Anchorage School District, AK (0200180) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Anchorage School District, AK (0200180)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Anchorage School District, AK based on the 2009 American Community Survey. See related sections General Demographics, Economic Characteristics and Housing Characteristics. See usage notes located at the bottom of the report.

-- Table/Item --	Value	Percent
Total households	103,602	100.0
Family households (families)	69,804	67.4
With own children under 18 years	36,738	35.5
Married-couple family	51,847	50.0
With own children under 18 years	25,093	24.2
Male householder, no wife present, family	5,763	5.6
With own children under 18 years	3,248	3.1
Female householder, no husband present, family	12,194	11.8
With own children under 18 years	8,397	8.1
Nonfamily households	33,798	32.6
Householder living alone	25,158	24.3
65 years and over	4,834	4.7

Households with one or more people under 18 years	39,843	38.5
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	13,766	13.3

Average household size	2.66
Average family size	3.18

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	275,250	100.0
Householder	103,602	37.6
Spouse	51,743	18.8
Child	85,561	31.1
Other relatives	14,819	5.4
Nonrelatives	19,525	7.1
Unmarried partner	7,966	2.9

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	111,870	100.0
Never married	40,979	36.6
Now married, except separated	56,891	50.9
Separated	1,845	1.6
Widowed	1,232	1.1
Divorced	10,923	9.8

Females 15 years and over	107,653	100.0
Never married	29,521	27.4
Now married, except separated	55,266	51.3
Separated	2,607	2.4
Widowed	5,693	5.3
Divorced	14,566	13.5

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	5,382	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	1,464	27.2
Per 1,000 unmarried women	40
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	71
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	29
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	126
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	30

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	5,150	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	1,598	31.0
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	554	10.8
1 or 2 years	403	7.8
3 or 4 years	171	3.3
5 or more years	470	9.1

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	1,598	31.0
Who are female	947	18.4
Who are married	1,145	22.2

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	79,071	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	4,200	5.3
Kindergarten	4,036	5.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	30,623	38.7
High school (grades 9-12)	17,373	22.0
College or graduate school	22,839	28.9

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	173,024	100.0
Less than 9th grade	5,086	2.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	8,933	5.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	41,213	23.8
Some college, no degree	48,009	27.7
Associate's degree	13,839	8.0
Bachelor's degree	36,159	20.9
Graduate or professional degree	19,785	11.4

Percent high school graduate or higher	91.9
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	32.3

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	199,129	100.0
Civilian veterans	30,997	15.6

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	275,651	100.0
Same house	210,426	76.3
Different house in the U.S.	62,055	22.5
Same county	40,186	14.6
Different county	21,869	7.9
Same state	6,133	2.2
Different state	15,736	5.7
Abroad	3,170	1.2

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	280,389	100.0
Native	256,570	91.5
Born in United States	248,830	88.7
State of residence	95,773	34.2
Different state	153,057	54.6
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	7,740	2.8
Foreign born	23,819	8.5

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	23,819	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	13,032	54.7
Not a U.S. citizen	10,787	45.3

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	31,559	100.0

Native	7,740	24.5
Entered 2000 or later	1,508	4.8
Entered before 2000	6,232	19.7

Foreign born	23,819	75.5
Entered 2000 or later	6,650	21.1
Entered before 2000	17,169	54.4

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	23,819	100.0
Europe	3,382	14.2
Asia	12,133	50.9
Africa	495	2.1
Oceania	649	2.7
Latin America	5,794	24.3
Northern America	1,366	5.7

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	258,916	100.0
English only	219,602	84.8
Language other than English	39,314	15.2
Speak English less than "very well"	15,363	5.9
Spanish	12,993	5.0
Speak English less than "very well"	4,254	1.6
Other Indo-European languages	4,986	1.9
Speak English less than "very well"	1,202	0.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	16,977	6.6
Speak English less than "very well"	8,739	3.4
Other languages	4,358	1.7
Speak English less than "very well"	1,168	0.5

ANCESTRY
Total population	280,389	100.0
American	11,049	3.9
Arab	552	0.2
Czech	1,931	0.7
Danish	2,475	0.9
Dutch	6,387	2.3
English	28,989	10.3
French (except Basque)	10,482	3.7
French Canadian	2,896	1.0
German	55,325	19.7
Greek	889	0.3
Hungarian	1,403	0.5
Irish	38,197	13.6
Italian	10,154	3.6
Lithuanian	310	0.1
Norwegian	11,274	4.0
Polish	8,111	2.9
Portuguese	1,415	0.5
Russian	3,907	1.4
Scotch-Irish	7,743	2.8
Scottish	9,089	3.2
Slovak	395	0.1
Subsaharan African	1,500	0.5
Swedish	7,308	2.6
Swiss	1,230	0.4
Ukrainian	517	0.2
Welsh	2,729	1.0
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	1,350	0.5

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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