Gadsden City School District, AL (0101620) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Gadsden City School District, AL (0101620)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Gadsden 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	16,107	100.0
Family households (families)	9,967	61.9
With own children under 18 years	4,272	26.5
Married-couple family	5,971	37.1
With own children under 18 years	2,135	13.3
Male householder, no wife present, family	1,003	6.2
With own children under 18 years	403	2.5
Female householder, no husband present, family	2,993	18.6
With own children under 18 years	1,734	10.8
Nonfamily households	6,140	38.1
Householder living alone	5,669	35.2
65 years and over	2,354	14.6

Households with one or more people under 18 years	5,101	31.7
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	4,708	29.2

Average household size	2.20
Average family size	2.82

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	35,365	100.0
Householder	16,107	45.5
Spouse	5,890	16.7
Child	9,278	26.2
Other relatives	2,929	8.3
Nonrelatives	1,161	3.3
Unmarried partner	650	1.8

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	13,363	100.0
Never married	4,171	31.2
Now married, except separated	6,614	49.5
Separated	488	3.7
Widowed	469	3.5
Divorced	1,621	12.1

Females 15 years and over	16,429	100.0
Never married	3,897	23.7
Now married, except separated	6,355	38.7
Separated	755	4.6
Widowed	2,681	16.3
Divorced	2,741	16.7

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	775	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	363	46.8
Per 1,000 unmarried women	76
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	85
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	61
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	173
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	13

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	1,025	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	639	62.3
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	105	10.2
1 or 2 years	73	7.1
3 or 4 years	109	10.6
5 or more years	352	34.3

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	639	62.3
Who are female	461	45.0
Who are married	336	32.8

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	8,237	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	672	8.2
Kindergarten	546	6.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,616	43.9
High school (grades 9-12)	1,796	21.8
College or graduate school	1,607	19.5

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	24,807	100.0
Less than 9th grade	2,067	8.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	3,783	15.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	8,099	32.6
Some college, no degree	5,568	22.4
Associate's degree	1,486	6.0
Bachelor's degree	2,452	9.9
Graduate or professional degree	1,352	5.5

Percent high school graduate or higher	76.4
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	15.3

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	28,179	100.0
Civilian veterans	3,029	10.7

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	36,266	100.0
Same house	28,515	78.6
Different house in the U.S.	7,668	21.1
Same county	5,084	14.0
Different county	2,584	7.1
Same state	1,242	3.4
Different state	1,342	3.7
Abroad	83	0.2

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	36,893	100.0
Native	35,779	97.0
Born in United States	35,573	96.4
State of residence	28,675	77.7
Different state	6,898	18.7
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	206	0.6
Foreign born	1,114	3.0

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	1,114	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	146	13.1
Not a U.S. citizen	968	86.9

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	1,320	100.0

Native	206	15.6
Entered 2000 or later	16	1.2
Entered before 2000	190	14.4

Foreign born	1,114	84.4
Entered 2000 or later	611	46.3
Entered before 2000	503	38.1

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	1,114	100.0
Europe	52	4.7
Asia	144	12.9
Africa	34	3.1
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	857	76.9
Northern America	27	2.4

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	34,310	100.0
English only	32,696	95.3
Language other than English	1,614	4.7
Speak English less than "very well"	912	2.7
Spanish	1,200	3.5
Speak English less than "very well"	713	2.1
Other Indo-European languages	183	0.5
Speak English less than "very well"	24	0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	140	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	106	0.3
Other languages	91	0.3
Speak English less than "very well"	69	0.2

ANCESTRY
Total population	36,893	100.0
American	4,069	11.0
Arab	50	0.1
Czech	0	0.0
Danish	28	0.1
Dutch	588	1.6
English	2,908	7.9
French (except Basque)	463	1.3
French Canadian	52	0.1
German	2,246	6.1
Greek	19	0.1
Hungarian	0	0.0
Irish	3,553	9.6
Italian	372	1.0
Lithuanian	0	0.0
Norwegian	51	0.1
Polish	100	0.3
Portuguese	13	0.0
Russian	0	0.0
Scotch-Irish	738	2.0
Scottish	590	1.6
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	184	0.5
Swedish	89	0.2
Swiss	6	0.0
Ukrainian	0	0.0
Welsh	128	0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	27	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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