Jefferson Davis County, MS Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
Jefferson davis county mississippi dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
---|---|---|
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 3,815 | 100.0 |
Nursery school, preschool | 379 | 9.9 |
Kindergarten | 203 | 5.3 |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,871 | 49.0 |
High school (grades 9-12) | 917 | 24.0 |
College or graduate school | 445 | 11.7 |
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
Population 25 years and over | 8,613 | 100.0 |
Less than 9th grade | 908 | 10.5 |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,982 | 23.0 |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,002 | 34.9 |
Some college, no degree | 1,491 | 17.3 |
Associate degree | 334 | 3.9 |
Bachelor's degree | 577 | 6.7 |
Graduate or professional degree | 319 | 3.7 |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 66.4 | (X) |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 10.4 | (X) |
MARITAL STATUS | ||
Population 15 years and over | 10,739 | 100.0 |
Never married | 2,979 | 27.7 |
Now married, except separated | 5,252 | 48.9 |
Separated | 422 | 3.9 |
Widowed | 1,134 | 10.6 |
Female | 919 | 8.6 |
Divorced | 952 | 8.9 |
Female | 520 | 4.8 |
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 665 | 100.0 |
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 420 | 63.2 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||
Civilian population 18 years and over | 10,005 | 100.0 |
Civilian veterans | 1,080 | 10.8 |
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
Population 5 to 20 years | 3,579 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 337 | 9.4 |
Population 21 to 64 years | 7,378 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 2,479 | 33.6 |
Percent employed | 37.7 | (X) |
No disability | 4,899 | 66.4 |
Percent employed | 67.3 | (X) |
Population 65 years and over | 1,897 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 1,083 | 57.1 |
RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
Population 5 years and over | 12,971 | 100.0 |
Same house in 1995 | 9,010 | 69.5 |
Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 3,944 | 30.4 |
Same county | 2,182 | 16.8 |
Different county | 1,762 | 13.6 |
Same state | 1,104 | 8.5 |
Different state | 658 | 5.1 |
Elsewhere in 1995 | 17 | 0.1 |
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
Total population | 13,962 | 100.0 |
Native | 13,922 | 99.7 |
Born in United States | 13,904 | 99.6 |
State of residence | 12,279 | 87.9 |
Different state | 1,625 | 11.6 |
Born outside United States | 18 | 0.1 |
Foreign born | 40 | 0.3 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 15 | 0.1 |
Naturalized citizen | 23 | 0.2 |
Not a citizen | 17 | 0.1 |
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
Total (excluding born at sea) | 40 | 100.0 |
Europe | 7 | 17.5 |
Asia | 29 | 72.5 |
Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
Latin America | 2 | 5.0 |
Northern America | 2 | 5.0 |
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
Population 5 years and over | 12,971 | 100.0 |
English only | 12,698 | 97.9 |
Language other than English | 273 | 2.1 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 61 | 0.5 |
Spanish | 148 | 1.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 24 | 0.2 |
Other Indo-European languages | 91 | 0.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 22 | 0.2 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 18 | 0.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 13 | 0.1 |
ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
Total population | 13,962 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 11,041 | 79.1 |
Arab | 0 | 0.0 |
Czech1 | 5 | 0.0 |
Danish | 4 | 0.0 |
Dutch | 22 | 0.2 |
English | 386 | 2.8 |
French (except Basque)1 | 82 | 0.6 |
French Canadian1 | 9 | 0.1 |
German | 225 | 1.6 |
Greek | 0 | 0.0 |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0 |
Irish1 | 639 | 4.6 |
Italian | 80 | 0.6 |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
Norwegian | 35 | 0.3 |
Polish | 51 | 0.4 |
Portuguese | 5 | 0.0 |
Russian | 0 | 0.0 |
Scotch-Irish | 225 | 1.6 |
Scottish | 121 | 0.9 |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
Subsaharan African | 71 | 0.5 |
Swedish | 5 | 0.0 |
Swiss | 0 | 0.0 |
Ukrainian | 7 | 0.1 |
United States or American | 1,627 | 11.7 |
Welsh | 26 | 0.2 |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 0 | 0.0 |
Other ancestries | 7,416 | 53.1 |
(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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