Language Spoken At Home in Pontotoc County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 34,879 | 100% |
English only | 33,430 | 95.8% |
Language other than English | 1,449 | 4.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 472 | 1.4% |
Spanish | 819 | 2.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 386 | 1.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 159 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 27 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 76 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 32 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 395 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 27 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Pontotoc County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 37,438 | 100% |
American | 2,285 | 6.1% |
Arab | 16 | 0.0% |
Czech | 140 | 0.4% |
Danish | 82 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 834 | 2.2% |
English | 3,241 | 8.7% |
French (except Basque) | 846 | 2.3% |
French Canadian | 63 | 0.2% |
German | 5,527 | 14.8% |
Greek | 23 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 88 | 0.2% |
Irish | 6,725 | 18.0% |
Italian | 489 | 1.3% |
Lithuanian | 5 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 283 | 0.8% |
Polish | 241 | 0.6% |
Portuguese | 21 | 0.1% |
Russian | 53 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 444 | 1.2% |
Scottish | 689 | 1.8% |
Slovak | 11 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 20 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 235 | 0.6% |
Swiss | 45 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 216 | 0.6% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 1,102 | 2.9% |
Households By Type in Pontotoc County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 14,692 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 9,508 | 64.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,477 | 30.5% |
Married-couple family | 6,957 | 47.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,863 | 19.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 551 | 3.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 362 | 2.5% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,000 | 13.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,252 | 8.5% |
Nonfamily households | 5,184 | 35.3% |
Householder living alone | 4,386 | 29.9% |
65 years and over | 1,770 | 12.0% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 4,966 | 33.8% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 3,943 | 26.8% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Pontotoc County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 36,265 | 100% |
Householder | 14,692 | 40.5% |
Spouse | 7,031 | 19.4% |
Child | 10,429 | 28.8% |
Other relatives | 2,043 | 5.6% |
Nonrelatives | 2,070 | 5.7% |
Unmarried partner | 814 | 2.2% |
Marital Status in Pontotoc County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 14,390 | 100% |
Never married | 4,326 | 30.1% |
Now married, except separated | 7,556 | 52.5% |
Separated | 203 | 1.4% |
Widowed | 460 | 3.2% |
Divorced | 1,845 | 12.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 15,674 | 100% |
Never married | 3,981 | 25.4% |
Now married, except separated | 7,352 | 46.9% |
Separated | 303 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 1,926 | 12.3% |
Divorced | 2,112 | 13.5% |
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 | 740 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 342 | 46.2% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 69 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 80 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 83 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 140 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 15 | 0% |
Grandparents in Pontotoc County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 925 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 440 | 47.6% |
Less than 1 year | 48 | 5.2% |
1 or 2 years | 161 | 17.4% |
3 or 4 years | 52 | 5.6% |
5 or more years | 179 | 19.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 440 | 100% |
Who are female | 285 | 64.8% |
Who are married | 339 | 77.0% |
School Enrollment in Pontotoc County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 9,938 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 790 | 7.9% |
Kindergarten | 629 | 6.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,717 | 37.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,742 | 17.5% |
College or graduate school | 3,060 | 30.8% |
Educational Attainment in Pontotoc County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 23,820 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,212 | 5.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,306 | 9.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 7,277 | 30.5% |
Some college, no degree | 5,796 | 24.3% |
Associate's degree | 912 | 3.8% |
Bachelor's degree | 3,675 | 15.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,642 | 11.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 85.2% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 26.5% |
Veteran Status in Pontotoc County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 28,584 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,966 | 10.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Pontotoc County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 36,964 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,590 | 17.8% |
Under 18 years | 8,765 | 100% |
With a disability | 523 | 6.0% |
18 to 64 years | 22,823 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,745 | 16.4% |
65 years and over | 5,376 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,322 | 43.2% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Pontotoc County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 36,867 | 100% |
Same house | 29,824 | 80.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 6,936 | 18.8% |
Same county | 4,621 | 12.5% |
Different county | 2,315 | 6.3% |
Same state | 1,659 | 4.5% |
Different state | 656 | 1.8% |
Abroad | 107 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Pontotoc County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 37,438 | 100% |
Native | 36,851 | 98.4% |
Born in United States | 36,725 | 98.1% |
State of residence | 27,077 | 72.3% |
Different state | 9,648 | 25.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 126 | 0.3% |
Foreign born | 587 | 1.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Pontotoc County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 587 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 190 | 32.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 397 | 67.6% |
Year of Entry in Pontotoc County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 713 | 100% |
Native | 126 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 126 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 587 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 44 | 7.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 543 | 92.5% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Pontotoc County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 587 | 100% |
Europe | 89 | 15.2% |
Asia | 114 | 19.4% |
Africa | 16 | 2.7% |
Oceania | 24 | 4.1% |
Latin America | 287 | 48.9% |
Northern America | 57 | 9.7% |