Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, AK (0200600) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, AK (0200600)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Fairbanks North Star Borough 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	32,211	100.0
Family households (families)	21,962	68.2
With own children under 18 years	11,269	35.0
Married-couple family	17,191	53.4
With own children under 18 years	8,068	25.0
Male householder, no wife present, family	1,491	4.6
With own children under 18 years	857	2.7
Female householder, no husband present, family	3,280	10.2
With own children under 18 years	2,344	7.3
Nonfamily households	10,249	31.8
Householder living alone	8,034	24.9
65 years and over	1,278	4.0

Households with one or more people under 18 years	12,223	37.9
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	3,820	11.9

Average household size	2.88
Average family size	3.43

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	92,620	100.0
Householder	32,211	34.8
Spouse	17,242	18.6
Child	30,716	33.2
Other relatives	5,376	5.8
Nonrelatives	7,075	7.6
Unmarried partner	2,479	2.7

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	40,585	100.0
Never married	16,686	41.1
Now married, except separated	18,917	46.6
Separated	745	1.8
Widowed	682	1.7
Divorced	3,555	8.8

Females 15 years and over	34,928	100.0
Never married	10,163	29.1
Now married, except separated	18,689	53.5
Separated	661	1.9
Widowed	1,640	4.7
Divorced	3,775	10.8

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	1,658	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	531	32.0
Per 1,000 unmarried women	45
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	65
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	1
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	122
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	23

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	1,708	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	697	40.8
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	288	16.9
1 or 2 years	98	5.7
3 or 4 years	73	4.3
5 or more years	238	13.9

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	697	40.8
Who are female	386	22.6
Who are married	560	32.8

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	28,796	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	1,366	4.7
Kindergarten	1,327	4.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	10,614	36.9
High school (grades 9-12)	5,378	18.7
College or graduate school	10,111	35.1

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	56,188	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,255	2.2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	2,355	4.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	15,566	27.7
Some college, no degree	16,930	30.1
Associate's degree	5,327	9.5
Bachelor's degree	8,495	15.1
Graduate or professional degree	6,260	11.1

Percent high school graduate or higher	93.6
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	26.3

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	65,568	100.0
Civilian veterans	12,037	18.4

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	95,280	100.0
Same house	70,967	74.5
Different house in the U.S.	22,900	24.0
Same county	12,946	13.6
Different county	9,954	10.4
Same state	2,673	2.8
Different state	7,281	7.6
Abroad	1,413	1.5

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	96,843	100.0
Native	91,990	95.0
Born in United States	89,275	92.2
State of residence	32,051	33.1
Different state	57,224	59.1
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	2,715	2.8
Foreign born	4,853	5.0

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	4,853	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	2,341	48.2
Not a U.S. citizen	2,512	51.8

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	7,568	100.0

Native	2,715	35.9
Entered 2000 or later	788	10.4
Entered before 2000	1,927	25.5

Foreign born	4,853	64.1
Entered 2000 or later	1,521	20.1
Entered before 2000	3,332	44.0

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	4,853	100.0
Europe	1,505	31.0
Asia	1,663	34.3
Africa	109	2.2
Oceania	113	2.3
Latin America	1,128	23.2
Northern America	335	6.9

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	88,963	100.0
English only	79,462	89.3
Language other than English	9,501	10.7
Speak English less than "very well"	2,298	2.6
Spanish	3,455	3.9
Speak English less than "very well"	745	0.8
Other Indo-European languages	2,718	3.1
Speak English less than "very well"	399	0.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	2,193	2.5
Speak English less than "very well"	886	1.0
Other languages	1,135	1.3
Speak English less than "very well"	268	0.3

ANCESTRY
Total population	96,843	100.0
American	4,901	5.1
Arab	94	0.1
Czech	466	0.5
Danish	788	0.8
Dutch	2,407	2.5
English	11,140	11.5
French (except Basque)	3,435	3.5
French Canadian	790	0.8
German	22,492	23.2
Greek	65	0.1
Hungarian	723	0.7
Irish	14,328	14.8
Italian	5,622	5.8
Lithuanian	77	0.1
Norwegian	3,908	4.0
Polish	2,609	2.7
Portuguese	277	0.3
Russian	1,293	1.3
Scotch-Irish	2,517	2.6
Scottish	3,354	3.5
Slovak	105	0.1
Subsaharan African	358	0.4
Swedish	3,135	3.2
Swiss	603	0.6
Ukrainian	66	0.1
Welsh	1,135	1.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	225	0.2

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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