Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
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Lafayette county mississippi dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 16,076 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 651 | 4.0 |
| Kindergarten | 390 | 2.4 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,495 | 21.7 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 1,684 | 10.5 |
| College or graduate school | 9,856 | 61.3 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 20,628 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 1,674 | 8.1 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,768 | 13.4 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,678 | 22.7 |
| Some college, no degree | 4,017 | 19.5 |
| Associate degree | 1,069 | 5.2 |
| Bachelor's degree | 3,316 | 16.1 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 3,106 | 15.1 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 78.5 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 31.1 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 32,404 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 13,472 | 41.6 |
| Now married, except separated | 14,329 | 44.2 |
| Separated | 556 | 1.7 |
| Widowed | 1,612 | 5.0 |
Female | 1,264 | 3.9 |
| Divorced | 2,435 | 7.5 |
Female | 1,445 | 4.5 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 532 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 232 | 43.6 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 31,106 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 2,836 | 9.1 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 10,222 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 766 | 7.5 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 22,387 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 3,741 | 16.7 |
Percent employed | 47.4 | (X) |
| No disability | 18,646 | 83.3 |
Percent employed | 73.0 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 3,486 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,780 | 51.1 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 36,686 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 16,099 | 43.9 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 19,733 | 53.8 |
Same county | 6,466 | 17.6 |
Different county | 13,267 | 36.2 |
Same state | 7,451 | 20.3 |
Different state | 5,816 | 15.9 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 854 | 2.3 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 38,744 | 100.0 |
| Native | 37,826 | 97.6 |
Born in United States | 37,576 | 97.0 |
State of residence | 25,107 | 64.8 |
Different state | 12,469 | 32.2 |
Born outside United States | 250 | 0.6 |
| Foreign born | 918 | 2.4 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 617 | 1.6 |
Naturalized citizen | 252 | 0.7 |
Not a citizen | 666 | 1.7 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 918 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 121 | 13.2 |
| Asia | 408 | 44.4 |
| Africa | 100 | 10.9 |
| Oceania | 6 | 0.7 |
| Latin America | 226 | 24.6 |
| Northern America | 57 | 6.2 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 36,686 | 100.0 |
| English only | 34,954 | 95.3 |
| Language other than English | 1,732 | 4.7 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 565 | 1.5 |
Spanish | 775 | 2.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 374 | 1.0 |
Other Indo-European languages | 538 | 1.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 61 | 0.2 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 297 | 0.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 106 | 0.3 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 38,744 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 32,025 | 82.7 |
| Arab | 114 | 0.3 |
| Czech1 | 39 | 0.1 |
| Danish | 78 | 0.2 |
| Dutch | 417 | 1.1 |
| English | 3,759 | 9.7 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 825 | 2.1 |
| French Canadian1 | 111 | 0.3 |
| German | 2,792 | 7.2 |
| Greek | 68 | 0.2 |
| Hungarian | 20 | 0.1 |
| Irish1 | 3,559 | 9.2 |
| Italian | 679 | 1.8 |
| Lithuanian | 19 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 159 | 0.4 |
| Polish | 278 | 0.7 |
| Portuguese | 51 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 51 | 0.1 |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,187 | 3.1 |
| Scottish | 1,058 | 2.7 |
| Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 396 | 1.0 |
| Swedish | 176 | 0.5 |
| Swiss | 51 | 0.1 |
| Ukrainian | 25 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 4,336 | 11.2 |
| Welsh | 163 | 0.4 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 0 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 11,614 | 30.0 |
| (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 |
