Fort Smith Public Schools, AR (0506330) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Fort Smith Public Schools, AR (0506330)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Fort Smith Public Schools, 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	34,918	100.0
Family households (families)	21,402	61.3
With own children under 18 years	10,022	28.7
Married-couple family	15,224	43.6
With own children under 18 years	6,418	18.4
Male householder, no wife present, family	1,575	4.5
With own children under 18 years	778	2.2
Female householder, no husband present, family	4,603	13.2
With own children under 18 years	2,826	8.1
Nonfamily households	13,516	38.7
Householder living alone	11,555	33.1
65 years and over	4,271	12.2

Households with one or more people under 18 years	11,107	31.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	8,634	24.7

Average household size	2.46
Average family size	3.15

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	86,070	100.0
Householder	34,918	40.6
Spouse	15,226	17.7
Child	25,498	29.6
Other relatives	5,275	6.1
Nonrelatives	5,153	6.0
Unmarried partner	1,471	1.7

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	32,835	100.0
Never married	9,587	29.2
Now married, except separated	16,354	49.8
Separated	971	3.0
Widowed	1,080	3.3
Divorced	4,843	14.7

Females 15 years and over	35,676	100.0
Never married	8,315	23.3
Now married, except separated	16,594	46.5
Separated	1,236	3.5
Widowed	4,303	12.1
Divorced	5,228	14.7

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	1,286	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	563	43.8
Per 1,000 unmarried women	53
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	59
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	68
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	109
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	9

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	1,726	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	943	54.6
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	301	17.4
1 or 2 years	234	13.6
3 or 4 years	222	12.9
5 or more years	186	10.8

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	943	54.6
Who are female	509	29.5
Who are married	586	34.0

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	20,113	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	1,494	7.4
Kindergarten	1,203	6.0
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	9,061	45.1
High school (grades 9-12)	4,801	23.9
College or graduate school	3,554	17.7

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	56,486	100.0
Less than 9th grade	5,105	9.0
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	6,588	11.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	17,855	31.6
Some college, no degree	12,732	22.5
Associate's degree	3,986	7.1
Bachelor's degree	6,826	12.1
Graduate or professional degree	3,394	6.0

Percent high school graduate or higher	79.3
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	18.1

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	64,969	100.0
Civilian veterans	7,253	11.2

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	86,109	100.0
Same house	67,626	78.5
Different house in the U.S.	18,115	21.0
Same county	11,999	13.9
Different county	6,116	7.1
Same state	3,024	3.5
Different state	3,092	3.6
Abroad	368	0.4

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	87,531	100.0
Native	77,631	88.7
Born in United States	77,202	88.2
State of residence	47,513	54.3
Different state	29,689	33.9
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	429	0.5
Foreign born	9,900	11.3

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	9,900	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	3,074	31.1
Not a U.S. citizen	6,826	68.9

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	10,329	100.0

Native	429	4.2
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	429	4.2

Foreign born	9,900	95.8
Entered 2000 or later	3,097	30.0
Entered before 2000	6,803	65.9

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	9,900	100.0
Europe	285	2.9
Asia	2,728	27.6
Africa	73	0.7
Oceania	15	0.2
Latin America	6,726	67.9
Northern America	73	0.7

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	80,363	100.0
English only	66,980	83.3
Language other than English	13,383	16.7
Speak English less than "very well"	7,827	9.7
Spanish	9,491	11.8
Speak English less than "very well"	5,760	7.2
Other Indo-European languages	396	0.5
Speak English less than "very well"	79	0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	3,343	4.2
Speak English less than "very well"	1,974	2.5
Other languages	153	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	14	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	87,531	100.0
American	7,327	8.4
Arab	173	0.2
Czech	235	0.3
Danish	80	0.1
Dutch	1,352	1.5
English	9,117	10.4
French (except Basque)	2,201	2.5
French Canadian	188	0.2
German	10,637	12.2
Greek	218	0.2
Hungarian	152	0.2
Irish	10,798	12.3
Italian	1,670	1.9
Lithuanian	44	0.1
Norwegian	408	0.5
Polish	508	0.6
Portuguese	105	0.1
Russian	189	0.2
Scotch-Irish	1,818	2.1
Scottish	1,488	1.7
Slovak	33	0.0
Subsaharan African	48	0.1
Swedish	488	0.6
Swiss	216	0.2
Ukrainian	21	0.0
Welsh	312	0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	169	0.2

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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