Meridian Public School District, MS (2802910) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Meridian Public School District, MS (2802910)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Meridian Public 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	17,424	100.0
Family households (families)	10,718	61.5
With own children under 18 years	5,526	31.7
Married-couple family	5,447	31.3
With own children under 18 years	2,070	11.9
Male householder, no wife present, family	742	4.3
With own children under 18 years	380	2.2
Female householder, no husband present, family	4,529	26.0
With own children under 18 years	3,076	17.7
Nonfamily households	6,706	38.5
Householder living alone	5,928	34.0
65 years and over	2,175	12.5

Households with one or more people under 18 years	6,313	36.2
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	4,283	24.6

Average household size	2.18
Average family size	2.79

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	38,013	100.0
Householder	17,424	45.8
Spouse	5,397	14.2
Child	11,441	30.1
Other relatives	2,380	6.3
Nonrelatives	1,371	3.6
Unmarried partner	887	2.3

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	13,056	100.0
Never married	4,537	34.8
Now married, except separated	5,857	44.9
Separated	553	4.2
Widowed	532	4.1
Divorced	1,577	12.1

Females 15 years and over	17,401	100.0
Never married	5,744	33.0
Now married, except separated	5,868	33.7
Separated	726	4.2
Widowed	2,235	12.8
Divorced	2,828	16.3

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	928	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	692	74.6
Per 1,000 unmarried women	104
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	88
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	97
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	149
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	16

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	1,014	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	595	58.7
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	200	19.7
1 or 2 years	150	14.8
3 or 4 years	77	7.6
5 or more years	168	16.6

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	595	58.7
Who are female	515	50.8
Who are married	261	25.7

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	11,126	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	873	7.8
Kindergarten	693	6.2
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	4,665	41.9
High school (grades 9-12)	2,269	20.4
College or graduate school	2,626	23.6

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	25,076	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,680	6.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	3,171	12.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	6,958	27.7
Some college, no degree	5,898	23.5
Associate's degree	2,084	8.3
Bachelor's degree	3,374	13.5
Graduate or professional degree	1,911	7.6

Percent high school graduate or higher	80.7
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	21.1

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	28,310	100.0
Civilian veterans	3,153	11.1

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	38,828	100.0
Same house	30,501	78.6
Different house in the U.S.	8,199	21.1
Same county	5,325	13.7
Different county	2,874	7.4
Same state	1,504	3.9
Different state	1,370	3.5
Abroad	128	0.3

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	39,644	100.0
Native	39,109	98.7
Born in United States	38,954	98.3
State of residence	30,264	76.3
Different state	8,690	21.9
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	155	0.4
Foreign born	535	1.3

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	535	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	160	29.9
Not a U.S. citizen	375	70.1

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	690	100.0

Native	155	22.5
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	155	22.5

Foreign born	535	77.5
Entered 2000 or later	231	33.5
Entered before 2000	304	44.1

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	535	100.0
Europe	95	17.8
Asia	209	39.1
Africa	79	14.8
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	119	22.2
Northern America	33	6.2

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	36,168	100.0
English only	35,087	97.0
Language other than English	1,081	3.0
Speak English less than "very well"	357	1.0
Spanish	513	1.4
Speak English less than "very well"	152	0.4
Other Indo-European languages	225	0.6
Speak English less than "very well"	74	0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	155	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	76	0.2
Other languages	188	0.5
Speak English less than "very well"	55	0.2

ANCESTRY
Total population	39,644	100.0
American	3,169	8.0
Arab	263	0.7
Czech	12	0.0
Danish	26	0.1
Dutch	80	0.2
English	4,550	11.5
French (except Basque)	725	1.8
French Canadian	43	0.1
German	1,265	3.2
Greek	13	0.0
Hungarian	44	0.1
Irish	2,724	6.9
Italian	544	1.4
Lithuanian	0	0.0
Norwegian	130	0.3
Polish	62	0.2
Portuguese	0	0.0
Russian	13	0.0
Scotch-Irish	1,050	2.6
Scottish	723	1.8
Slovak	14	0.0
Subsaharan African	397	1.0
Swedish	54	0.1
Swiss	35	0.1
Ukrainian	16	0.0
Welsh	170	0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	0	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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