Morehouse Parish LA Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 7,885 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 501 | 6.4 |
| Kindergarten | 559 | 7.1 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 4,104 | 52.0 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 1,911 | 24.2 |
| College or graduate school | 810 | 10.3 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 19,446 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 2,663 | 13.7 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,836 | 19.7 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 7,536 | 38.8 |
| Some college, no degree | 3,074 | 15.8 |
| Associate degree | 444 | 2.3 |
| Bachelor's degree | 1,307 | 6.7 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 586 | 3.0 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 66.6 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 9.7 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 24,051 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 6,671 | 27.7 |
| Now married, except separated | 12,040 | 50.1 |
| Separated | 987 | 4.1 |
| Widowed | 2,207 | 9.2 |
Female | 1,847 | 7.7 |
| Divorced | 2,146 | 8.9 |
Female | 1,164 | 4.8 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,133 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 658 | 58.1 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 22,492 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 2,720 | 12.1 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 7,807 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 778 | 10.0 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 15,781 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 3,823 | 24.2 |
Percent employed | 47.1 | (X) |
| No disability | 11,958 | 75.8 |
Percent employed | 68.7 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 4,356 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,218 | 50.9 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 28,876 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 18,397 | 63.7 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 10,432 | 36.1 |
Same county | 7,561 | 26.2 |
Different county | 2,871 | 9.9 |
Same state | 1,563 | 5.4 |
Different state | 1,308 | 4.5 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 47 | 0.2 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 31,021 | 100.0 |
| Native | 30,911 | 99.6 |
Born in United States | 30,818 | 99.3 |
State of residence | 25,482 | 82.1 |
Different state | 5,336 | 17.2 |
Born outside United States | 93 | 0.3 |
| Foreign born | 110 | 0.4 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 22 | 0.1 |
Naturalized citizen | 88 | 0.3 |
Not a citizen | 22 | 0.1 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 110 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 2 | 1.8 |
| Asia | 44 | 40.0 |
| Africa | 6 | 5.5 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 58 | 52.7 |
| Northern America | 0 | 0.0 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 28,876 | 100.0 |
| English only | 28,327 | 98.1 |
| Language other than English | 549 | 1.9 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 185 | 0.6 |
Spanish | 301 | 1.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 119 | 0.4 |
Other Indo-European languages | 154 | 0.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 25 | 0.1 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 72 | 0.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 34 | 0.1 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 31,021 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 25,642 | 82.7 |
| Arab | 21 | 0.1 |
| Czech1 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Danish | 47 | 0.2 |
| Dutch | 169 | 0.5 |
| English | 1,281 | 4.1 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 692 | 2.2 |
| French Canadian1 | 98 | 0.3 |
| German | 766 | 2.5 |
| Greek | 7 | 0.0 |
| Hungarian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Irish1 | 2,276 | 7.3 |
| Italian | 257 | 0.8 |
| Lithuanian | 8 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 9 | 0.0 |
| Polish | 53 | 0.2 |
| Portuguese | 0 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Scotch-Irish | 268 | 0.9 |
| Scottish | 242 | 0.8 |
| Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 166 | 0.5 |
| Swedish | 121 | 0.4 |
| Swiss | 0 | 0.0 |
| Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 5,065 | 16.3 |
| Welsh | 33 | 0.1 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 0 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 14,058 | 45.3 |
| (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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