Hinds County, MS Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Hinds county mississippi dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school78,720100.0
Nursery school, preschool5,8727.5
Kindergarten4,2995.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)32,82441.7
High school (grades 9-12)15,91220.2
College or graduate school19,81325.2
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over150,287100.0
Less than 9th grade9,1136.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma20,37113.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)32,91121.9
Some college, no degree37,57325.0
Associate degree9,4516.3
Bachelor's degree25,77517.2
Graduate or professional degree15,09310.0
Percent high school graduate or higher80.4(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher27.2(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over192,985100.0
Never married68,97935.7
Now married, except separated82,42242.7
Separated6,8903.6
Widowed14,0557.3
Female
11,6906.1
Divorced20,63910.7
Female
12,3206.4
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years8,044100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren4,59357.1
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over180,605100.0
Civilian veterans20,50011.4
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years64,993100.0
With a disability5,4958.5
Population 21 to 64 years137,757100.0
With a disability32,47223.6
Percent employed
54.1(X)
No disability105,28576.4
Percent employed
75.6(X)
Population 65 years and over26,291100.0
With a disability12,40747.2
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over232,375100.0
Same house in 1995125,92154.2
Different house in the U.S. in 1995104,51945.0
Same county
70,73530.4
Different county
33,78414.5
Same state
19,6548.5
Different state
14,1306.1
Elsewhere in 19951,9350.8
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population250,800100.0
Native248,11898.9
Born in United States
247,18498.6
State of residence
205,96182.1
Different state
41,22316.4
Born outside United States
9340.4
Foreign born2,6821.1
Entered 1990 to March 2000
1,3080.5
Naturalized citizen
1,1890.5
Not a citizen
1,4930.6
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)2,682100.0
Europe49118.3
Asia1,16343.4
Africa1555.8
Oceania351.3
Latin America68325.5
Northern America1555.8
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over232,375100.0
English only224,32496.5
Language other than English8,0513.5
Speak English less than 'very well
2,6961.2
Spanish
4,2571.8
Speak English less than "very well"
1,5850.7
Other Indo-European languages
2,5051.1
Speak English less than "very well"
6400.3
Asian and Pacific Island languages
7590.3
Speak English less than "very well"
3140.1
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population250,800100.0

Total ancestries reported

213,11785.0
Arab4750.2
Czech11460.1
Danish2140.1
Dutch1,2750.5
English13,2515.3
French (except Basque)13,1341.2
French Canadian14510.2
German7,9543.2
Greek2910.1
Hungarian390.0
Irish110,8624.3
Italian1,9080.8
Lithuanian770.0
Norwegian5150.2
Polish6700.3
Portuguese90.0
Russian1290.1
Scotch-Irish6,1532.5
Scottish3,4091.4
Slovak260.0
Subsaharan African2,5251.0
Swedish4290.2
Swiss1070.0
Ukrainian430.0
United States or American15,7996.3
Welsh6200.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)3290.1
Other ancestries142,27756.7
(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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