Pontotoc County Schools, MS (2803660) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Pontotoc County Schools, MS (2803660)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Pontotoc County Schools, 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	5,823	100.0
Family households (families)	4,418	75.9
With own children under 18 years	2,064	35.4
Married-couple family	3,396	58.3
With own children under 18 years	1,441	24.7
Male householder, no wife present, family	302	5.2
With own children under 18 years	114	2.0
Female householder, no husband present, family	720	12.4
With own children under 18 years	509	8.7
Nonfamily households	1,405	24.1
Householder living alone	1,214	20.8
65 years and over	702	12.1

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,345	40.3
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,588	27.3

Average household size	2.91
Average family size	3.41

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	16,943	100.0
Householder	5,823	34.4
Spouse	3,447	20.3
Child	6,009	35.5
Other relatives	1,188	7.0
Nonrelatives	476	2.8
Unmarried partner	228	1.3

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	6,488	100.0
Never married	1,840	28.4
Now married, except separated	3,721	57.4
Separated	234	3.6
Widowed	89	1.4
Divorced	604	9.3

Females 15 years and over	6,773	100.0
Never married	1,413	20.9
Now married, except separated	3,732	55.1
Separated	259	3.8
Widowed	728	10.7
Divorced	641	9.5

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	336	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	156	46.4
Per 1,000 unmarried women	87
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	79
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	115
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	135
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	20

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	473	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	246	52.0
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	60	12.7
1 or 2 years	66	14.0
3 or 4 years	57	12.1
5 or more years	63	13.3

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	246	52.0
Who are female	142	30.0
Who are married	216	45.7

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	4,276	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	235	5.5
Kindergarten	163	3.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,160	50.5
High school (grades 9-12)	986	23.1
College or graduate school	732	17.1

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	10,794	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,156	10.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,785	16.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	4,093	37.9
Some college, no degree	1,883	17.4
Associate's degree	983	9.1
Bachelor's degree	571	5.3
Graduate or professional degree	323	3.0

Percent high school graduate or higher	72.8
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	8.3

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	12,398	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,018	8.2

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	16,901	100.0
Same house	14,520	85.9
Different house in the U.S.	2,290	13.5
Same county	1,386	8.2
Different county	904	5.3
Same state	589	3.5
Different state	315	1.9
Abroad	91	0.5

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	17,185	100.0
Native	16,952	98.6
Born in United States	16,898	98.3
State of residence	14,019	81.6
Different state	2,879	16.8
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	54	0.3
Foreign born	233	1.4

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	233	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	78	33.5
Not a U.S. citizen	155	66.5

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	287	100.0

Native	54	18.8
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	54	18.8

Foreign born	233	81.2
Entered 2000 or later	184	64.1
Entered before 2000	49	17.1

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	233	100.0
Europe	11	4.7
Asia	10	4.3
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	12	5.2
Latin America	194	83.3
Northern America	6	2.6

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	15,858	100.0
English only	15,526	97.9
Language other than English	332	2.1
Speak English less than "very well"	244	1.5
Spanish	270	1.7
Speak English less than "very well"	200	1.3
Other Indo-European languages	52	0.3
Speak English less than "very well"	44	0.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	10	0.1
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	17,185	100.0
American	2,899	16.9
Arab	14	0.1
Czech	0	0.0
Danish	18	0.1
Dutch	247	1.4
English	2,254	13.1
French (except Basque)	222	1.3
French Canadian	10	0.1
German	1,639	9.5
Greek	28	0.2
Hungarian	0	0.0
Irish	3,446	20.1
Italian	50	0.3
Lithuanian	0	0.0
Norwegian	0	0.0
Polish	89	0.5
Portuguese	0	0.0
Russian	0	0.0
Scotch-Irish	235	1.4
Scottish	301	1.8
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	0	0.0
Swedish	67	0.4
Swiss	0	0.0
Ukrainian	0	0.0
Welsh	106	0.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	0	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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