Smith County School District, MS (2804020) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Smith County School District, MS (2804020)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Smith 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	5,958	100.0
Family households (families)	4,620	77.5
With own children under 18 years	1,811	30.4
Married-couple family	3,564	59.8
With own children under 18 years	1,368	23.0
Male householder, no wife present, family	300	5.0
With own children under 18 years	143	2.4
Female householder, no husband present, family	756	12.7
With own children under 18 years	300	5.0
Nonfamily households	1,338	22.5
Householder living alone	1,318	22.1
65 years and over	607	10.2

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,188	36.7
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,716	28.8

Average household size	2.66
Average family size	3.13

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	15,872	100.0
Householder	5,958	37.5
Spouse	3,543	22.3
Child	4,818	30.4
Other relatives	1,491	9.4
Nonrelatives	62	0.4
Unmarried partner	29	0.2

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	6,043	100.0
Never married	1,741	28.8
Now married, except separated	3,516	58.2
Separated	122	2.0
Widowed	256	4.2
Divorced	408	6.8

Females 15 years and over	6,320	100.0
Never married	1,264	20.0
Now married, except separated	3,753	59.4
Separated	72	1.1
Widowed	838	13.3
Divorced	393	6.2

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	420	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	119	28.3
Per 1,000 unmarried women	83
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	117
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	122
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	247
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	6

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	435	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	245	56.3
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	3	0.7
1 or 2 years	48	11.0
3 or 4 years	56	12.9
5 or more years	138	31.7

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	245	56.3
Who are female	184	42.3
Who are married	143	32.9

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	4,137	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	260	6.3
Kindergarten	201	4.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,015	48.7
High school (grades 9-12)	1,062	25.7
College or graduate school	599	14.5

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	10,131	100.0
Less than 9th grade	857	8.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,588	15.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	3,828	37.8
Some college, no degree	1,521	15.0
Associate's degree	721	7.1
Bachelor's degree	1,058	10.4
Graduate or professional degree	558	5.5

Percent high school graduate or higher	75.9
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	16.0

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	11,595	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,087	9.4

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	15,641	100.0
Same house	14,684	93.9
Different house in the U.S.	943	6.0
Same county	304	1.9
Different county	639	4.1
Same state	524	3.4
Different state	115	0.7
Abroad	14	0.1

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	15,889	100.0
Native	15,837	99.7
Born in United States	15,768	99.2
State of residence	13,775	86.7
Different state	1,993	12.5
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	69	0.4
Foreign born	52	0.3

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	52	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	30	57.7
Not a U.S. citizen	22	42.3

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	121	100.0

Native	69	57.0
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	69	57.0

Foreign born	52	43.0
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	52	43.0

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	52	100.0
Europe	0	0.0
Asia	0	0.0
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	52	100.0
Northern America	0	0.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	14,790	100.0
English only	14,662	99.1
Language other than English	128	0.9
Speak English less than "very well"	52	0.4
Spanish	128	0.9
Speak English less than "very well"	52	0.4
Other Indo-European languages	0	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0
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	15,889	100.0
American	4,817	30.3
Arab	0	0.0
Czech	0	0.0
Danish	0	0.0
Dutch	16	0.1
English	1,774	11.2
French (except Basque)	149	0.9
French Canadian	88	0.6
German	747	4.7
Greek	0	0.0
Hungarian	0	0.0
Irish	1,942	12.2
Italian	72	0.5
Lithuanian	0	0.0
Norwegian	0	0.0
Polish	44	0.3
Portuguese	0	0.0
Russian	2	0.0
Scotch-Irish	332	2.1
Scottish	216	1.4
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	6	0.0
Swedish	46	0.3
Swiss	0	0.0
Ukrainian	0	0.0
Welsh	22	0.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	0	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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