West Memphis School District, AR (0508040) DP2 Social Characteristics

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West Memphis School District, AR (0508040)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for West Memphis 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	10,227	100.0
Family households (families)	6,850	67.0
With own children under 18 years	3,346	32.7
Married-couple family	3,390	33.1
With own children under 18 years	1,099	10.7
Male householder, no wife present, family	548	5.4
With own children under 18 years	225	2.2
Female householder, no husband present, family	2,912	28.5
With own children under 18 years	2,022	19.8
Nonfamily households	3,377	33.0
Householder living alone	3,071	30.0
65 years and over	1,123	11.0

Households with one or more people under 18 years	3,941	38.5
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,262	22.1

Average household size	2.48
Average family size	3.05

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	25,374	100.0
Householder	10,227	40.3
Spouse	3,465	13.7
Child	8,102	31.9
Other relatives	2,497	9.8
Nonrelatives	1,083	4.3
Unmarried partner	516	2.0

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	8,860	100.0
Never married	3,411	38.5
Now married, except separated	3,685	41.6
Separated	360	4.1
Widowed	369	4.2
Divorced	1,035	11.7

Females 15 years and over	10,891	100.0
Never married	3,909	35.9
Now married, except separated	3,616	33.2
Separated	467	4.3
Widowed	1,593	14.6
Divorced	1,306	12.0

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	478	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	376	78.7
Per 1,000 unmarried women	88
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	70
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	44
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	124
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	23

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	829	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	594	71.7
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	30	3.6
1 or 2 years	190	22.9
3 or 4 years	161	19.4
5 or more years	213	25.7

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	594	71.7
Who are female	476	57.4
Who are married	310	37.4

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	7,464	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	600	8.0
Kindergarten	502	6.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,116	41.7
High school (grades 9-12)	1,542	20.7
College or graduate school	1,704	22.8

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	15,526	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,300	8.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	3,013	19.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	5,309	34.2
Some college, no degree	3,327	21.4
Associate's degree	606	3.9
Bachelor's degree	1,451	9.3
Graduate or professional degree	520	3.3

Percent high school graduate or higher	72.2
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	12.7

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	18,553	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,796	9.7

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	25,426	100.0
Same house	19,547	76.9
Different house in the U.S.	5,879	23.1
Same county	4,305	16.9
Different county	1,574	6.2
Same state	637	2.5
Different state	937	3.7
Abroad	0	0.0

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	25,761	100.0
Native	25,527	99.1
Born in United States	25,453	98.8
State of residence	14,333	55.6
Different state	11,120	43.2
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	74	0.3
Foreign born	234	0.9

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	234	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	86	36.8
Not a U.S. citizen	148	63.2

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	308	100.0

Native	74	24.0
Entered 2000 or later	8	2.6
Entered before 2000	66	21.4

Foreign born	234	76.0
Entered 2000 or later	148	48.1
Entered before 2000	86	27.9

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	234	100.0
Europe	57	24.4
Asia	131	56.0
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	46	19.7
Northern America	0	0.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	23,671	100.0
English only	22,917	96.8
Language other than English	754	3.2
Speak English less than "very well"	288	1.2
Spanish	509	2.2
Speak English less than "very well"	131	0.6
Other Indo-European languages	114	0.5
Speak English less than "very well"	37	0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	131	0.6
Speak English less than "very well"	120	0.5
Other languages	0	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	25,761	100.0
American	1,412	5.5
Arab	0	0.0
Czech	6	0.0
Danish	0	0.0
Dutch	155	0.6
English	984	3.8
French (except Basque)	316	1.2
French Canadian	0	0.0
German	1,161	4.5
Greek	0	0.0
Hungarian	0	0.0
Irish	1,313	5.1
Italian	162	0.6
Lithuanian	0	0.0
Norwegian	34	0.1
Polish	283	1.1
Portuguese	29	0.1
Russian	0	0.0
Scotch-Irish	309	1.2
Scottish	170	0.7
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	105	0.4
Swedish	60	0.2
Swiss	33	0.1
Ukrainian	0	0.0
Welsh	121	0.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	53	0.2

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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