Bessemer City School District, AL (0100330) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Bessemer City School District, AL (0100330)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Bessemer City School District, AL 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	12,384	100.0
Family households (families)	7,712	62.3
With own children under 18 years	3,194	25.8
Married-couple family	3,734	30.2
With own children under 18 years	1,121	9.1
Male householder, no wife present, family	582	4.7
With own children under 18 years	176	1.4
Female householder, no husband present, family	3,396	27.4
With own children under 18 years	1,897	15.3
Nonfamily households	4,672	37.7
Householder living alone	4,288	34.6
65 years and over	1,642	13.3

Households with one or more people under 18 years	3,920	31.7
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	3,718	30.0

Average household size	2.30
Average family size	2.97

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	28,425	100.0
Householder	12,384	43.6
Spouse	3,615	12.7
Child	8,402	29.6
Other relatives	3,139	11.0
Nonrelatives	885	3.1
Unmarried partner	591	2.1

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	10,330	100.0
Never married	3,864	37.4
Now married, except separated	4,114	39.8
Separated	464	4.5
Widowed	381	3.7
Divorced	1,507	14.6

Females 15 years and over	13,095	100.0
Never married	4,286	32.7
Now married, except separated	3,885	29.7
Separated	696	5.3
Widowed	2,301	17.6
Divorced	1,927	14.7

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	556	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	373	67.1
Per 1,000 unmarried women	79
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	76
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	69
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	151
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	0

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	1,113	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	573	51.5
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	140	12.6
1 or 2 years	131	11.8
3 or 4 years	186	16.7
5 or more years	116	10.4

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	573	51.5
Who are female	394	35.4
Who are married	303	27.2

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	5,883	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	494	8.4
Kindergarten	381	6.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,580	43.9
High school (grades 9-12)	1,498	25.5
College or graduate school	930	15.8

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	19,759	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,223	6.2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	3,060	15.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	6,905	34.9
Some college, no degree	4,667	23.6
Associate's degree	1,345	6.8
Bachelor's degree	1,696	8.6
Graduate or professional degree	863	4.4

Percent high school graduate or higher	78.3
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	13.0

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	22,242	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,354	10.6

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	28,509	100.0
Same house	24,278	85.2
Different house in the U.S.	4,128	14.5
Same county	3,470	12.2
Different county	658	2.3
Same state	401	1.4
Different state	257	0.9
Abroad	103	0.4

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	28,993	100.0
Native	28,394	97.9
Born in United States	28,253	97.4
State of residence	24,567	84.7
Different state	3,686	12.7
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	141	0.5
Foreign born	599	2.1

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	599	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	215	35.9
Not a U.S. citizen	384	64.1

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	740	100.0

Native	141	19.1
Entered 2000 or later	17	2.3
Entered before 2000	124	16.8

Foreign born	599	80.9
Entered 2000 or later	233	31.5
Entered before 2000	366	49.5

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	599	100.0
Europe	24	4.0
Asia	101	16.9
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	11	1.8
Latin America	447	74.6
Northern America	16	2.7

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	26,580	100.0
English only	25,408	95.6
Language other than English	1,172	4.4
Speak English less than "very well"	429	1.6
Spanish	925	3.5
Speak English less than "very well"	366	1.4
Other Indo-European languages	159	0.6
Speak English less than "very well"	15	0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	88	0.3
Speak English less than "very well"	48	0.2
Other languages	0	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	28,993	100.0
American	2,516	8.7
Arab	0	0.0
Czech	127	0.4
Danish	13	0.0
Dutch	139	0.5
English	831	2.9
French (except Basque)	418	1.4
French Canadian	0	0.0
German	716	2.5
Greek	0	0.0
Hungarian	0	0.0
Irish	993	3.4
Italian	215	0.7
Lithuanian	11	0.0
Norwegian	10	0.0
Polish	47	0.2
Portuguese	0	0.0
Russian	0	0.0
Scotch-Irish	243	0.8
Scottish	172	0.6
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	239	0.8
Swedish	10	0.0
Swiss	0	0.0
Ukrainian	0	0.0
Welsh	22	0.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	21	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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