Updated September 25, 2021 |
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Quitman county mississippi dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| NOTE: Data based on a sample except in P3, P4, H3, and H4. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml. |
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 2,901 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 231 | 8.0 |
| Kindergarten | 165 | 5.7 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,606 | 55.4 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 662 | 22.8 |
| College or graduate school | 237 | 8.2 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 5,906 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 1,184 | 20.0 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,467 | 24.8 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,477 | 25.0 |
| Some college, no degree | 863 | 14.6 |
| Associate degree | 289 | 4.9 |
| Bachelor's degree | 454 | 7.7 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 172 | 2.9 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 55.1 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 10.6 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 7,422 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 2,531 | 34.1 |
| Now married, except separated | 3,022 | 40.7 |
| Separated | 416 | 5.6 |
| Widowed | 802 | 10.8 |
Female | 639 | 8.6 |
| Divorced | 651 | 8.8 |
Female | 353 | 4.8 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 545 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 269 | 49.4 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 6,884 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 601 | 8.7 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 2,849 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 300 | 10.5 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 5,037 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,562 | 31.0 |
Percent employed | 47.5 | (X) |
| No disability | 3,475 | 69.0 |
Percent employed | 68.9 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 1,290 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 687 | 53.3 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 9,306 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 6,231 | 67.0 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 3,053 | 32.8 |
Same county | 1,824 | 19.6 |
Different county | 1,229 | 13.2 |
Same state | 776 | 8.3 |
Different state | 453 | 4.9 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 22 | 0.2 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 10,117 | 100.0 |
| Native | 10,097 | 99.8 |
Born in United States | 10,084 | 99.7 |
State of residence | 9,038 | 89.3 |
Different state | 1,046 | 10.3 |
Born outside United States | 13 | 0.1 |
| Foreign born | 20 | 0.2 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 10 | 0.1 |
Naturalized citizen | 9 | 0.1 |
Not a citizen | 11 | 0.1 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 20 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 2 | 10.0 |
| Asia | 8 | 40.0 |
| Africa | 2 | 10.0 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 8 | 40.0 |
| Northern America | 0 | 0.0 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 9,306 | 100.0 |
| English only | 9,172 | 98.6 |
| Language other than English | 134 | 1.4 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 67 | 0.7 |
Spanish | 88 | 0.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 52 | 0.6 |
Other Indo-European languages | 35 | 0.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 8 | 0.1 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 9 | 0.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 7 | 0.1 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 10,117 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 8,267 | 81.7 |
| Arab | 4 | 0.0 |
| Czech1 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Danish | 0 | 0.0 |
| Dutch | 26 | 0.3 |
| English | 200 | 2.0 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 49 | 0.5 |
| French Canadian1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| German | 132 | 1.3 |
| Greek | 0 | 0.0 |
| Hungarian | 4 | 0.0 |
| Irish1 | 320 | 3.2 |
| Italian | 35 | 0.3 |
| Lithuanian | 2 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Polish | 2 | 0.0 |
| Portuguese | 0 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Scotch-Irish | 57 | 0.6 |
| Scottish | 28 | 0.3 |
| Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 69 | 0.7 |
| Swedish | 5 | 0.0 |
| Swiss | 0 | 0.0 |
| Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 860 | 8.5 |
| Welsh | 9 | 0.1 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 0 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 6,463 | 63.9 |
| (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 |
