Wayne County School District, MS (2804530) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Wayne County School District, MS (2804530)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Wayne 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	8,659	100.0
Family households (families)	6,431	74.3
With own children under 18 years	2,797	32.3
Married-couple family	4,482	51.8
With own children under 18 years	1,696	19.6
Male householder, no wife present, family	392	4.5
With own children under 18 years	251	2.9
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,557	18.0
With own children under 18 years	850	9.8
Nonfamily households	2,228	25.7
Householder living alone	2,054	23.7
65 years and over	795	9.2

Households with one or more people under 18 years	3,209	37.1
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,835	21.2

Average household size	2.33
Average family size	2.74

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	20,164	100.0
Householder	8,659	42.9
Spouse	4,479	22.2
Child	5,593	27.7
Other relatives	1,097	5.4
Nonrelatives	336	1.7
Unmarried partner	251	1.2

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	7,672	100.0
Never married	1,897	24.7
Now married, except separated	4,724	61.6
Separated	229	3.0
Widowed	234	3.1
Divorced	588	7.7

Females 15 years and over	8,554	100.0
Never married	1,901	22.2
Now married, except separated	4,617	54.0
Separated	175	2.0
Widowed	1,235	14.4
Divorced	626	7.3

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	440	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	272	61.8
Per 1,000 unmarried women	129
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	86
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	184
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	7

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	569	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	466	81.9
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	63	11.1
1 or 2 years	242	42.5
3 or 4 years	23	4.0
5 or more years	138	24.3

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	466	81.9
Who are female	291	51.1
Who are married	254	44.6

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	5,262	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	371	7.1
Kindergarten	298	5.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,740	52.1
High school (grades 9-12)	1,175	22.3
College or graduate school	678	12.9

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	13,276	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,104	8.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	2,637	19.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	5,137	38.7
Some college, no degree	2,228	16.8
Associate's degree	856	6.4
Bachelor's degree	804	6.1
Graduate or professional degree	510	3.8

Percent high school graduate or higher	71.8
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	9.9

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	15,223	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,014	6.7

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	20,455	100.0
Same house	18,733	91.6
Different house in the U.S.	1,652	8.1
Same county	1,021	5.0
Different county	631	3.1
Same state	492	2.4
Different state	139	0.7
Abroad	70	0.3

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	20,892	100.0
Native	20,799	99.6
Born in United States	20,765	99.4
State of residence	17,226	82.5
Different state	3,539	16.9
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	34	0.2
Foreign born	93	0.4

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	93	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	72	77.4
Not a U.S. citizen	21	22.6

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	127	100.0

Native	34	26.8
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	34	26.8

Foreign born	93	73.2
Entered 2000 or later	36	28.3
Entered before 2000	57	44.9

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	93	100.0
Europe	38	40.9
Asia	32	34.4
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	23	24.7
Northern America	0	0.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	19,395	100.0
English only	19,250	99.3
Language other than English	145	0.7
Speak English less than "very well"	37	0.2
Spanish	89	0.5
Speak English less than "very well"	26	0.1
Other Indo-European languages	0	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	40	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	11	0.1
Other languages	16	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	20,892	100.0
American	4,428	21.2
Arab	0	0.0
Czech	0	0.0
Danish	0	0.0
Dutch	60	0.3
English	1,153	5.5
French (except Basque)	71	0.3
French Canadian	64	0.3
German	324	1.6
Greek	0	0.0
Hungarian	11	0.1
Irish	1,758	8.4
Italian	147	0.7
Lithuanian	0	0.0
Norwegian	0	0.0
Polish	54	0.3
Portuguese	13	0.1
Russian	0	0.0
Scotch-Irish	571	2.7
Scottish	169	0.8
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	0	0.0
Swedish	0	0.0
Swiss	0	0.0
Ukrainian	0	0.0
Welsh	38	0.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	0	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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