Opelika City School District, AL (0102580) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Opelika City School District, AL (0102580)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Opelika 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	11,040	100.0
Family households (families)	6,850	62.0
With own children under 18 years	3,307	30.0
Married-couple family	4,236	38.4
With own children under 18 years	1,722	15.6
Male householder, no wife present, family	324	2.9
With own children under 18 years	109	1.0
Female householder, no husband present, family	2,290	20.7
With own children under 18 years	1,476	13.4
Nonfamily households	4,190	38.0
Householder living alone	3,790	34.3
65 years and over	1,101	10.0

Households with one or more people under 18 years	3,743	33.9
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,367	21.4

Average household size	2.34
Average family size	3.00

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	25,886	100.0
Householder	11,040	42.6
Spouse	4,342	16.8
Child	7,612	29.4
Other relatives	1,713	6.6
Nonrelatives	1,179	4.6
Unmarried partner	462	1.8

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	9,653	100.0
Never married	3,267	33.8
Now married, except separated	4,654	48.2
Separated	221	2.3
Widowed	314	3.3
Divorced	1,197	12.4

Females 15 years and over	11,008	100.0
Never married	3,523	32.0
Now married, except separated	4,435	40.3
Separated	398	3.6
Widowed	1,292	11.7
Divorced	1,360	12.4

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	462	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	273	59.1
Per 1,000 unmarried women	71
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	68
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	116
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	108
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	14

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	509	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	222	43.6
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	57	11.2
1 or 2 years	54	10.6
3 or 4 years	31	6.1
5 or more years	80	15.7

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	222	43.6
Who are female	168	33.0
Who are married	107	21.0

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	6,805	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	469	6.9
Kindergarten	423	6.2
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,869	42.2
High school (grades 9-12)	1,600	23.5
College or graduate school	1,444	21.2

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	16,668	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,255	7.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	2,273	13.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	4,641	27.8
Some college, no degree	3,340	20.0
Associate's degree	1,224	7.3
Bachelor's degree	2,467	14.8
Graduate or professional degree	1,468	8.8

Percent high school graduate or higher	78.8
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	23.6

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	19,509	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,012	10.3

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	26,029	100.0
Same house	20,883	80.2
Different house in the U.S.	5,009	19.2
Same county	3,556	13.7
Different county	1,453	5.6
Same state	708	2.7
Different state	745	2.9
Abroad	137	0.5

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	26,395	100.0
Native	25,252	95.7
Born in United States	25,065	95.0
State of residence	18,989	71.9
Different state	6,076	23.0
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	187	0.7
Foreign born	1,143	4.3

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	1,143	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	251	22.0
Not a U.S. citizen	892	78.0

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	1,330	100.0

Native	187	14.1
Entered 2000 or later	14	1.1
Entered before 2000	173	13.0

Foreign born	1,143	85.9
Entered 2000 or later	702	52.8
Entered before 2000	441	33.2

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	1,143	100.0
Europe	86	7.5
Asia	199	17.4
Africa	10	0.9
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	824	72.1
Northern America	24	2.1

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	24,391	100.0
English only	23,107	94.7
Language other than English	1,284	5.3
Speak English less than "very well"	822	3.4
Spanish	944	3.9
Speak English less than "very well"	654	2.7
Other Indo-European languages	101	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	4	0.0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	232	1.0
Speak English less than "very well"	164	0.7
Other languages	7	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	26,395	100.0
American	2,180	8.3
Arab	14	0.1
Czech	19	0.1
Danish	3	0.0
Dutch	195	0.7
English	2,836	10.7
French (except Basque)	372	1.4
French Canadian	69	0.3
German	1,678	6.4
Greek	17	0.1
Hungarian	80	0.3
Irish	2,375	9.0
Italian	310	1.2
Lithuanian	0	0.0
Norwegian	67	0.3
Polish	86	0.3
Portuguese	3	0.0
Russian	54	0.2
Scotch-Irish	669	2.5
Scottish	608	2.3
Slovak	15	0.1
Subsaharan African	199	0.8
Swedish	89	0.3
Swiss	15	0.1
Ukrainian	13	0.0
Welsh	157	0.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	27	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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