Mississippi County, MO Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
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Mississippi county missouri dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
---|---|---|
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 3,143 | 100.0 |
Nursery school, preschool | 240 | 7.6 |
Kindergarten | 235 | 7.5 |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,564 | 49.8 |
High school (grades 9-12) | 793 | 25.2 |
College or graduate school | 311 | 9.9 |
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
Population 25 years and over | 8,702 | 100.0 |
Less than 9th grade | 1,527 | 17.5 |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,854 | 21.3 |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,286 | 37.8 |
Some college, no degree | 1,088 | 12.5 |
Associate degree | 109 | 1.3 |
Bachelor's degree | 623 | 7.2 |
Graduate or professional degree | 215 | 2.5 |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 61.1 | (X) |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 9.6 | (X) |
MARITAL STATUS | ||
Population 15 years and over | 10,532 | 100.0 |
Never married | 2,369 | 22.5 |
Now married, except separated | 5,550 | 52.7 |
Separated | 227 | 2.2 |
Widowed | 1,260 | 12.0 |
Female | 1,037 | 9.8 |
Divorced | 1,126 | 10.7 |
Female | 620 | 5.9 |
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 472 | 100.0 |
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 321 | 68.0 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||
Civilian population 18 years and over | 9,887 | 100.0 |
Civilian veterans | 1,041 | 10.5 |
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
Population 5 to 20 years | 3,105 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 232 | 7.5 |
Population 21 to 64 years | 7,113 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 2,162 | 30.4 |
Percent employed | 51.8 | (X) |
No disability | 4,951 | 69.6 |
Percent employed | 74.7 | (X) |
Population 65 years and over | 1,974 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 1,055 | 53.4 |
RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
Population 5 years and over | 12,462 | 100.0 |
Same house in 1995 | 7,491 | 60.1 |
Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 4,904 | 39.4 |
Same county | 3,297 | 26.5 |
Different county | 1,607 | 12.9 |
Same state | 881 | 7.1 |
Different state | 726 | 5.8 |
Elsewhere in 1995 | 67 | 0.5 |
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
Total population | 13,427 | 100.0 |
Native | 13,358 | 99.5 |
Born in United States | 13,328 | 99.3 |
State of residence | 9,886 | 73.6 |
Different state | 3,442 | 25.6 |
Born outside United States | 30 | 0.2 |
Foreign born | 69 | 0.5 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 32 | 0.2 |
Naturalized citizen | 37 | 0.3 |
Not a citizen | 32 | 0.2 |
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
Total (excluding born at sea) | 69 | 100.0 |
Europe | 23 | 33.3 |
Asia | 46 | 66.7 |
Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
Latin America | 0 | 0.0 |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0 |
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
Population 5 years and over | 12,462 | 100.0 |
English only | 12,347 | 99.1 |
Language other than English | 115 | 0.9 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 43 | 0.3 |
Spanish | 36 | 0.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 5 | 0.0 |
Other Indo-European languages | 17 | 0.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 0 | 0.0 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 51 | 0.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 38 | 0.3 |
ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
Total population | 13,427 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 10,004 | 74.5 |
Arab | 6 | 0.0 |
Czech1 | 25 | 0.2 |
Danish | 0 | 0.0 |
Dutch | 282 | 2.1 |
English | 906 | 6.7 |
French (except Basque)1 | 337 | 2.5 |
French Canadian1 | 2 | 0.0 |
German | 984 | 7.3 |
Greek | 0 | 0.0 |
Hungarian | 1 | 0.0 |
Irish1 | 1,396 | 10.4 |
Italian | 114 | 0.8 |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
Norwegian | 13 | 0.1 |
Polish | 58 | 0.4 |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0 |
Russian | 28 | 0.2 |
Scotch-Irish | 73 | 0.5 |
Scottish | 116 | 0.9 |
Slovak | 1 | 0.0 |
Subsaharan African | 164 | 1.2 |
Swedish | 31 | 0.2 |
Swiss | 17 | 0.1 |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0 |
United States or American | 1,668 | 12.4 |
Welsh | 18 | 0.1 |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 0 | 0.0 |
Other ancestries | 3,764 | 28.0 |
(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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