Selma City School District, AL (0102970) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Selma City School District, AL (0102970)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Selma 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	7,668	100.0
Family households (families)	4,774	62.3
With own children under 18 years	2,291	29.9
Married-couple family	2,306	30.1
With own children under 18 years	933	12.2
Male householder, no wife present, family	375	4.9
With own children under 18 years	58	0.8
Female householder, no husband present, family	2,093	27.3
With own children under 18 years	1,300	17.0
Nonfamily households	2,894	37.7
Householder living alone	2,693	35.1
65 years and over	1,213	15.8

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,707	35.3
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,432	31.7

Average household size	2.38
Average family size	3.12

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	18,212	100.0
Householder	7,668	42.1
Spouse	2,364	13.0
Child	5,957	32.7
Other relatives	1,784	9.8
Nonrelatives	439	2.4
Unmarried partner	257	1.4

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	5,968	100.0
Never married	2,125	35.6
Now married, except separated	2,579	43.2
Separated	218	3.7
Widowed	292	4.9
Divorced	754	12.6

Females 15 years and over	8,202	100.0
Never married	2,997	36.5
Now married, except separated	2,498	30.5
Separated	324	4.0
Widowed	1,361	16.6
Divorced	1,022	12.5

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	404	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	202	50.0
Per 1,000 unmarried women	65
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	87
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	95
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	158
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	18

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	571	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	386	67.6
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	51	8.9
1 or 2 years	96	16.8
3 or 4 years	36	6.3
5 or more years	203	35.6

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	386	67.6
Who are female	284	49.7
Who are married	210	36.8

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	4,986	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	335	6.7
Kindergarten	265	5.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,362	47.4
High school (grades 9-12)	995	20.0
College or graduate school	1,029	20.6

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	11,703	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,054	9.0
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,943	16.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	3,499	29.9
Some college, no degree	1,871	16.0
Associate's degree	1,012	8.6
Bachelor's degree	1,429	12.2
Graduate or professional degree	895	7.6

Percent high school graduate or higher	74.4
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	19.9

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	13,429	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,549	11.5

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	18,287	100.0
Same house	14,751	80.7
Different house in the U.S.	3,536	19.3
Same county	2,495	13.6
Different county	1,041	5.7
Same state	757	4.1
Different state	284	1.6
Abroad	0	0.0

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	18,651	100.0
Native	18,334	98.3
Born in United States	18,184	97.5
State of residence	15,566	83.5
Different state	2,618	14.0
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	150	0.8
Foreign born	317	1.7

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	317	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	64	20.2
Not a U.S. citizen	253	79.8

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	467	100.0

Native	150	32.1
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	150	32.1

Foreign born	317	67.9
Entered 2000 or later	77	16.5
Entered before 2000	240	51.4

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	317	100.0
Europe	38	12.0
Asia	152	47.9
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	95	30.0
Northern America	32	10.1

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	16,968	100.0
English only	16,529	97.4
Language other than English	439	2.6
Speak English less than "very well"	122	0.7
Spanish	185	1.1
Speak English less than "very well"	48	0.3
Other Indo-European languages	153	0.9
Speak English less than "very well"	52	0.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	88	0.5
Speak English less than "very well"	9	0.1
Other languages	13	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	13	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	18,651	100.0
American	790	4.2
Arab	0	0.0
Czech	0	0.0
Danish	0	0.0
Dutch	229	1.2
English	839	4.5
French (except Basque)	95	0.5
French Canadian	32	0.2
German	632	3.4
Greek	0	0.0
Hungarian	10	0.1
Irish	598	3.2
Italian	15	0.1
Lithuanian	0	0.0
Norwegian	0	0.0
Polish	41	0.2
Portuguese	0	0.0
Russian	12	0.1
Scotch-Irish	282	1.5
Scottish	278	1.5
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	197	1.1
Swedish	14	0.1
Swiss	0	0.0
Ukrainian	0	0.0
Welsh	53	0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	21	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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