Pointe Coupee Parish LA Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 5,974 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 439 | 7.3 |
| Kindergarten | 392 | 6.6 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,773 | 46.4 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 1,687 | 28.2 |
| College or graduate school | 683 | 11.4 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 14,577 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 2,076 | 14.2 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,424 | 16.6 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 5,699 | 39.1 |
| Some college, no degree | 2,129 | 14.6 |
| Associate degree | 389 | 2.7 |
| Bachelor's degree | 1,317 | 9.0 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 543 | 3.7 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 69.1 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 12.8 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 17,783 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 4,724 | 26.6 |
| Now married, except separated | 9,505 | 53.4 |
| Separated | 464 | 2.6 |
| Widowed | 1,589 | 8.9 |
Female | 1,295 | 7.3 |
| Divorced | 1,501 | 8.4 |
Female | 762 | 4.3 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 777 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 458 | 58.9 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 16,568 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 1,869 | 11.3 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 5,640 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 527 | 9.3 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 12,297 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 3,107 | 25.3 |
Percent employed | 51.8 | (X) |
| No disability | 9,190 | 74.7 |
Percent employed | 67.7 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 2,919 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,391 | 47.7 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 21,207 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 15,340 | 72.3 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 5,803 | 27.4 |
Same county | 3,658 | 17.2 |
Different county | 2,145 | 10.1 |
Same state | 1,747 | 8.2 |
Different state | 398 | 1.9 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 64 | 0.3 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 22,763 | 100.0 |
| Native | 22,565 | 99.1 |
Born in United States | 22,531 | 99.0 |
State of residence | 20,948 | 92.0 |
Different state | 1,583 | 7.0 |
Born outside United States | 34 | 0.1 |
| Foreign born | 198 | 0.9 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 39 | 0.2 |
Naturalized citizen | 92 | 0.4 |
Not a citizen | 106 | 0.5 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 198 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 29 | 14.6 |
| Asia | 37 | 18.7 |
| Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 120 | 60.6 |
| Northern America | 12 | 6.1 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 21,207 | 100.0 |
| English only | 19,786 | 93.3 |
| Language other than English | 1,421 | 6.7 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 416 | 2.0 |
Spanish | 215 | 1.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 76 | 0.4 |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,165 | 5.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 318 | 1.5 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 22 | 0.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 3 | 0.0 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 22,763 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 20,444 | 89.8 |
| Arab | 13 | 0.1 |
| Czech1 | 10 | 0.0 |
| Danish | 4 | 0.0 |
| Dutch | 38 | 0.2 |
| English | 718 | 3.2 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 4,812 | 21.1 |
| French Canadian1 | 1,319 | 5.8 |
| German | 901 | 4.0 |
| Greek | 17 | 0.1 |
| Hungarian | 8 | 0.0 |
| Irish1 | 760 | 3.3 |
| Italian | 1,161 | 5.1 |
| Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 8 | 0.0 |
| Polish | 27 | 0.1 |
| Portuguese | 10 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 1 | 0.0 |
| Scotch-Irish | 130 | 0.6 |
| Scottish | 78 | 0.3 |
| Slovak | 2 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 145 | 0.6 |
| Swedish | 4 | 0.0 |
| Swiss | 21 | 0.1 |
| Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 2,554 | 11.2 |
| Welsh | 5 | 0.0 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 9 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 7,689 | 33.8 |
| (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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