Benton County, MS Social Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Benton county mississippi dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school2,002100.0
Nursery school, preschool1658.2
Kindergarten1708.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)1,00450.1
High school (grades 9-12)45322.6
College or graduate school21010.5
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over5,073100.0
Less than 9th grade85916.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma1,23024.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency)1,63232.2
Some college, no degree73814.5
Associate degree2184.3
Bachelor's degree3106.1
Graduate or professional degree861.7
Percent high school graduate or higher58.8(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher7.8(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over6,252100.0
Never married1,50524.1
Now married, except separated3,44255.1
Separated1802.9
Widowed6009.6
Female
4707.5
Divorced5258.4
Female
2484.0
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years220100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren11451.8
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over5,870100.0
Civilian veterans59410.1
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years1,905100.0
With a disability1638.6
Population 21 to 64 years4,219100.0
With a disability1,31631.2
Percent employed
40.9(X)
No disability2,90368.8
Percent employed
70.4(X)
Population 65 years and over1,202100.0
With a disability55546.2
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over7,443100.0
Same house in 19954,87265.5
Different house in the U.S. in 19952,53434.0
Same county
1,28317.2
Different county
1,25116.8
Same state
79510.7
Different state
4566.1
Elsewhere in 1995370.5
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population8,026100.0
Native7,96999.3
Born in United States
7,96799.3
State of residence
5,85072.9
Different state
2,11726.4
Born outside United States
20.0
Foreign born570.7
Entered 1990 to March 2000
260.3
Naturalized citizen
550.7
Not a citizen
20.0
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)57100.0
Europe2340.4
Asia11.8
Africa00.0
Oceania00.0
Latin America2543.9
Northern America814.0
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over7,443100.0
English only7,33598.5
Language other than English1081.5
Speak English less than 'very well
450.6
Spanish
811.1
Speak English less than "very well"
340.5
Other Indo-European languages
270.4
Speak English less than "very well"
110.1
Asian and Pacific Island languages
00.0
Speak English less than "very well"
00.0
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population8,026100.0

Total ancestries reported

5,20264.8
Arab00.0
Czech170.1
Danish90.1
Dutch580.7
English94111.7
French (except Basque)1500.6
French Canadian1100.1
German1281.6
Greek00.0
Hungarian00.0
Irish13204.0
Italian250.3
Lithuanian00.0
Norwegian00.0
Polish140.2
Portuguese00.0
Russian20.0
Scotch-Irish640.8
Scottish370.5
Slovak00.0
Subsaharan African230.3
Swedish40.0
Swiss00.0
Ukrainian00.0
United States or American1,40017.4
Welsh220.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)00.0
Other ancestries2,08826.0
(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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