Union County, MS Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Union county mississippi dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school5,916100.0
Nursery school, preschool2644.5
Kindergarten3906.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8)3,04751.5
High school (grades 9-12)1,39623.6
College or graduate school81913.8
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over16,499100.0
Less than 9th grade1,94011.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma3,26519.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency)5,56133.7
Some college, no degree2,84517.2
Associate degree7104.3
Bachelor's degree1,4198.6
Graduate or professional degree7594.6
Percent high school graduate or higher68.5(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher13.2(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over19,865100.0
Never married3,63918.3
Now married, except separated12,43962.6
Separated3381.7
Widowed1,6688.4
Female
1,3887.0
Divorced1,7819.0
Female
9885.0
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years598100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren26945.0
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over18,753100.0
Civilian veterans2,19911.7
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years5,681100.0
With a disability4107.2
Population 21 to 64 years14,118100.0
With a disability3,20522.7
Percent employed
47.8(X)
No disability10,91377.3
Percent employed
78.0(X)
Population 65 years and over3,523100.0
With a disability1,89253.7
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over23,513100.0
Same house in 199514,91963.5
Different house in the U.S. in 19958,43535.9
Same county
4,56619.4
Different county
3,86916.5
Same state
2,47610.5
Different state
1,3935.9
Elsewhere in 19951590.7
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population25,362100.0
Native24,91398.2
Born in United States
24,82797.9
State of residence
20,35380.2
Different state
4,47417.6
Born outside United States
860.3
Foreign born4491.8
Entered 1990 to March 2000
3581.4
Naturalized citizen
1940.8
Not a citizen
2551.0
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)449100.0
Europe61.3
Asia10523.4
Africa00.0
Oceania61.3
Latin America31770.6
Northern America153.3
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over23,513100.0
English only22,68296.5
Language other than English8313.5
Speak English less than 'very well
3931.7
Spanish
5922.5
Speak English less than "very well"
3381.4
Other Indo-European languages
1610.7
Speak English less than "very well"
310.1
Asian and Pacific Island languages
450.2
Speak English less than "very well"
240.1
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population25,362100.0

Total ancestries reported

18,37672.5
Arab60.0
Czech100.0
Danish180.1
Dutch1550.6
English1,5376.1
French (except Basque)12731.1
French Canadian1150.1
German7963.1
Greek410.2
Hungarian00.0
Irish11,7757.0
Italian1170.5
Lithuanian00.0
Norwegian640.3
Polish750.3
Portuguese60.0
Russian00.0
Scotch-Irish5372.1
Scottish3281.3
Slovak70.0
Subsaharan African2380.9
Swedish270.1
Swiss20.0
Ukrainian00.0
United States or American6,51225.7
Welsh470.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)70.0
Other ancestries5,79322.8
(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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