Calhoun County, MS Social Statistics
Updated August 5, 2020 |
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Calhoun county mississippi dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
---|---|---|
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 3,470 | 100.0 |
Nursery school, preschool | 182 | 5.2 |
Kindergarten | 273 | 7.9 |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,856 | 53.5 |
High school (grades 9-12) | 821 | 23.7 |
College or graduate school | 338 | 9.7 |
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
Population 25 years and over | 10,021 | 100.0 |
Less than 9th grade | 1,510 | 15.1 |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,054 | 20.5 |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,469 | 34.6 |
Some college, no degree | 1,522 | 15.2 |
Associate degree | 444 | 4.4 |
Bachelor's degree | 739 | 7.4 |
Graduate or professional degree | 283 | 2.8 |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 64.4 | (X) |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 10.2 | (X) |
MARITAL STATUS | ||
Population 15 years and over | 11,950 | 100.0 |
Never married | 2,716 | 22.7 |
Now married, except separated | 6,388 | 53.5 |
Separated | 317 | 2.7 |
Widowed | 1,340 | 11.2 |
Female | 1,174 | 9.8 |
Divorced | 1,189 | 9.9 |
Female | 607 | 5.1 |
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 495 | 100.0 |
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 276 | 55.8 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||
Civilian population 18 years and over | 11,227 | 100.0 |
Civilian veterans | 1,153 | 10.3 |
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
Population 5 to 20 years | 3,463 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 274 | 7.9 |
Population 21 to 64 years | 8,081 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 2,122 | 26.3 |
Percent employed | 45.0 | (X) |
No disability | 5,959 | 73.7 |
Percent employed | 76.0 | (X) |
Population 65 years and over | 2,350 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 1,347 | 57.3 |
RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
Population 5 years and over | 14,119 | 100.0 |
Same house in 1995 | 9,512 | 67.4 |
Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 4,493 | 31.8 |
Same county | 3,184 | 22.6 |
Different county | 1,309 | 9.3 |
Same state | 825 | 5.8 |
Different state | 484 | 3.4 |
Elsewhere in 1995 | 114 | 0.8 |
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
Total population | 15,069 | 100.0 |
Native | 14,821 | 98.4 |
Born in United States | 14,795 | 98.2 |
State of residence | 13,122 | 87.1 |
Different state | 1,673 | 11.1 |
Born outside United States | 26 | 0.2 |
Foreign born | 248 | 1.6 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 181 | 1.2 |
Naturalized citizen | 50 | 0.3 |
Not a citizen | 198 | 1.3 |
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
Total (excluding born at sea) | 248 | 100.0 |
Europe | 37 | 14.9 |
Asia | 7 | 2.8 |
Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
Latin America | 202 | 81.5 |
Northern America | 2 | 0.8 |
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
Population 5 years and over | 14,119 | 100.0 |
English only | 13,683 | 96.9 |
Language other than English | 436 | 3.1 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 237 | 1.7 |
Spanish | 357 | 2.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 216 | 1.5 |
Other Indo-European languages | 71 | 0.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 21 | 0.1 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 4 | 0.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 0 | 0.0 |
ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
Total population | 15,069 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 10,281 | 68.2 |
Arab | 6 | 0.0 |
Czech1 | 0 | 0.0 |
Danish | 0 | 0.0 |
Dutch | 148 | 1.0 |
English | 646 | 4.3 |
French (except Basque)1 | 83 | 0.6 |
French Canadian1 | 13 | 0.1 |
German | 297 | 2.0 |
Greek | 0 | 0.0 |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0 |
Irish1 | 961 | 6.4 |
Italian | 76 | 0.5 |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
Norwegian | 2 | 0.0 |
Polish | 59 | 0.4 |
Portuguese | 2 | 0.0 |
Russian | 7 | 0.0 |
Scotch-Irish | 143 | 0.9 |
Scottish | 68 | 0.5 |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
Subsaharan African | 70 | 0.5 |
Swedish | 12 | 0.1 |
Swiss | 0 | 0.0 |
Ukrainian | 2 | 0.0 |
United States or American | 3,404 | 22.6 |
Welsh | 13 | 0.1 |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 0 | 0.0 |
Other ancestries | 4,269 | 28.3 |
(X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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