George County, MS Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

George county mississippi dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school4,817100.0
Nursery school, preschool2695.6
Kindergarten3286.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8)2,60254.0
High school (grades 9-12)1,16624.2
College or graduate school4529.4
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over11,838100.0
Less than 9th grade1,1349.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma2,44620.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency)4,58038.7
Some college, no degree2,03717.2
Associate degree5584.7
Bachelor's degree6525.5
Graduate or professional degree4313.6
Percent high school graduate or higher69.8(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher9.1(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over14,502100.0
Never married2,58817.8
Now married, except separated9,36564.6
Separated2031.4
Widowed9986.9
Female
8445.8
Divorced1,3489.3
Female
6484.5
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years458100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren19843.2
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over13,567100.0
Civilian veterans1,71612.6
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years4,923100.0
With a disability4078.3
Population 21 to 64 years10,500100.0
With a disability2,32122.1
Percent employed
44.8(X)
No disability8,17977.9
Percent employed
67.8(X)
Population 65 years and over2,034100.0
With a disability1,04551.4
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over17,751100.0
Same house in 199511,10462.6
Different house in the U.S. in 19956,49636.6
Same county
3,76221.2
Different county
2,73415.4
Same state
1,4898.4
Different state
1,2457.0
Elsewhere in 19951510.9
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population19,144100.0
Native18,90098.7
Born in United States
18,79898.2
State of residence
12,47265.1
Different state
6,32633.0
Born outside United States
1020.5
Foreign born2441.3
Entered 1990 to March 2000
1480.8
Naturalized citizen
460.2
Not a citizen
1981.0
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)244100.0
Europe72.9
Asia4116.8
Africa00.0
Oceania00.0
Latin America19680.3
Northern America00.0
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over17,751100.0
English only17,29897.4
Language other than English4532.6
Speak English less than 'very well
3131.8
Spanish
3201.8
Speak English less than "very well"
2471.4
Other Indo-European languages
870.5
Speak English less than "very well"
510.3
Asian and Pacific Island languages
460.3
Speak English less than "very well"
150.1
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population19,144100.0

Total ancestries reported

13,33369.6
Arab60.0
Czech100.0
Danish100.1
Dutch510.3
English1,0125.3
French (except Basque)13121.6
French Canadian1590.3
German7694.0
Greek300.2
Hungarian290.2
Irish11,2686.6
Italian1630.9
Lithuanian00.0
Norwegian1000.5
Polish850.4
Portuguese370.2
Russian00.0
Scotch-Irish4032.1
Scottish2721.4
Slovak00.0
Subsaharan African160.1
Swedish360.2
Swiss00.0
Ukrainian00.0
United States or American5,74730.0
Welsh90.0
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)00.0
Other ancestries2,91915.2
(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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