Paragould School District, AR (0500017) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Paragould School District, AR (0500017)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Paragould School District, AR 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	8,094	100.0
Family households (families)	5,544	68.5
With own children under 18 years	2,678	33.1
Married-couple family	4,297	53.1
With own children under 18 years	1,886	23.3
Male householder, no wife present, family	200	2.5
With own children under 18 years	104	1.3
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,047	12.9
With own children under 18 years	688	8.5
Nonfamily households	2,550	31.5
Householder living alone	2,018	24.9
65 years and over	934	11.5

Households with one or more people under 18 years	3,100	38.3
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,092	25.8

Average household size	2.39
Average family size	2.83

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	19,309	100.0
Householder	8,094	41.9
Spouse	4,314	22.3
Child	5,037	26.1
Other relatives	775	4.0
Nonrelatives	1,089	5.6
Unmarried partner	467	2.4

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	7,296	100.0
Never married	1,640	22.5
Now married, except separated	4,549	62.3
Separated	123	1.7
Widowed	231	3.2
Divorced	753	10.3

Females 15 years and over	8,503	100.0
Never married	1,232	14.5
Now married, except separated	4,395	51.7
Separated	383	4.5
Widowed	1,041	12.2
Divorced	1,452	17.1

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	324	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	113	34.9
Per 1,000 unmarried women	53
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	64
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	54
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	129
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	10

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	653	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	532	81.5
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	181	27.7
1 or 2 years	99	15.2
3 or 4 years	75	11.5
5 or more years	177	27.1

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	532	81.5
Who are female	288	44.1
Who are married	469	71.8

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	5,179	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	521	10.1
Kindergarten	324	6.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,196	42.4
High school (grades 9-12)	982	19.0
College or graduate school	1,156	22.3

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	13,185	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,202	9.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,789	13.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	5,426	41.2
Some college, no degree	2,651	20.1
Associate's degree	459	3.5
Bachelor's degree	1,128	8.6
Graduate or professional degree	530	4.0

Percent high school graduate or higher	77.3
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	12.6

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	15,018	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,764	11.7

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	19,871	100.0
Same house	15,894	80.0
Different house in the U.S.	3,915	19.7
Same county	2,674	13.5
Different county	1,241	6.2
Same state	587	3.0
Different state	654	3.3
Abroad	62	0.3

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	20,121	100.0
Native	20,007	99.4
Born in United States	19,966	99.2
State of residence	13,657	67.9
Different state	6,309	31.4
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	41	0.2
Foreign born	114	0.6

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	114	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	8	7.0
Not a U.S. citizen	106	93.0

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	155	100.0

Native	41	26.5
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	41	26.5

Foreign born	114	73.5
Entered 2000 or later	30	19.4
Entered before 2000	84	54.2

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	114	100.0
Europe	14	12.3
Asia	0	0.0
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	68	59.6
Northern America	32	28.1

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	18,570	100.0
English only	18,231	98.2
Language other than English	339	1.8
Speak English less than "very well"	92	0.5
Spanish	224	1.2
Speak English less than "very well"	54	0.3
Other Indo-European languages	92	0.5
Speak English less than "very well"	19	0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	8	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	8	0.0
Other languages	15	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	11	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	20,121	100.0
American	6,576	32.7
Arab	0	0.0
Czech	13	0.1
Danish	13	0.1
Dutch	438	2.2
English	1,373	6.8
French (except Basque)	498	2.5
French Canadian	54	0.3
German	2,334	11.6
Greek	11	0.1
Hungarian	11	0.1
Irish	2,471	12.3
Italian	137	0.7
Lithuanian	0	0.0
Norwegian	50	0.2
Polish	322	1.6
Portuguese	10	0.0
Russian	0	0.0
Scotch-Irish	137	0.7
Scottish	278	1.4
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	0	0.0
Swedish	178	0.9
Swiss	52	0.3
Ukrainian	0	0.0
Welsh	70	0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	0	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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