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Language Spoken At Home in Prentiss County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 23,734 | 100% |
English only | 23,233 | 97.9% |
Language other than English | 501 | 2.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 240 | 1.0% |
Spanish | 222 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 100 | 0.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 105 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 45 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 154 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 95 | 0.4% |
Other languages | 20 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Prentiss County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 25,384 | 100% |
American | 5,441 | 21.4% |
Arab | 15 | 0.1% |
Czech | 0 | 0.0% |
Danish | 4 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 243 | 1.0% |
English | 2,171 | 8.6% |
French (except Basque) | 79 | 0.3% |
French Canadian | 0 | 0.0% |
German | 1,819 | 7.2% |
Greek | 20 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0% |
Irish | 3,801 | 15.0% |
Italian | 89 | 0.4% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 1 | 0.0% |
Polish | 175 | 0.7% |
Portuguese | 16 | 0.1% |
Russian | 0 | 0.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 175 | 0.7% |
Scottish | 415 | 1.6% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 42 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 25 | 0.1% |
Swiss | 0 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 15 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 118 | 0.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Prentiss County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 9,673 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 7,077 | 73.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,628 | 27.2% |
Married-couple family | 5,135 | 53.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,817 | 18.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 525 | 5.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 129 | 1.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,417 | 14.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 682 | 7.1% |
Nonfamily households | 2,596 | 26.8% |
Householder living alone | 2,406 | 24.9% |
65 years and over | 1,153 | 11.9% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,085 | 31.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,931 | 30.3% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Prentiss County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 24,394 | 100% |
Householder | 9,673 | 39.7% |
Spouse | 5,104 | 20.9% |
Child | 7,440 | 30.5% |
Other relatives | 1,773 | 7.3% |
Nonrelatives | 404 | 1.7% |
Unmarried partner | 260 | 1.1% |
Marital Status in Prentiss County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 9,833 | 100% |
Never married | 2,711 | 27.6% |
Now married, except separated | 5,496 | 55.9% |
Separated | 262 | 2.7% |
Widowed | 328 | 3.3% |
Divorced | 1,036 | 10.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 10,574 | 100% |
Never married | 2,326 | 22.0% |
Now married, except separated | 5,306 | 50.2% |
Separated | 299 | 2.8% |
Widowed | 1,491 | 14.1% |
Divorced | 1,152 | 10.9% |
Fertility in Prentiss County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 355 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 188 | 53.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 68 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 61 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 4 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 142 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 7 | 0% |
Grandparents in Prentiss County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 829 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 525 | 63.3% |
Less than 1 year | 26 | 3.1% |
1 or 2 years | 221 | 26.7% |
3 or 4 years | 105 | 12.7% |
5 or more years | 173 | 20.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 525 | 100% |
Who are female | 330 | 62.9% |
Who are married | 439 | 83.6% |
School Enrollment in Prentiss County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 6,121 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 338 | 5.5% |
Kindergarten | 422 | 6.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,796 | 45.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,180 | 19.3% |
College or graduate school | 1,385 | 22.6% |
Educational Attainment in Prentiss County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 16,583 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,639 | 9.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,801 | 16.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 5,721 | 34.5% |
Some college, no degree | 3,059 | 18.4% |
Associate's degree | 1,460 | 8.8% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,126 | 6.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 777 | 4.7% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 73.2% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 11.5% |
Veteran Status in Prentiss County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 19,434 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,349 | 6.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Prentiss County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 25,091 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,446 | 21.7% |
Under 18 years | 5,950 | 100% |
With a disability | 268 | 4.5% |
18 to 64 years | 15,237 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,124 | 20.5% |
65 years and over | 3,904 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,054 | 52.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Prentiss County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 25,158 | 100% |
Same house | 21,244 | 84.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 3,885 | 15.4% |
Same county | 2,167 | 8.6% |
Different county | 1,718 | 6.8% |
Same state | 1,353 | 5.4% |
Different state | 365 | 1.5% |
Abroad | 29 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Prentiss County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 25,384 | 100% |
Native | 25,165 | 99.1% |
Born in United States | 25,156 | 99.1% |
State of residence | 20,200 | 79.6% |
Different state | 4,956 | 19.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 9 | 0.0% |
Foreign born | 219 | 0.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Prentiss County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 219 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 18 | 8.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 201 | 91.8% |
Year of Entry in Prentiss County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 228 | 100% |
Native | 9 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 9 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 219 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 6 | 2.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 213 | 97.3% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Prentiss County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 219 | 100% |
Europe | 7 | 3.2% |
Asia | 154 | 70.3% |
Africa | 31 | 14.2% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 27 | 12.3% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |