Jonesboro Public Schools, AR (0508280) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Jonesboro Public Schools, AR (0508280)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Jonesboro 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	14,389	100.0
Family households (families)	8,597	59.7
With own children under 18 years	3,981	27.7
Married-couple family	5,849	40.6
With own children under 18 years	2,286	15.9
Male householder, no wife present, family	416	2.9
With own children under 18 years	175	1.2
Female householder, no husband present, family	2,332	16.2
With own children under 18 years	1,520	10.6
Nonfamily households	5,792	40.3
Householder living alone	4,671	32.5
65 years and over	1,760	12.2

Households with one or more people under 18 years	4,481	31.1
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	3,498	24.3

Average household size	2.33
Average family size	2.96

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	33,475	100.0
Householder	14,389	43.0
Spouse	5,987	17.9
Child	8,853	26.4
Other relatives	2,045	6.1
Nonrelatives	2,201	6.6
Unmarried partner	750	2.2

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	13,612	100.0
Never married	4,819	35.4
Now married, except separated	6,310	46.4
Separated	549	4.0
Widowed	368	2.7
Divorced	1,566	11.5

Females 15 years and over	15,112	100.0
Never married	4,328	28.6
Now married, except separated	6,332	41.9
Separated	374	2.5
Widowed	2,063	13.7
Divorced	2,015	13.3

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	789	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	343	43.5
Per 1,000 unmarried women	65
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	85
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	67
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	135
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	24

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	742	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	477	64.3
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	201	27.1
1 or 2 years	124	16.7
3 or 4 years	36	4.9
5 or more years	116	15.6

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	477	64.3
Who are female	314	42.3
Who are married	352	47.4

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	9,836	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	592	6.0
Kindergarten	471	4.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,171	32.2
High school (grades 9-12)	1,584	16.1
College or graduate school	4,018	40.8

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	22,899	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,373	6.0
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	2,903	12.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	7,301	31.9
Some college, no degree	4,582	20.0
Associate's degree	815	3.6
Bachelor's degree	3,522	15.4
Graduate or professional degree	2,403	10.5

Percent high school graduate or higher	81.3
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	25.9

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	27,488	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,723	9.9

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	34,860	100.0
Same house	26,541	76.1
Different house in the U.S.	8,200	23.5
Same county	5,293	15.2
Different county	2,907	8.3
Same state	1,799	5.2
Different state	1,108	3.2
Abroad	119	0.3

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	35,402	100.0
Native	34,174	96.5
Born in United States	33,920	95.8
State of residence	21,106	59.6
Different state	12,814	36.2
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	254	0.7
Foreign born	1,228	3.5

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	1,228	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	224	18.2
Not a U.S. citizen	1,004	81.8

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	1,482	100.0

Native	254	17.1
Entered 2000 or later	37	2.5
Entered before 2000	217	14.6

Foreign born	1,228	82.9
Entered 2000 or later	469	31.6
Entered before 2000	759	51.2

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	1,228	100.0
Europe	61	5.0
Asia	255	20.8
Africa	15	1.2
Oceania	12	1.0
Latin America	850	69.2
Northern America	35	2.9

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	32,840	100.0
English only	31,018	94.5
Language other than English	1,822	5.5
Speak English less than "very well"	798	2.4
Spanish	1,409	4.3
Speak English less than "very well"	695	2.1
Other Indo-European languages	199	0.6
Speak English less than "very well"	44	0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	214	0.7
Speak English less than "very well"	59	0.2
Other languages	0	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	35,402	100.0
American	3,271	9.2
Arab	33	0.1
Czech	0	0.0
Danish	58	0.2
Dutch	1,249	3.5
English	3,810	10.8
French (except Basque)	580	1.6
French Canadian	37	0.1
German	4,047	11.4
Greek	0	0.0
Hungarian	195	0.6
Irish	4,389	12.4
Italian	509	1.4
Lithuanian	0	0.0
Norwegian	184	0.5
Polish	214	0.6
Portuguese	11	0.0
Russian	60	0.2
Scotch-Irish	1,001	2.8
Scottish	792	2.2
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	104	0.3
Swedish	144	0.4
Swiss	57	0.2
Ukrainian	23	0.1
Welsh	269	0.8
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	121	0.3

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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