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Language Spoken At Home in Mississippi
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 2,759,305 | 100% |
English only | 2,652,230 | 96.1% |
Language other than English | 107,075 | 3.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 44,257 | 1.6% |
Spanish | 65,494 | 2.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 30,603 | 1.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 16,461 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,939 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 16,952 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 7,606 | 0.3% |
Other languages | 8,168 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,109 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Mississippi
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 2,967,620 | 100% |
American | 336,632 | 11.3% |
Arab | 6,243 | 0.2% |
Czech | 2,147 | 0.1% |
Danish | 2,525 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 20,990 | 0.7% |
English | 240,837 | 8.1% |
French (except Basque) | 78,986 | 2.7% |
French Canadian | 7,855 | 0.3% |
German | 171,585 | 5.8% |
Greek | 3,144 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 2,518 | 0.1% |
Irish | 272,558 | 9.2% |
Italian | 53,032 | 1.8% |
Lithuanian | 602 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 6,559 | 0.2% |
Polish | 14,058 | 0.5% |
Portuguese | 1,519 | 0.1% |
Russian | 3,555 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 50,251 | 1.7% |
Scottish | 43,310 | 1.5% |
Slovak | 696 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 17,672 | 0.6% |
Swedish | 8,985 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 2,516 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 766 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 8,662 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 2,331 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Mississippi
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 1,087,791 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 750,101 | 69.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 328,594 | 30.2% |
Married-couple family | 500,148 | 46.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 193,419 | 17.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 52,747 | 4.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 24,590 | 2.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 197,206 | 18.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 110,585 | 10.2% |
Nonfamily households | 337,690 | 31.0% |
Householder living alone | 295,096 | 27.1% |
65 years and over | 108,478 | 10.0% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 385,926 | 35.5% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 275,774 | 25.4% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Mississippi
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 2,874,898 | 100% |
Householder | 1,087,791 | 37.8% |
Spouse | 499,662 | 17.4% |
Child | 921,318 | 32.0% |
Other relatives | 245,623 | 8.5% |
Nonrelatives | 120,504 | 4.2% |
Unmarried partner | 49,156 | 1.7% |
Marital Status in Mississippi
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 1,120,659 | 100% |
Never married | 388,559 | 34.7% |
Now married, except separated | 546,636 | 48.8% |
Separated | 29,471 | 2.6% |
Widowed | 31,952 | 2.9% |
Divorced | 124,041 | 11.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 1,222,936 | 100% |
Never married | 366,257 | 29.9% |
Now married, except separated | 528,222 | 43.2% |
Separated | 42,872 | 3.5% |
Widowed | 135,057 | 11.0% |
Divorced | 150,528 | 12.3% |
Fertility in Mississippi
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 44,253 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 21,721 | 49.1% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 52 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 60 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 38 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 114 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 17 | 0% |
Grandparents in Mississippi
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 89,507 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 51,281 | 57.3% |
Less than 1 year | 11,153 | 12.5% |
1 or 2 years | 12,255 | 13.7% |
3 or 4 years | 7,813 | 8.7% |
5 or more years | 20,060 | 22.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 51,281 | 100% |
Who are female | 33,928 | 66.2% |
Who are married | 34,621 | 67.5% |
School Enrollment in Mississippi
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 814,217 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 52,129 | 6.4% |
Kindergarten | 47,286 | 5.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 332,524 | 40.8% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 169,823 | 20.9% |
College or graduate school | 212,455 | 26.1% |
Educational Attainment in Mississippi
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 1,904,849 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 126,497 | 6.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 235,003 | 12.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 579,270 | 30.4% |
Some college, no degree | 430,549 | 22.6% |
Associate's degree | 153,049 | 8.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 243,099 | 12.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 137,382 | 7.2% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 81.0% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 20.0% |
Veteran Status in Mississippi
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 2,200,661 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 207,673 | 9.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Mississippi
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 2,898,487 | 100% |
With a disability | 473,844 | 16.3% |
Under 18 years | 751,129 | 100% |
With a disability | 36,554 | 4.9% |
18 to 64 years | 1,777,295 | 100% |
With a disability | 266,582 | 15.0% |
65 years and over | 370,063 | 100% |
With a disability | 170,708 | 46.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Mississippi
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 2,928,754 | 100% |
Same house | 2,507,072 | 85.6% |
Different house in the U.S. | 414,410 | 14.1% |
Same county | 232,980 | 8.0% |
Different county | 181,430 | 6.2% |
Same state | 109,361 | 3.7% |
Different state | 72,069 | 2.5% |
Abroad | 7,272 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Mississippi
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 2,967,620 | 100% |
Native | 2,902,302 | 97.8% |
Born in United States | 2,887,049 | 97.3% |
State of residence | 2,119,498 | 71.4% |
Different state | 767,551 | 25.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 15,253 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 65,318 | 2.2% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Mississippi
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 65,318 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 20,635 | 31.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 44,683 | 68.4% |
Year of Entry in Mississippi
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 80,571 | 100% |
Native | 15,253 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 557 | 3.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 14,696 | 96.3% |
Foreign born | 65,318 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 2,968 | 4.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 62,350 | 95.5% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Mississippi
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 65,318 | 100% |
Europe | 6,924 | 10.6% |
Asia | 20,543 | 31.5% |
Africa | 1,810 | 2.8% |
Oceania | 253 | 0.4% |
Latin America | 34,273 | 52.5% |
Northern America | 1,515 | 2.3% |