Decatur City School District, AL (0101170) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Decatur City School District, AL (0101170)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Decatur 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	23,002	100.0
Family households (families)	14,990	65.2
With own children under 18 years	6,460	28.1
Married-couple family	10,948	47.6
With own children under 18 years	4,074	17.7
Male householder, no wife present, family	954	4.1
With own children under 18 years	309	1.3
Female householder, no husband present, family	3,088	13.4
With own children under 18 years	2,077	9.0
Nonfamily households	8,012	34.8
Householder living alone	7,095	30.8
65 years and over	2,716	11.8

Households with one or more people under 18 years	7,057	30.7
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	6,026	26.2

Average household size	2.38
Average family size	3.00

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	54,724	100.0
Householder	23,002	42.0
Spouse	10,969	20.0
Child	16,354	29.9
Other relatives	2,611	4.8
Nonrelatives	1,788	3.3
Unmarried partner	773	1.4

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	20,642	100.0
Never married	5,731	27.8
Now married, except separated	11,916	57.7
Separated	505	2.4
Widowed	564	2.7
Divorced	1,926	9.3

Females 15 years and over	23,151	100.0
Never married	4,821	20.8
Now married, except separated	11,528	49.8
Separated	742	3.2
Widowed	2,795	12.1
Divorced	3,265	14.1

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	819	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	279	34.1
Per 1,000 unmarried women	43
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	61
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	25
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	129
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	14

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	1,074	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	658	61.3
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	61	5.7
1 or 2 years	239	22.3
3 or 4 years	250	23.3
5 or more years	108	10.1

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	658	61.3
Who are female	413	38.5
Who are married	513	47.8

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	13,283	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	897	6.8
Kindergarten	697	5.2
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	6,312	47.5
High school (grades 9-12)	2,940	22.1
College or graduate school	2,437	18.3

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	36,775	100.0
Less than 9th grade	2,739	7.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	3,484	9.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	10,282	28.0
Some college, no degree	8,900	24.2
Associate's degree	2,614	7.1
Bachelor's degree	5,956	16.2
Graduate or professional degree	2,800	7.6

Percent high school graduate or higher	83.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	23.8

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	41,557	100.0
Civilian veterans	4,769	11.5

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	54,656	100.0
Same house	45,532	83.3
Different house in the U.S.	9,004	16.5
Same county	6,127	11.2
Different county	2,877	5.3
Same state	1,739	3.2
Different state	1,138	2.1
Abroad	120	0.2

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	55,387	100.0
Native	51,513	93.0
Born in United States	51,297	92.6
State of residence	36,293	65.5
Different state	15,004	27.1
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	216	0.4
Foreign born	3,874	7.0

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	3,874	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	740	19.1
Not a U.S. citizen	3,134	80.9

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	4,090	100.0

Native	216	5.3
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	216	5.3

Foreign born	3,874	94.7
Entered 2000 or later	1,713	41.9
Entered before 2000	2,161	52.8

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	3,874	100.0
Europe	242	6.2
Asia	576	14.9
Africa	11	0.3
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	2,993	77.3
Northern America	52	1.3

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	51,533	100.0
English only	46,790	90.8
Language other than English	4,743	9.2
Speak English less than "very well"	3,136	6.1
Spanish	4,250	8.2
Speak English less than "very well"	2,904	5.6
Other Indo-European languages	177	0.3
Speak English less than "very well"	41	0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	281	0.5
Speak English less than "very well"	191	0.4
Other languages	35	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	55,387	100.0
American	7,093	12.8
Arab	96	0.2
Czech	37	0.1
Danish	71	0.1
Dutch	601	1.1
English	5,984	10.8
French (except Basque)	1,380	2.5
French Canadian	124	0.2
German	5,698	10.3
Greek	68	0.1
Hungarian	95	0.2
Irish	6,804	12.3
Italian	941	1.7
Lithuanian	28	0.1
Norwegian	169	0.3
Polish	402	0.7
Portuguese	20	0.0
Russian	88	0.2
Scotch-Irish	1,893	3.4
Scottish	1,223	2.2
Slovak	19	0.0
Subsaharan African	72	0.1
Swedish	252	0.5
Swiss	9	0.0
Ukrainian	66	0.1
Welsh	109	0.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	92	0.2

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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