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Language Spoken At Home in Pontotoc County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 27,904 | 100% |
English only | 26,384 | 94.6% |
Language other than English | 1,520 | 5.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 808 | 2.9% |
Spanish | 1,452 | 5.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 792 | 2.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 8 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 27 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 33 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 16 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Pontotoc County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 29,962 | 100% |
American | 4,913 | 16.4% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 6 | 0.0% |
Danish | 17 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 153 | 0.5% |
English | 3,189 | 10.6% |
French (except Basque) | 358 | 1.2% |
French Canadian | 38 | 0.1% |
German | 1,838 | 6.1% |
Greek | 62 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0% |
Irish | 3,384 | 11.3% |
Italian | 177 | 0.6% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 15 | 0.1% |
Polish | 22 | 0.1% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 8 | 0.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 282 | 0.9% |
Scottish | 403 | 1.3% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 81 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 0 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 21 | 0.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Pontotoc County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 9,962 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 7,100 | 71.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,908 | 29.2% |
Married-couple family | 5,206 | 52.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,934 | 19.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 454 | 4.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 262 | 2.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,440 | 14.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 712 | 7.1% |
Nonfamily households | 2,862 | 28.7% |
Householder living alone | 2,566 | 25.8% |
65 years and over | 1,226 | 12.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,307 | 33.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,841 | 28.5% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 4 | 0% |
Relationship in Pontotoc County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 29,692 | 100% |
Householder | 9,962 | 33.6% |
Spouse | 5,190 | 17.5% |
Child | 10,956 | 36.9% |
Other relatives | 2,596 | 8.7% |
Nonrelatives | 988 | 3.3% |
Unmarried partner | 425 | 1.4% |
Marital Status in Pontotoc County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 11,333 | 100% |
Never married | 3,759 | 33.2% |
Now married, except separated | 5,496 | 48.5% |
Separated | 362 | 3.2% |
Widowed | 244 | 2.2% |
Divorced | 1,472 | 13.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 12,019 | 100% |
Never married | 2,520 | 21.0% |
Now married, except separated | 5,789 | 48.2% |
Separated | 385 | 3.2% |
Widowed | 1,544 | 12.8% |
Divorced | 1,781 | 14.8% |
Fertility in Pontotoc County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 315 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 66 | 21.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 19 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 45 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 30 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 82 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 16 | 0% |
Grandparents in Pontotoc County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 771 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 430 | 55.8% |
Less than 1 year | 73 | 9.5% |
1 or 2 years | 83 | 10.8% |
3 or 4 years | 72 | 9.3% |
5 or more years | 202 | 26.2% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 430 | 100% |
Who are female | 242 | 56.3% |
Who are married | 373 | 86.7% |
School Enrollment in Pontotoc County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 8,061 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 314 | 3.9% |
Kindergarten | 404 | 5.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,843 | 47.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,714 | 21.3% |
College or graduate school | 1,786 | 22.2% |
Educational Attainment in Pontotoc County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 19,364 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,871 | 9.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,956 | 15.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 6,898 | 35.6% |
Some college, no degree | 3,548 | 18.3% |
Associate's degree | 1,794 | 9.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,597 | 8.2% |
Graduate or professional degree | 700 | 3.6% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 75.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 11.9% |
Veteran Status in Pontotoc County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 21,933 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,546 | 7.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Pontotoc County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 29,703 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,284 | 17.8% |
Under 18 years | 7,967 | 100% |
With a disability | 197 | 2.5% |
18 to 64 years | 17,946 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,163 | 17.6% |
65 years and over | 3,790 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,924 | 50.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Pontotoc County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 29,650 | 100% |
Same house | 26,454 | 89.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 3,120 | 10.5% |
Same county | 2,015 | 6.8% |
Different county | 1,105 | 3.7% |
Same state | 851 | 2.9% |
Different state | 254 | 0.9% |
Abroad | 76 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Pontotoc County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 29,962 | 100% |
Native | 29,022 | 96.9% |
Born in United States | 28,965 | 96.7% |
State of residence | 23,168 | 77.3% |
Different state | 5,797 | 19.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 57 | 0.2% |
Foreign born | 940 | 3.1% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Pontotoc County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 940 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 66 | 7.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 874 | 93.0% |
Year of Entry in Pontotoc County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 997 | 100% |
Native | 57 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 57 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 940 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 940 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Pontotoc County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 940 | 100% |
Europe | 12 | 1.3% |
Asia | 15 | 1.6% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 11 | 1.2% |
Latin America | 889 | 94.6% |
Northern America | 13 | 1.4% |