Forrest City School District, AR (0506270) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Forrest City School District, AR (0506270)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Forrest City 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	7,804	100.0
Family households (families)	5,029	64.4
With own children under 18 years	2,232	28.6
Married-couple family	2,768	35.5
With own children under 18 years	894	11.5
Male householder, no wife present, family	315	4.0
With own children under 18 years	108	1.4
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,946	24.9
With own children under 18 years	1,230	15.8
Nonfamily households	2,775	35.6
Householder living alone	2,476	31.7
65 years and over	892	11.4

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,765	35.4
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,876	24.0

Average household size	2.33
Average family size	2.94

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	18,165	100.0
Householder	7,804	43.0
Spouse	2,876	15.8
Child	5,366	29.5
Other relatives	1,514	8.3
Nonrelatives	605	3.3
Unmarried partner	422	2.3

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	8,906	100.0
Never married	3,320	37.3
Now married, except separated	3,418	38.4
Separated	469	5.3
Widowed	366	4.1
Divorced	1,333	15.0

Females 15 years and over	8,277	100.0
Never married	2,138	25.8
Now married, except separated	3,260	39.4
Separated	338	4.1
Widowed	1,129	13.6
Divorced	1,412	17.1

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	159	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	117	73.6
Per 1,000 unmarried women	42
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	33
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	23
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	73
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	2

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	642	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	453	70.6
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	86	13.4
1 or 2 years	29	4.5
3 or 4 years	49	7.6
5 or more years	289	45.0

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	453	70.6
Who are female	321	50.0
Who are married	269	41.9

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	5,053	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	430	8.5
Kindergarten	305	6.0
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,455	48.6
High school (grades 9-12)	1,151	22.8
College or graduate school	712	14.1

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	14,384	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,326	9.2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	2,724	18.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	5,306	36.9
Some college, no degree	2,792	19.4
Associate's degree	807	5.6
Bachelor's degree	934	6.5
Graduate or professional degree	495	3.4

Percent high school graduate or higher	71.8
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	9.9

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	16,212	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,520	9.4

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	21,782	100.0
Same house	18,200	83.6
Different house in the U.S.	3,516	16.1
Same county	2,035	9.3
Different county	1,481	6.8
Same state	623	2.9
Different state	858	3.9
Abroad	66	0.3

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	21,928	100.0
Native	21,392	97.6
Born in United States	21,337	97.3
State of residence	15,057	68.7
Different state	6,280	28.6
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	55	0.3
Foreign born	536	2.4

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	536	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	179	33.4
Not a U.S. citizen	357	66.6

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	591	100.0

Native	55	9.3
Entered 2000 or later	31	5.2
Entered before 2000	24	4.1

Foreign born	536	90.7
Entered 2000 or later	72	12.2
Entered before 2000	464	78.5

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	536	100.0
Europe	3	0.6
Asia	50	9.3
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	483	90.1
Northern America	0	0.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	20,420	100.0
English only	19,175	93.9
Language other than English	1,245	6.1
Speak English less than "very well"	518	2.5
Spanish	991	4.9
Speak English less than "very well"	489	2.4
Other Indo-European languages	132	0.6
Speak English less than "very well"	7	0.0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	59	0.3
Speak English less than "very well"	6	0.0
Other languages	63	0.3
Speak English less than "very well"	16	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	21,928	100.0
American	2,233	10.2
Arab	0	0.0
Czech	0	0.0
Danish	2	0.0
Dutch	283	1.3
English	923	4.2
French (except Basque)	201	0.9
French Canadian	3	0.0
German	1,164	5.3
Greek	0	0.0
Hungarian	0	0.0
Irish	1,514	6.9
Italian	194	0.9
Lithuanian	0	0.0
Norwegian	5	0.0
Polish	72	0.3
Portuguese	4	0.0
Russian	0	0.0
Scotch-Irish	284	1.3
Scottish	138	0.6
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	188	0.9
Swedish	24	0.1
Swiss	12	0.1
Ukrainian	0	0.0
Welsh	12	0.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	94	0.4

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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