Tunica County, MS Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
Tunica county mississippi dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
---|---|---|
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 2,471 | 100.0 |
Nursery school, preschool | 173 | 7.0 |
Kindergarten | 134 | 5.4 |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,448 | 58.6 |
High school (grades 9-12) | 584 | 23.6 |
College or graduate school | 132 | 5.3 |
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
Population 25 years and over | 5,263 | 100.0 |
Less than 9th grade | 878 | 16.7 |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,199 | 22.8 |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,588 | 30.2 |
Some college, no degree | 968 | 18.4 |
Associate degree | 151 | 2.9 |
Bachelor's degree | 348 | 6.6 |
Graduate or professional degree | 131 | 2.5 |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 60.5 | (X) |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 9.1 | (X) |
MARITAL STATUS | ||
Population 15 years and over | 6,821 | 100.0 |
Never married | 2,631 | 38.6 |
Now married, except separated | 2,525 | 37.0 |
Separated | 373 | 5.5 |
Widowed | 655 | 9.6 |
Female | 544 | 8.0 |
Divorced | 637 | 9.3 |
Female | 296 | 4.3 |
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 506 | 100.0 |
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 243 | 48.0 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||
Civilian population 18 years and over | 6,319 | 100.0 |
Civilian veterans | 581 | 9.2 |
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
Population 5 to 20 years | 2,546 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 247 | 9.7 |
Population 21 to 64 years | 4,937 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 1,503 | 30.4 |
Percent employed | 58.1 | (X) |
No disability | 3,434 | 69.6 |
Percent employed | 69.2 | (X) |
Population 65 years and over | 859 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 414 | 48.2 |
RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
Population 5 years and over | 8,451 | 100.0 |
Same house in 1995 | 4,790 | 56.7 |
Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 3,595 | 42.5 |
Same county | 1,981 | 23.4 |
Different county | 1,614 | 19.1 |
Same state | 525 | 6.2 |
Different state | 1,089 | 12.9 |
Elsewhere in 1995 | 66 | 0.8 |
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
Total population | 9,227 | 100.0 |
Native | 9,147 | 99.1 |
Born in United States | 9,119 | 98.8 |
State of residence | 7,018 | 76.1 |
Different state | 2,101 | 22.8 |
Born outside United States | 28 | 0.3 |
Foreign born | 80 | 0.9 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 65 | 0.7 |
Naturalized citizen | 9 | 0.1 |
Not a citizen | 71 | 0.8 |
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
Total (excluding born at sea) | 80 | 100.0 |
Europe | 2 | 2.5 |
Asia | 19 | 23.8 |
Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
Latin America | 57 | 71.3 |
Northern America | 2 | 2.5 |
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
Population 5 years and over | 8,451 | 100.0 |
English only | 8,247 | 97.6 |
Language other than English | 204 | 2.4 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 71 | 0.8 |
Spanish | 109 | 1.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 41 | 0.5 |
Other Indo-European languages | 58 | 0.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 13 | 0.2 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 32 | 0.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 12 | 0.1 |
ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
Total population | 9,227 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 7,833 | 84.9 |
Arab | 0 | 0.0 |
Czech1 | 0 | 0.0 |
Danish | 0 | 0.0 |
Dutch | 16 | 0.2 |
English | 306 | 3.3 |
French (except Basque)1 | 69 | 0.7 |
French Canadian1 | 3 | 0.0 |
German | 246 | 2.7 |
Greek | 0 | 0.0 |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0 |
Irish1 | 396 | 4.3 |
Italian | 56 | 0.6 |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
Norwegian | 20 | 0.2 |
Polish | 6 | 0.1 |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0 |
Russian | 0 | 0.0 |
Scotch-Irish | 40 | 0.4 |
Scottish | 45 | 0.5 |
Slovak | 8 | 0.1 |
Subsaharan African | 101 | 1.1 |
Swedish | 10 | 0.1 |
Swiss | 8 | 0.1 |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0 |
United States or American | 614 | 6.7 |
Welsh | 20 | 0.2 |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 8 | 0.1 |
Other ancestries | 5,861 | 63.5 |
(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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