Birmingham City School District, AL (0100390) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Birmingham City School District, AL (0100390)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Birmingham 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	97,779	100.0
Family households (families)	54,870	56.1
With own children under 18 years	24,062	24.6
Married-couple family	27,290	27.9
With own children under 18 years	9,359	9.6
Male householder, no wife present, family	4,638	4.7
With own children under 18 years	2,015	2.1
Female householder, no husband present, family	22,942	23.5
With own children under 18 years	12,688	13.0
Nonfamily households	42,909	43.9
Householder living alone	36,540	37.4
65 years and over	9,693	9.9

Households with one or more people under 18 years	29,200	29.9
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	21,913	22.4

Average household size	2.28
Average family size	3.05

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	222,691	100.0
Householder	97,779	43.9
Spouse	27,172	12.2
Child	65,548	29.4
Other relatives	19,882	8.9
Nonrelatives	12,310	5.5
Unmarried partner	4,128	1.9

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	86,239	100.0
Never married	38,907	45.1
Now married, except separated	30,442	35.3
Separated	2,940	3.4
Widowed	2,951	3.4
Divorced	10,999	12.8

Females 15 years and over	100,763	100.0
Never married	38,393	38.1
Now married, except separated	29,842	29.6
Separated	4,671	4.6
Widowed	12,693	12.6
Divorced	15,164	15.0

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	3,503	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	2,227	63.6
Per 1,000 unmarried women	53
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	57
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	56
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	93
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	16

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	7,001	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	3,909	55.8
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	685	9.8
1 or 2 years	569	8.1
3 or 4 years	992	14.2
5 or more years	1,663	23.8

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	3,909	55.8
Who are female	2,808	40.1
Who are married	2,173	31.0

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	58,014	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	3,517	6.1
Kindergarten	2,718	4.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	23,049	39.7
High school (grades 9-12)	12,077	20.8
College or graduate school	16,653	28.7

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	153,399	100.0
Less than 9th grade	8,173	5.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	18,858	12.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	46,525	30.3
Some college, no degree	35,677	23.3
Associate's degree	10,655	6.9
Bachelor's degree	21,029	13.7
Graduate or professional degree	12,482	8.1

Percent high school graduate or higher	82.4
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	21.8

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	178,225	100.0
Civilian veterans	17,703	9.9

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	228,477	100.0
Same house	177,308	77.6
Different house in the U.S.	50,641	22.2
Same county	38,990	17.1
Different county	11,651	5.1
Same state	6,352	2.8
Different state	5,299	2.3
Abroad	528	0.2

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	231,486	100.0
Native	222,734	96.2
Born in United States	221,760	95.8
State of residence	184,720	79.8
Different state	37,040	16.0
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	974	0.4
Foreign born	8,752	3.8

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	8,752	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	1,776	20.3
Not a U.S. citizen	6,976	79.7

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	9,726	100.0

Native	974	10.0
Entered 2000 or later	139	1.4
Entered before 2000	835	8.6

Foreign born	8,752	90.0
Entered 2000 or later	5,173	53.2
Entered before 2000	3,579	36.8

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	8,752	100.0
Europe	801	9.2
Asia	2,125	24.3
Africa	772	8.8
Oceania	38	0.4
Latin America	4,908	56.1
Northern America	108	1.2

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	215,705	100.0
English only	204,270	94.7
Language other than English	11,435	5.3
Speak English less than "very well"	5,897	2.7
Spanish	6,891	3.2
Speak English less than "very well"	4,469	2.1
Other Indo-European languages	2,148	1.0
Speak English less than "very well"	526	0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	1,282	0.6
Speak English less than "very well"	649	0.3
Other languages	1,114	0.5
Speak English less than "very well"	253	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	231,486	100.0
American	9,759	4.2
Arab	940	0.4
Czech	84	0.0
Danish	104	0.0
Dutch	1,264	0.5
English	9,931	4.3
French (except Basque)	2,046	0.9
French Canadian	157	0.1
German	7,148	3.1
Greek	168	0.1
Hungarian	78	0.0
Irish	9,423	4.1
Italian	2,376	1.0
Lithuanian	30	0.0
Norwegian	272	0.1
Polish	1,357	0.6
Portuguese	17	0.0
Russian	505	0.2
Scotch-Irish	3,437	1.5
Scottish	3,413	1.5
Slovak	54	0.0
Subsaharan African	2,781	1.2
Swedish	369	0.2
Swiss	170	0.1
Ukrainian	76	0.0
Welsh	617	0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	487	0.2

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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