Mesa Unified District, AZ (0404970) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Mesa Unified District, AZ (0404970)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Mesa Unified District, AZ 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	171,147	100.0
Family households (families)	109,884	64.2
With own children under 18 years	48,779	28.5
Married-couple family	82,743	48.3
With own children under 18 years	33,072	19.3
Male householder, no wife present, family	8,380	4.9
With own children under 18 years	4,235	2.5
Female householder, no husband present, family	18,761	11.0
With own children under 18 years	11,472	6.7
Nonfamily households	61,263	35.8
Householder living alone	49,836	29.1
65 years and over	18,243	10.7

Households with one or more people under 18 years	53,573	31.3
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	47,063	27.5

Average household size	2.72
Average family size	3.38

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	466,063	100.0
Householder	171,147	36.7
Spouse	82,392	17.7
Child	143,185	30.7
Other relatives	35,638	7.6
Nonrelatives	33,701	7.2
Unmarried partner	9,427	2.0

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	185,812	100.0
Never married	65,174	35.1
Now married, except separated	92,544	49.8
Separated	2,943	1.6
Widowed	5,056	2.7
Divorced	20,095	10.8

Females 15 years and over	182,374	100.0
Never married	47,166	25.9
Now married, except separated	87,941	48.2
Separated	3,846	2.1
Widowed	18,653	10.2
Divorced	24,768	13.6

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	7,071	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	2,220	31.4
Per 1,000 unmarried women	38
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	65
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	32
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	109
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	28

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	9,294	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	3,049	32.8
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	979	10.5
1 or 2 years	690	7.4
3 or 4 years	386	4.2
5 or more years	994	10.7

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	3,049	32.8
Who are female	1,929	20.8
Who are married	2,098	22.6

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	117,717	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	5,565	4.7
Kindergarten	6,835	5.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	50,188	42.6
High school (grades 9-12)	24,338	20.7
College or graduate school	30,791	26.2

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	306,131	100.0
Less than 9th grade	22,630	7.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	27,446	9.0
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	86,877	28.4
Some college, no degree	78,034	25.5
Associate's degree	23,849	7.8
Bachelor's degree	45,219	14.8
Graduate or professional degree	22,076	7.2

Percent high school graduate or higher	83.6
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	22.0

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	349,670	100.0
Civilian veterans	40,752	11.7

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	461,457	100.0
Same house	375,622	81.4
Different house in the U.S.	82,040	17.8
Same county	59,106	12.8
Different county	22,934	5.0
Same state	5,932	1.3
Different state	17,002	3.7
Abroad	3,795	0.8

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	469,321	100.0
Native	399,111	85.0
Born in United States	395,211	84.2
State of residence	159,145	33.9
Different state	236,066	50.3
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	3,900	0.8
Foreign born	70,210	15.0

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	70,210	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	14,026	20.0
Not a U.S. citizen	56,184	80.0

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	74,110	100.0

Native	3,900	5.3
Entered 2000 or later	643	0.9
Entered before 2000	3,257	4.4

Foreign born	70,210	94.7
Entered 2000 or later	30,138	40.7
Entered before 2000	40,072	54.1

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	70,210	100.0
Europe	3,993	5.7
Asia	6,109	8.7
Africa	550	0.8
Oceania	354	0.5
Latin America	54,411	77.5
Northern America	4,793	6.8

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	431,878	100.0
English only	331,112	76.7
Language other than English	100,766	23.3
Speak English less than "very well"	58,256	13.5
Spanish	85,521	19.8
Speak English less than "very well"	53,500	12.4
Other Indo-European languages	6,723	1.6
Speak English less than "very well"	1,724	0.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	5,011	1.2
Speak English less than "very well"	2,438	0.6
Other languages	3,511	0.8
Speak English less than "very well"	594	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	469,321	100.0
American	25,745	5.5
Arab	1,467	0.3
Czech	2,371	0.5
Danish	5,123	1.1
Dutch	8,230	1.8
English	62,770	13.4
French (except Basque)	14,077	3.0
French Canadian	3,282	0.7
German	81,363	17.3
Greek	1,381	0.3
Hungarian	2,201	0.5
Irish	50,964	10.9
Italian	21,506	4.6
Lithuanian	733	0.2
Norwegian	12,221	2.6
Polish	12,339	2.6
Portuguese	1,441	0.3
Russian	3,392	0.7
Scotch-Irish	9,260	2.0
Scottish	12,132	2.6
Slovak	796	0.2
Subsaharan African	1,126	0.2
Swedish	9,791	2.1
Swiss	2,032	0.4
Ukrainian	1,359	0.3
Welsh	3,718	0.8
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	341	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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