Tunica County, MS Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Tunica county mississippi dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school2,471100.0
Nursery school, preschool1737.0
Kindergarten1345.4
Elementary school (grades 1-8)1,44858.6
High school (grades 9-12)58423.6
College or graduate school1325.3
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over5,263100.0
Less than 9th grade87816.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma1,19922.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency)1,58830.2
Some college, no degree96818.4
Associate degree1512.9
Bachelor's degree3486.6
Graduate or professional degree1312.5
Percent high school graduate or higher60.5(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher9.1(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over6,821100.0
Never married2,63138.6
Now married, except separated2,52537.0
Separated3735.5
Widowed6559.6
Female
5448.0
Divorced6379.3
Female
2964.3
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years506100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren24348.0
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over6,319100.0
Civilian veterans5819.2
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years2,546100.0
With a disability2479.7
Population 21 to 64 years4,937100.0
With a disability1,50330.4
Percent employed
58.1(X)
No disability3,43469.6
Percent employed
69.2(X)
Population 65 years and over859100.0
With a disability41448.2
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over8,451100.0
Same house in 19954,79056.7
Different house in the U.S. in 19953,59542.5
Same county
1,98123.4
Different county
1,61419.1
Same state
5256.2
Different state
1,08912.9
Elsewhere in 1995660.8
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population9,227100.0
Native9,14799.1
Born in United States
9,11998.8
State of residence
7,01876.1
Different state
2,10122.8
Born outside United States
280.3
Foreign born800.9
Entered 1990 to March 2000
650.7
Naturalized citizen
90.1
Not a citizen
710.8
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)80100.0
Europe22.5
Asia1923.8
Africa00.0
Oceania00.0
Latin America5771.3
Northern America22.5
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over8,451100.0
English only8,24797.6
Language other than English2042.4
Speak English less than 'very well
710.8
Spanish
1091.3
Speak English less than "very well"
410.5
Other Indo-European languages
580.7
Speak English less than "very well"
130.2
Asian and Pacific Island languages
320.4
Speak English less than "very well"
120.1
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population9,227100.0

Total ancestries reported

7,83384.9
Arab00.0
Czech100.0
Danish00.0
Dutch160.2
English3063.3
French (except Basque)1690.7
French Canadian130.0
German2462.7
Greek00.0
Hungarian00.0
Irish13964.3
Italian560.6
Lithuanian00.0
Norwegian200.2
Polish60.1
Portuguese00.0
Russian00.0
Scotch-Irish400.4
Scottish450.5
Slovak80.1
Subsaharan African1011.1
Swedish100.1
Swiss80.1
Ukrainian00.0
United States or American6146.7
Welsh200.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)80.1
Other ancestries5,86163.5
(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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