West Point School District, MS (2804620) DP2 Social Characteristics

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West Point School District, MS (2804620)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for West 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	6,965	100.0
Family households (families)	4,953	71.1
With own children under 18 years	2,194	31.5
Married-couple family	3,111	44.7
With own children under 18 years	1,121	16.1
Male householder, no wife present, family	145	2.1
With own children under 18 years	61	0.9
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,697	24.4
With own children under 18 years	1,012	14.5
Nonfamily households	2,012	28.9
Householder living alone	1,893	27.2
65 years and over	747	10.7

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,545	36.5
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,718	24.7

Average household size	2.53
Average family size	3.11

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	17,629	100.0
Householder	6,965	39.5
Spouse	3,125	17.7
Child	5,811	33.0
Other relatives	1,492	8.5
Nonrelatives	236	1.3
Unmarried partner	158	0.9

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	6,703	100.0
Never married	2,321	34.6
Now married, except separated	3,303	49.3
Separated	195	2.9
Widowed	218	3.3
Divorced	666	9.9

Females 15 years and over	7,692	100.0
Never married	2,056	26.7
Now married, except separated	3,135	40.8
Separated	537	7.0
Widowed	1,191	15.5
Divorced	773	10.0

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	381	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	257	67.5
Per 1,000 unmarried women	114
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	87
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	188
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	14

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	540	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	390	72.2
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	41	7.6
1 or 2 years	98	18.1
3 or 4 years	89	16.5
5 or more years	162	30.0

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	390	72.2
Who are female	255	47.2
Who are married	311	57.6

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	4,927	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	344	7.0
Kindergarten	222	4.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,258	45.8
High school (grades 9-12)	1,015	20.6
College or graduate school	1,088	22.1

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	11,852	100.0
Less than 9th grade	819	6.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,849	15.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	3,860	32.6
Some college, no degree	2,809	23.7
Associate's degree	681	5.7
Bachelor's degree	1,172	9.9
Graduate or professional degree	662	5.6

Percent high school graduate or higher	77.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	15.5

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	13,499	100.0
Civilian veterans	987	7.3

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	18,062	100.0
Same house	15,226	84.3
Different house in the U.S.	2,809	15.6
Same county	1,759	9.7
Different county	1,050	5.8
Same state	704	3.9
Different state	346	1.9
Abroad	27	0.1

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	18,349	100.0
Native	18,305	99.8
Born in United States	18,236	99.4
State of residence	15,774	86.0
Different state	2,462	13.4
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	69	0.4
Foreign born	44	0.2

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	44	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	44	100.0
Not a U.S. citizen	0	0.0

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	113	100.0

Native	69	61.1
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	69	61.1

Foreign born	44	38.9
Entered 2000 or later	9	8.0
Entered before 2000	35	31.0

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	44	100.0
Europe	10	22.7
Asia	34	77.3
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	0	0.0
Northern America	0	0.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	17,061	100.0
English only	16,755	98.2
Language other than English	306	1.8
Speak English less than "very well"	35	0.2
Spanish	28	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	10	0.1
Other Indo-European languages	248	1.5
Speak English less than "very well"	25	0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	0	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0
Other languages	30	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	18,349	100.0
American	1,438	7.8
Arab	0	0.0
Czech	19	0.1
Danish	0	0.0
Dutch	58	0.3
English	2,222	12.1
French (except Basque)	264	1.4
French Canadian	8	0.0
German	700	3.8
Greek	0	0.0
Hungarian	0	0.0
Irish	1,284	7.0
Italian	179	1.0
Lithuanian	0	0.0
Norwegian	28	0.2
Polish	59	0.3
Portuguese	0	0.0
Russian	0	0.0
Scotch-Irish	528	2.9
Scottish	241	1.3
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	20	0.1
Swedish	44	0.2
Swiss	4	0.0
Ukrainian	0	0.0
Welsh	87	0.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	0	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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