Scott County, MS Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Scott county mississippi dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school7,148100.0
Nursery school, preschool4676.5
Kindergarten5968.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8)3,78152.9
High school (grades 9-12)1,63522.9
College or graduate school6699.4
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over17,496100.0
Less than 9th grade2,63215.0
9th to 12th grade, no diploma4,01222.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency)5,60532.0
Some college, no degree3,03717.4
Associate degree7034.0
Bachelor's degree9935.7
Graduate or professional degree5142.9
Percent high school graduate or higher62.0(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher8.6(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over21,663100.0
Never married5,68026.2
Now married, except separated11,30252.2
Separated6553.0
Widowed1,8848.7
Female
1,5917.3
Divorced2,1429.9
Female
1,2625.8
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years1,121100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren65258.2
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over20,283100.0
Civilian veterans1,8609.2
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years7,202100.0
With a disability76910.7
Population 21 to 64 years15,463100.0
With a disability4,41028.5
Percent employed
51.5(X)
No disability11,05371.5
Percent employed
72.8(X)
Population 65 years and over3,302100.0
With a disability1,87156.7
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over26,284100.0
Same house in 199516,47062.7
Different house in the U.S. in 19959,35235.6
Same county
5,85222.3
Different county
3,50013.3
Same state
1,9117.3
Different state
1,5896.0
Elsewhere in 19954621.8
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population28,423100.0
Native27,21995.8
Born in United States
27,15395.5
State of residence
23,43682.5
Different state
3,71713.1
Born outside United States
660.2
Foreign born1,2044.2
Entered 1990 to March 2000
7642.7
Naturalized citizen
1830.6
Not a citizen
1,0213.6
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)1,204100.0
Europe463.8
Asia484.0
Africa00.0
Oceania30.2
Latin America1,10791.9
Northern America00.0
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over26,284100.0
English only24,41292.9
Language other than English1,8727.1
Speak English less than 'very well
1,1244.3
Spanish
1,5285.8
Speak English less than "very well"
1,0193.9
Other Indo-European languages
1150.4
Speak English less than "very well"
140.1
Asian and Pacific Island languages
630.2
Speak English less than "very well"
40.0
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population28,423100.0

Total ancestries reported

20,37571.7
Arab100.0
Czech160.0
Danish70.0
Dutch3631.3
English8192.9
French (except Basque)12210.8
French Canadian1340.1
German4831.7
Greek120.0
Hungarian260.1
Irish11,5485.4
Italian1380.5
Lithuanian00.0
Norwegian160.1
Polish280.1
Portuguese00.0
Russian40.0
Scotch-Irish3401.2
Scottish1290.5
Slovak00.0
Subsaharan African1030.4
Swedish220.1
Swiss80.0
Ukrainian00.0
United States or American4,09214.4
Welsh630.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)30.0
Other ancestries11,90041.9
(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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