Shelby County School District, AL (0103030) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Shelby County School District, AL (0103030)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Shelby 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	61,443	100.0
Family households (families)	44,494	72.4
With own children under 18 years	22,028	35.9
Married-couple family	36,769	59.8
With own children under 18 years	17,716	28.8
Male householder, no wife present, family	2,082	3.4
With own children under 18 years	1,036	1.7
Female householder, no husband present, family	5,643	9.2
With own children under 18 years	3,276	5.3
Nonfamily households	16,949	27.6
Householder living alone	14,452	23.5
65 years and over	3,263	5.3

Households with one or more people under 18 years	23,718	38.6
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	10,281	16.7

Average household size	2.61
Average family size	3.11

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	160,176	100.0
Householder	61,443	38.4
Spouse	36,790	23.0
Child	49,512	30.9
Other relatives	7,422	4.6
Nonrelatives	5,009	3.1
Unmarried partner	2,035	1.3

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	61,302	100.0
Never married	15,335	25.0
Now married, except separated	39,086	63.8
Separated	652	1.1
Widowed	1,083	1.8
Divorced	5,146	8.4

Females 15 years and over	65,102	100.0
Never married	14,673	22.5
Now married, except separated	36,887	56.7
Separated	843	1.3
Widowed	4,611	7.1
Divorced	8,088	12.4

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	2,115	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	250	11.8
Per 1,000 unmarried women	13
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	48
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	15
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	87
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	24

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	2,657	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	1,114	41.9
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	286	10.8
1 or 2 years	253	9.5
3 or 4 years	183	6.9
5 or more years	392	14.8

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	1,114	41.9
Who are female	633	23.8
Who are married	884	33.3

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	43,441	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	3,572	8.2
Kindergarten	2,311	5.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	19,045	43.8
High school (grades 9-12)	8,614	19.8
College or graduate school	9,899	22.8

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	106,008	100.0
Less than 9th grade	3,275	3.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	6,601	6.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	25,398	24.0
Some college, no degree	24,212	22.8
Associate's degree	7,330	6.9
Bachelor's degree	27,862	26.3
Graduate or professional degree	11,330	10.7

Percent high school graduate or higher	90.7
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	37.0

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	119,501	100.0
Civilian veterans	12,313	10.3

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	159,944	100.0
Same house	135,445	84.7
Different house in the U.S.	24,191	15.1
Same county	12,043	7.5
Different county	12,148	7.6
Same state	8,573	5.4
Different state	3,575	2.2
Abroad	308	0.2

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	162,179	100.0
Native	155,094	95.6
Born in United States	153,756	94.8
State of residence	105,955	65.3
Different state	47,801	29.5
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	1,338	0.8
Foreign born	7,085	4.4

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	7,085	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	1,931	27.3
Not a U.S. citizen	5,154	72.7

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	8,423	100.0

Native	1,338	15.9
Entered 2000 or later	198	2.4
Entered before 2000	1,140	13.5

Foreign born	7,085	84.1
Entered 2000 or later	3,372	40.0
Entered before 2000	3,713	44.1

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	7,085	100.0
Europe	914	12.9
Asia	1,828	25.8
Africa	190	2.7
Oceania	22	0.3
Latin America	3,915	55.3
Northern America	216	3.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	149,760	100.0
English only	140,781	94.0
Language other than English	8,979	6.0
Speak English less than "very well"	3,771	2.5
Spanish	5,869	3.9
Speak English less than "very well"	2,791	1.9
Other Indo-European languages	1,254	0.8
Speak English less than "very well"	294	0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	1,412	0.9
Speak English less than "very well"	659	0.4
Other languages	444	0.3
Speak English less than "very well"	27	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	162,179	100.0
American	17,527	10.8
Arab	899	0.6
Czech	342	0.2
Danish	236	0.1
Dutch	2,406	1.5
English	26,971	16.6
French (except Basque)	4,826	3.0
French Canadian	370	0.2
German	18,383	11.3
Greek	675	0.4
Hungarian	276	0.2
Irish	23,012	14.2
Italian	6,771	4.2
Lithuanian	109	0.1
Norwegian	750	0.5
Polish	2,253	1.4
Portuguese	52	0.0
Russian	355	0.2
Scotch-Irish	6,476	4.0
Scottish	6,048	3.7
Slovak	110	0.1
Subsaharan African	732	0.5
Swedish	1,001	0.6
Swiss	370	0.2
Ukrainian	179	0.1
Welsh	1,347	0.8
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	226	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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