Moss Point School District, MS (2803000) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Moss Point School District, MS (2803000)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Moss Point 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	8,524	100.0
Family households (families)	5,761	67.6
With own children under 18 years	1,918	22.5
Married-couple family	3,651	42.8
With own children under 18 years	1,094	12.8
Male householder, no wife present, family	533	6.3
With own children under 18 years	164	1.9
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,577	18.5
With own children under 18 years	660	7.7
Nonfamily households	2,763	32.4
Householder living alone	2,398	28.1
65 years and over	769	9.0

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,575	30.2
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,456	28.8

Average household size	2.56
Average family size	3.17

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	21,819	100.0
Householder	8,524	39.1
Spouse	3,468	15.9
Child	6,582	30.2
Other relatives	2,460	11.3
Nonrelatives	785	3.6
Unmarried partner	476	2.2

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	8,335	100.0
Never married	2,691	32.3
Now married, except separated	3,943	47.3
Separated	287	3.4
Widowed	271	3.3
Divorced	1,143	13.7

Females 15 years and over	9,429	100.0
Never married	2,799	29.7
Now married, except separated	3,915	41.5
Separated	316	3.4
Widowed	1,060	11.2
Divorced	1,339	14.2

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	179	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	74	41.3
Per 1,000 unmarried women	22
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	34
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	30
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	74
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	0

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	940	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	542	57.7
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	146	15.5
1 or 2 years	177	18.8
3 or 4 years	47	5.0
5 or more years	172	18.3

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	542	57.7
Who are female	357	38.0
Who are married	362	38.5

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	4,944	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	338	6.8
Kindergarten	100	2.0
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,462	49.8
High school (grades 9-12)	1,278	25.8
College or graduate school	766	15.5

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	14,927	100.0
Less than 9th grade	651	4.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	2,584	17.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	5,751	38.5
Some college, no degree	3,144	21.1
Associate's degree	955	6.4
Bachelor's degree	1,377	9.2
Graduate or professional degree	465	3.1

Percent high school graduate or higher	78.3
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	12.3

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	16,716	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,086	12.5

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	21,618	100.0
Same house	19,197	88.8
Different house in the U.S.	2,386	11.0
Same county	1,827	8.5
Different county	559	2.6
Same state	201	0.9
Different state	358	1.7
Abroad	35	0.2

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	21,878	100.0
Native	21,730	99.3
Born in United States	21,582	98.6
State of residence	15,646	71.5
Different state	5,936	27.1
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	148	0.7
Foreign born	148	0.7

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	148	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	109	73.6
Not a U.S. citizen	39	26.4

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	296	100.0

Native	148	50.0
Entered 2000 or later	23	7.8
Entered before 2000	125	42.2

Foreign born	148	50.0
Entered 2000 or later	29	9.8
Entered before 2000	119	40.2

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	148	100.0
Europe	36	24.3
Asia	87	58.8
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	25	16.9
Northern America	0	0.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	20,465	100.0
English only	20,122	98.3
Language other than English	343	1.7
Speak English less than "very well"	98	0.5
Spanish	247	1.2
Speak English less than "very well"	72	0.4
Other Indo-European languages	96	0.5
Speak English less than "very well"	26	0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	0	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0
Other languages	0	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	21,878	100.0
American	2,250	10.3
Arab	2	0.0
Czech	12	0.1
Danish	23	0.1
Dutch	98	0.4
English	884	4.0
French (except Basque)	709	3.2
French Canadian	37	0.2
German	1,109	5.1
Greek	0	0.0
Hungarian	0	0.0
Irish	1,184	5.4
Italian	241	1.1
Lithuanian	0	0.0
Norwegian	55	0.3
Polish	101	0.5
Portuguese	21	0.1
Russian	70	0.3
Scotch-Irish	226	1.0
Scottish	115	0.5
Slovak	15	0.1
Subsaharan African	1,559	7.1
Swedish	10	0.0
Swiss	14	0.1
Ukrainian	5	0.0
Welsh	71	0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	0	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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