Muscle Shoals City School District, AL (0102520) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Muscle Shoals City School District, AL (0102520)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Muscle Shoals 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	5,226	100.0
Family households (families)	3,582	68.5
With own children under 18 years	1,464	28.0
Married-couple family	2,905	55.6
With own children under 18 years	1,030	19.7
Male householder, no wife present, family	95	1.8
With own children under 18 years	79	1.5
Female householder, no husband present, family	582	11.1
With own children under 18 years	355	6.8
Nonfamily households	1,644	31.5
Householder living alone	1,411	27.0
65 years and over	520	10.0

Households with one or more people under 18 years	1,607	30.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,381	26.4

Average household size	2.43
Average family size	2.98

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	12,692	100.0
Householder	5,226	41.2
Spouse	2,897	22.8
Child	3,762	29.6
Other relatives	448	3.5
Nonrelatives	359	2.8
Unmarried partner	122	1.0

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	4,881	100.0
Never married	1,282	26.3
Now married, except separated	2,994	61.3
Separated	17	0.3
Widowed	137	2.8
Divorced	451	9.2

Females 15 years and over	5,595	100.0
Never married	1,268	22.7
Now married, except separated	3,027	54.1
Separated	94	1.7
Widowed	641	11.5
Divorced	565	10.1

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	166	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	19	11.4
Per 1,000 unmarried women	13
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	50
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	40
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	78
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	29

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	226	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	166	73.5
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	0	0.0
1 or 2 years	70	31.0
3 or 4 years	32	14.2
5 or more years	64	28.3

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	166	73.5
Who are female	110	48.7
Who are married	132	58.4

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	3,133	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	149	4.8
Kindergarten	272	8.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,344	42.9
High school (grades 9-12)	829	26.5
College or graduate school	539	17.2

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	8,727	100.0
Less than 9th grade	506	5.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	828	9.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	2,685	30.8
Some college, no degree	2,070	23.7
Associate's degree	672	7.7
Bachelor's degree	1,334	15.3
Graduate or professional degree	632	7.2

Percent high school graduate or higher	84.7
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	22.5

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	9,756	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,056	10.8

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	12,725	100.0
Same house	10,326	81.1
Different house in the U.S.	2,387	18.8
Same county	1,506	11.8
Different county	881	6.9
Same state	653	5.1
Different state	228	1.8
Abroad	12	0.1

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	12,803	100.0
Native	12,547	98.0
Born in United States	12,504	97.7
State of residence	9,762	76.2
Different state	2,742	21.4
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	43	0.3
Foreign born	256	2.0

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	256	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	137	53.5
Not a U.S. citizen	119	46.5

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	299	100.0

Native	43	14.4
Entered 2000 or later	17	5.7
Entered before 2000	26	8.7

Foreign born	256	85.6
Entered 2000 or later	58	19.4
Entered before 2000	198	66.2

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	256	100.0
Europe	9	3.5
Asia	71	27.7
Africa	101	39.5
Oceania	15	5.9
Latin America	60	23.4
Northern America	0	0.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	12,262	100.0
English only	11,798	96.2
Language other than English	464	3.8
Speak English less than "very well"	150	1.2
Spanish	144	1.2
Speak English less than "very well"	71	0.6
Other Indo-European languages	100	0.8
Speak English less than "very well"	12	0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	47	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	35	0.3
Other languages	173	1.4
Speak English less than "very well"	32	0.3

ANCESTRY
Total population	12,803	100.0
American	1,707	13.3
Arab	0	0.0
Czech	0	0.0
Danish	40	0.3
Dutch	189	1.5
English	1,269	9.9
French (except Basque)	214	1.7
French Canadian	13	0.1
German	933	7.3
Greek	9	0.1
Hungarian	0	0.0
Irish	2,184	17.1
Italian	145	1.1
Lithuanian	52	0.4
Norwegian	53	0.4
Polish	40	0.3
Portuguese	39	0.3
Russian	0	0.0
Scotch-Irish	308	2.4
Scottish	200	1.6
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	223	1.7
Swedish	46	0.4
Swiss	31	0.2
Ukrainian	0	0.0
Welsh	192	1.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	52	0.4

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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