4
Language other than English	259	1.6
Speak English less than "very well"	86	0.5
Spanish	218	1.3
Speak English less than "very well"	59	0.4
Other Indo-European languages	32	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	18	0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	0	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0
Other languages	9	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	9	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	17,856	100.0
American	729	4.1
Arab	32	0.2
Czech	0	0.0
Danish	0	0.0
Dutch	20	0.1
English	557	3.1
French (except Basque)	21	0.1
French Canadian	0	0.0
German	109	0.6
Greek	0	0.0
Hungarian	0	0.0
Irish	379	2.1
Italian	17	0.1
Lithuanian	0	0.0
Norwegian	0	0.0
Polish	0	0.0
Portuguese	0	0.0
Russian	0	0.0
Scotch-Irish	83	0.5
Scottish	96	0.5
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	68	0.4
Swedish	0	0.0
Swiss	0	0.0
Ukrainian	0	0.0
Welsh	0	0.0
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	14	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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