Lowndes County School District, MS (2802730) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Lowndes County School District, MS (2802730)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Lowndes 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	10,417	100.0
Family households (families)	7,668	73.6
With own children under 18 years	3,791	36.4
Married-couple family	5,771	55.4
With own children under 18 years	2,506	24.1
Male householder, no wife present, family	465	4.5
With own children under 18 years	323	3.1
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,432	13.7
With own children under 18 years	962	9.2
Nonfamily households	2,749	26.4
Householder living alone	2,464	23.7
65 years and over	792	7.6

Households with one or more people under 18 years	4,264	40.9
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,020	19.4

Average household size	2.46
Average family size	2.92

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	25,657	100.0
Householder	10,417	40.6
Spouse	5,773	22.5
Child	7,633	29.8
Other relatives	1,301	5.1
Nonrelatives	533	2.1
Unmarried partner	380	1.5

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	9,516	100.0
Never married	2,088	21.9
Now married, except separated	5,987	62.9
Separated	236	2.5
Widowed	281	3.0
Divorced	924	9.7

Females 15 years and over	10,522	100.0
Never married	2,322	22.1
Now married, except separated	5,918	56.2
Separated	295	2.8
Widowed	993	9.4
Divorced	994	9.4

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	443	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	109	24.6
Per 1,000 unmarried women	39
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	66
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	88
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	122
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	11

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	642	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	452	70.4
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	95	14.8
1 or 2 years	56	8.7
3 or 4 years	46	7.2
5 or more years	255	39.7

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	452	70.4
Who are female	248	38.6
Who are married	388	60.4

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	6,817	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	506	7.4
Kindergarten	314	4.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,171	46.5
High school (grades 9-12)	1,702	25.0
College or graduate school	1,124	16.5

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	16,678	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,077	6.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,864	11.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	5,667	34.0
Some college, no degree	3,662	22.0
Associate's degree	1,278	7.7
Bachelor's degree	2,270	13.6
Graduate or professional degree	860	5.2

Percent high school graduate or higher	82.4
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	18.8

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	18,502	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,508	13.6

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	25,731	100.0
Same house	21,812	84.8
Different house in the U.S.	3,850	15.0
Same county	2,719	10.6
Different county	1,131	4.4
Same state	475	1.8
Different state	656	2.5
Abroad	69	0.3

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	26,021	100.0
Native	25,757	99.0
Born in United States	25,364	97.5
State of residence	17,084	65.7
Different state	8,280	31.8
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	393	1.5
Foreign born	264	1.0

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	264	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	240	90.9
Not a U.S. citizen	24	9.1

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	657	100.0

Native	393	59.8
Entered 2000 or later	44	6.7
Entered before 2000	349	53.1

Foreign born	264	40.2
Entered 2000 or later	53	8.1
Entered before 2000	211	32.1

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	264	100.0
Europe	56	21.2
Asia	167	63.3
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	21	8.0
Northern America	20	7.6

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	24,043	100.0
English only	23,611	98.2
Language other than English	432	1.8
Speak English less than "very well"	199	0.8
Spanish	179	0.7
Speak English less than "very well"	107	0.4
Other Indo-European languages	89	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	16	0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	164	0.7
Speak English less than "very well"	76	0.3
Other languages	0	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	26,021	100.0
American	3,483	13.4
Arab	0	0.0
Czech	0	0.0
Danish	0	0.0
Dutch	407	1.6
English	3,121	12.0
French (except Basque)	325	1.2
French Canadian	25	0.1
German	2,411	9.3
Greek	172	0.7
Hungarian	0	0.0
Irish	3,785	14.5
Italian	385	1.5
Lithuanian	0	0.0
Norwegian	67	0.3
Polish	190	0.7
Portuguese	0	0.0
Russian	65	0.2
Scotch-Irish	455	1.7
Scottish	586	2.3
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	127	0.5
Swedish	49	0.2
Swiss	32	0.1
Ukrainian	0	0.0
Welsh	110	0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	8	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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