Walker County School District, AL (0103450) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Walker County School District, AL (0103450)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Walker 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	22,159	100.0
Family households (families)	15,939	71.9
With own children under 18 years	6,212	28.0
Married-couple family	12,288	55.5
With own children under 18 years	4,555	20.6
Male householder, no wife present, family	841	3.8
With own children under 18 years	333	1.5
Female householder, no husband present, family	2,810	12.7
With own children under 18 years	1,324	6.0
Nonfamily households	6,220	28.1
Householder living alone	5,624	25.4
65 years and over	2,380	10.7

Households with one or more people under 18 years	7,360	33.2
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	6,273	28.3

Average household size	2.48
Average family size	2.95

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	54,920	100.0
Householder	22,159	40.3
Spouse	12,245	22.3
Child	15,227	27.7
Other relatives	3,624	6.6
Nonrelatives	1,665	3.0
Unmarried partner	600	1.1

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	21,458	100.0
Never married	4,832	22.5
Now married, except separated	12,922	60.2
Separated	388	1.8
Widowed	847	3.9
Divorced	2,469	11.5

Females 15 years and over	23,009	100.0
Never married	3,533	15.4
Now married, except separated	12,753	55.4
Separated	792	3.4
Widowed	3,261	14.2
Divorced	2,670	11.6

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	568	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	130	22.9
Per 1,000 unmarried women	26
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	44
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	31
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	94
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	8

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	1,718	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	1,225	71.3
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	217	12.6
1 or 2 years	344	20.0
3 or 4 years	321	18.7
5 or more years	343	20.0

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	1,225	71.3
Who are female	674	39.2
Who are married	1,095	63.7

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	11,107	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	487	4.4
Kindergarten	747	6.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	5,508	49.6
High school (grades 9-12)	2,710	24.4
College or graduate school	1,655	14.9

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	38,014	100.0
Less than 9th grade	3,473	9.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	6,533	17.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	14,164	37.3
Some college, no degree	8,276	21.8
Associate's degree	2,878	7.6
Bachelor's degree	1,559	4.1
Graduate or professional degree	1,131	3.0

Percent high school graduate or higher	73.7
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	7.1

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	42,205	100.0
Civilian veterans	4,500	10.7

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	54,354	100.0
Same house	47,827	88.0
Different house in the U.S.	6,486	11.9
Same county	4,327	8.0
Different county	2,159	4.0
Same state	1,520	2.8
Different state	639	1.2
Abroad	41	0.1

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	54,920	100.0
Native	54,631	99.5
Born in United States	54,509	99.3
State of residence	45,581	83.0
Different state	8,928	16.3
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	122	0.2
Foreign born	289	0.5

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	289	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	73	25.3
Not a U.S. citizen	216	74.7

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	411	100.0

Native	122	29.7
Entered 2000 or later	4	1.0
Entered before 2000	118	28.7

Foreign born	289	70.3
Entered 2000 or later	106	25.8
Entered before 2000	183	44.5

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	289	100.0
Europe	85	29.4
Asia	21	7.3
Africa	5	1.7
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	157	54.3
Northern America	21	7.3

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	51,502	100.0
English only	50,902	98.8
Language other than English	600	1.2
Speak English less than "very well"	187	0.4
Spanish	480	0.9
Speak English less than "very well"	182	0.4
Other Indo-European languages	94	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	9	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	5	0.0
Other languages	17	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	54,920	100.0
American	10,354	18.9
Arab	0	0.0
Czech	74	0.1
Danish	80	0.1
Dutch	2,036	3.7
English	4,022	7.3
French (except Basque)	849	1.5
French Canadian	124	0.2
German	4,363	7.9
Greek	77	0.1
Hungarian	15	0.0
Irish	8,713	15.9
Italian	923	1.7
Lithuanian	35	0.1
Norwegian	69	0.1
Polish	154	0.3
Portuguese	91	0.2
Russian	138	0.3
Scotch-Irish	1,251	2.3
Scottish	1,003	1.8
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	158	0.3
Swedish	151	0.3
Swiss	0	0.0
Ukrainian	0	0.0
Welsh	223	0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	24	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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