Jefferson County School District, AL (0101920) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Jefferson County School District, AL (0101920)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Jefferson County 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	88,728	100.0
Family households (families)	63,461	71.5
With own children under 18 years	27,149	30.6
Married-couple family	48,489	54.6
With own children under 18 years	19,267	21.7
Male householder, no wife present, family	3,351	3.8
With own children under 18 years	1,565	1.8
Female householder, no husband present, family	11,621	13.1
With own children under 18 years	6,317	7.1
Nonfamily households	25,267	28.5
Householder living alone	22,861	25.8
65 years and over	8,917	10.0

Households with one or more people under 18 years	30,633	34.5
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	22,604	25.5

Average household size	2.51
Average family size	3.01

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	222,585	100.0
Householder	88,728	39.9
Spouse	48,570	21.8
Child	66,184	29.7
Other relatives	13,015	5.8
Nonrelatives	6,088	2.7
Unmarried partner	2,377	1.1

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	85,999	100.0
Never married	23,012	26.8
Now married, except separated	50,971	59.3
Separated	1,179	1.4
Widowed	2,413	2.8
Divorced	8,424	9.8

Females 15 years and over	95,327	100.0
Never married	19,360	20.3
Now married, except separated	50,600	53.1
Separated	2,007	2.1
Widowed	11,058	11.6
Divorced	12,302	12.9

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	3,041	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	1,189	39.1
Per 1,000 unmarried women	47
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	55
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	28
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	114
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	17

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	5,741	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	2,836	49.4
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	484	8.4
1 or 2 years	762	13.3
3 or 4 years	495	8.6
5 or more years	1,095	19.1

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	2,836	49.4
Who are female	1,750	30.5
Who are married	2,126	37.0

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	53,060	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	3,195	6.0
Kindergarten	3,181	6.0
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	23,613	44.5
High school (grades 9-12)	12,896	24.3
College or graduate school	10,175	19.2

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	154,292	100.0
Less than 9th grade	6,418	4.2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	15,969	10.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	53,912	34.9
Some college, no degree	36,810	23.9
Associate's degree	11,302	7.3
Bachelor's degree	20,254	13.1
Graduate or professional degree	9,627	6.2

Percent high school graduate or higher	85.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	19.4

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	170,833	100.0
Civilian veterans	19,863	11.6

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	222,277	100.0
Same house	193,807	87.2
Different house in the U.S.	28,189	12.7
Same county	19,921	9.0
Different county	8,268	3.7
Same state	4,844	2.2
Different state	3,424	1.5
Abroad	281	0.1

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	225,213	100.0
Native	220,495	97.9
Born in United States	219,485	97.5
State of residence	179,774	79.8
Different state	39,711	17.6
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	1,010	0.4
Foreign born	4,718	2.1

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	4,718	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	1,293	27.4
Not a U.S. citizen	3,425	72.6

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	5,728	100.0

Native	1,010	17.6
Entered 2000 or later	105	1.8
Entered before 2000	905	15.8

Foreign born	4,718	82.4
Entered 2000 or later	1,795	31.3
Entered before 2000	2,923	51.0

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	4,718	100.0
Europe	386	8.2
Asia	922	19.5
Africa	455	9.6
Oceania	7	0.1
Latin America	2,835	60.1
Northern America	113	2.4

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	210,868	100.0
English only	203,337	96.4
Language other than English	7,531	3.6
Speak English less than "very well"	3,286	1.6
Spanish	5,254	2.5
Speak English less than "very well"	2,720	1.3
Other Indo-European languages	1,310	0.6
Speak English less than "very well"	273	0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	602	0.3
Speak English less than "very well"	262	0.1
Other languages	365	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	31	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	225,213	100.0
American	35,425	15.7
Arab	637	0.3
Czech	189	0.1
Danish	244	0.1
Dutch	2,871	1.3
English	21,867	9.7
French (except Basque)	4,302	1.9
French Canadian	328	0.1
German	17,817	7.9
Greek	353	0.2
Hungarian	181	0.1
Irish	25,366	11.3
Italian	5,193	2.3
Lithuanian	53	0.0
Norwegian	681	0.3
Polish	1,693	0.8
Portuguese	324	0.1
Russian	282	0.1
Scotch-Irish	6,301	2.8
Scottish	5,261	2.3
Slovak	73	0.0
Subsaharan African	1,368	0.6
Swedish	775	0.3
Swiss	177	0.1
Ukrainian	62	0.0
Welsh	1,167	0.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	365	0.2

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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