Helena-West Helena School District, AR (0507680) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Helena-West Helena School District, AR (0507680)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Helena-West Helena 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	5,624	100.0
Family households (families)	3,859	68.6
With own children under 18 years	2,027	36.0
Married-couple family	1,801	32.0
With own children under 18 years	736	13.1
Male householder, no wife present, family	336	6.0
With own children under 18 years	188	3.3
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,722	30.6
With own children under 18 years	1,103	19.6
Nonfamily households	1,765	31.4
Householder living alone	1,606	28.6
65 years and over	680	12.1

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,378	42.3
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,489	26.5

Average household size	2.47
Average family size	2.97

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	13,883	100.0
Householder	5,624	40.5
Spouse	1,815	13.1
Child	4,627	33.3
Other relatives	1,152	8.3
Nonrelatives	665	4.8
Unmarried partner	521	3.8

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	4,558	100.0
Never married	1,689	37.1
Now married, except separated	1,996	43.8
Separated	255	5.6
Widowed	223	4.9
Divorced	395	8.7

Females 15 years and over	5,963	100.0
Never married	2,010	33.7
Now married, except separated	1,888	31.7
Separated	331	5.6
Widowed	1,074	18.0
Divorced	660	11.1

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	265	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	200	75.5
Per 1,000 unmarried women	87
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	71
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	193
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	99
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	0

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	372	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	269	72.3
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	66	17.7
1 or 2 years	80	21.5
3 or 4 years	24	6.5
5 or more years	99	26.6

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	269	72.3
Who are female	235	63.2
Who are married	137	36.8

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	4,366	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	369	8.5
Kindergarten	262	6.0
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,200	50.4
High school (grades 9-12)	868	19.9
College or graduate school	667	15.3

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	8,470	100.0
Less than 9th grade	920	10.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,644	19.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	2,480	29.3
Some college, no degree	1,467	17.3
Associate's degree	933	11.0
Bachelor's degree	747	8.8
Graduate or professional degree	279	3.3

Percent high school graduate or higher	69.7
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	12.1

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	9,768	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,099	11.3

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	14,232	100.0
Same house	10,410	73.1
Different house in the U.S.	3,820	26.8
Same county	2,897	20.4
Different county	923	6.5
Same state	328	2.3
Different state	595	4.2
Abroad	2	0.0

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	14,495	100.0
Native	14,418	99.5
Born in United States	14,418	99.5
State of residence	11,331	78.2
Different state	3,087	21.3
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	0	0.0
Foreign born	77	0.5

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	77	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	55	71.4
Not a U.S. citizen	22	28.6

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	77	100.0

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

Foreign born	77	100.0
Entered 2000 or later	38	49.4
Entered before 2000	39	50.6

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	77	100.0
Europe	14	18.2
Asia	15	19.5
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	48	62.3
Northern America	0	0.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	13,062	100.0
English only	12,916	98.9
Language other than English	146	1.1
Speak English less than "very well"	49	0.4
Spanish	137	1.0
Speak English less than "very well"	47	0.4
Other Indo-European languages	9	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	2	0.0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	0	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0
Other languages	0	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	14,495	100.0
American	325	2.2
Arab	13	0.1
Czech	9	0.1
Danish	21	0.1
Dutch	153	1.1
English	421	2.9
French (except Basque)	100	0.7
French Canadian	0	0.0
German	349	2.4
Greek	19	0.1
Hungarian	7	0.0
Irish	826	5.7
Italian	256	1.8
Lithuanian	0	0.0
Norwegian	0	0.0
Polish	68	0.5
Portuguese	0	0.0
Russian	2	0.0
Scotch-Irish	47	0.3
Scottish	97	0.7
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	113	0.8
Swedish	0	0.0
Swiss	11	0.1
Ukrainian	16	0.1
Welsh	0	0.0
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	0	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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