Language Spoken At Home in West Carroll Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 10,840 | 100% |
English only | 10,521 | 97.1% |
Language other than English | 319 | 2.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 210 | 1.9% |
Spanish | 286 | 2.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 204 | 1.9% |
Other Indo-European languages | 11 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 14 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 6 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 8 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in West Carroll Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 11,587 | 100% |
American | 3,603 | 31.1% |
Arab | 4 | 0.0% |
Czech | 0 | 0.0% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 56 | 0.5% |
English | 943 | 8.1% |
French (except Basque) | 563 | 4.9% |
French Canadian | 15 | 0.1% |
German | 553 | 4.8% |
Greek | 0 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 40 | 0.3% |
Irish | 1,025 | 8.8% |
Italian | 183 | 1.6% |
Lithuanian | 29 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 55 | 0.5% |
Polish | 19 | 0.2% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 0 | 0.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 174 | 1.5% |
Scottish | 168 | 1.4% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 85 | 0.7% |
Swedish | 14 | 0.1% |
Swiss | 3 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 37 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in West Carroll Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 4,179 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 2,890 | 69.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,011 | 24.2% |
Married-couple family | 2,131 | 51.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 605 | 14.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 124 | 3.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 72 | 1.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 635 | 15.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 334 | 8.0% |
Nonfamily households | 1,289 | 30.8% |
Householder living alone | 1,124 | 26.9% |
65 years and over | 521 | 12.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,216 | 29.1% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,388 | 33.2% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in West Carroll Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 10,794 | 100% |
Householder | 4,179 | 38.7% |
Spouse | 2,126 | 19.7% |
Child | 3,271 | 30.3% |
Other relatives | 767 | 7.1% |
Nonrelatives | 451 | 4.2% |
Unmarried partner | 179 | 1.7% |
Marital Status in West Carroll Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 4,663 | 100% |
Never married | 1,635 | 35.1% |
Now married, except separated | 2,230 | 47.8% |
Separated | 137 | 2.9% |
Widowed | 101 | 2.2% |
Divorced | 560 | 12.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 4,596 | 100% |
Never married | 878 | 19.1% |
Now married, except separated | 2,192 | 47.7% |
Separated | 265 | 5.8% |
Widowed | 554 | 12.1% |
Divorced | 707 | 15.4% |
Fertility in West Carroll Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 138 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 59 | 42.8% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 46 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 57 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 56 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 127 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 3 | 0% |
Grandparents in West Carroll Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 299 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 243 | 81.3% |
Less than 1 year | 44 | 14.7% |
1 or 2 years | 55 | 18.4% |
3 or 4 years | 47 | 15.7% |
5 or more years | 97 | 32.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 243 | 100% |
Who are female | 160 | 65.8% |
Who are married | 167 | 68.7% |
School Enrollment in West Carroll Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 2,580 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 183 | 7.1% |
Kindergarten | 181 | 7.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,262 | 48.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 590 | 22.9% |
College or graduate school | 364 | 14.1% |
Educational Attainment in West Carroll Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 7,780 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 788 | 10.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,261 | 16.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,357 | 43.1% |
Some college, no degree | 1,437 | 18.5% |
Associate's degree | 183 | 2.4% |
Bachelor's degree | 497 | 6.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 257 | 3.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 73.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 9.7% |
Veteran Status in West Carroll Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 8,767 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 617 | 7.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in West Carroll Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 10,806 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,713 | 15.9% |
Under 18 years | 2,815 | 100% |
With a disability | 147 | 5.2% |
18 to 64 years | 6,120 | 100% |
With a disability | 765 | 12.5% |
65 years and over | 1,871 | 100% |
With a disability | 801 | 42.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in West Carroll Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 11,448 | 100% |
Same house | 10,215 | 89.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,223 | 10.7% |
Same county | 528 | 4.6% |
Different county | 695 | 6.1% |
Same state | 329 | 2.9% |
Different state | 366 | 3.2% |
Abroad | 10 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in West Carroll Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 11,587 | 100% |
Native | 11,436 | 98.7% |
Born in United States | 11,416 | 98.5% |
State of residence | 8,891 | 76.7% |
Different state | 2,525 | 21.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 20 | 0.2% |
Foreign born | 151 | 1.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in West Carroll Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 151 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 44 | 29.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 107 | 70.9% |
Year of Entry in West Carroll Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 171 | 100% |
Native | 20 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 20 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 151 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 151 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in West Carroll Parish
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 151 | 100% |
Europe | 19 | 12.6% |
Asia | 26 | 17.2% |
Africa | 2 | 1.3% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 102 | 67.5% |
Northern America | 2 | 1.3% |