Desert Sands Unified School District, CA (0611110) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Desert Sands Unified School District, CA (0611110)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Desert Sands Unified School District, CA 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	70,987	100.0
Family households (families)	47,445	66.8
With own children under 18 years	19,852	28.0
Married-couple family	35,944	50.6
With own children under 18 years	13,112	18.5
Male householder, no wife present, family	4,158	5.9
With own children under 18 years	2,171	3.1
Female householder, no husband present, family	7,343	10.3
With own children under 18 years	4,569	6.4
Nonfamily households	23,542	33.2
Householder living alone	18,674	26.3
65 years and over	9,059	12.8

Households with one or more people under 18 years	22,036	31.0
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	26,202	36.9

Average household size	2.61
Average family size	3.19

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	185,295	100.0
Householder	70,987	38.3
Spouse	36,334	19.6
Child	53,394	28.8
Other relatives	13,972	7.5
Nonrelatives	10,608	5.7
Unmarried partner	5,249	2.8

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	70,850	100.0
Never married	20,859	29.4
Now married, except separated	39,666	56.0
Separated	1,529	2.2
Widowed	2,261	3.2
Divorced	6,535	9.2

Females 15 years and over	76,464	100.0
Never married	16,710	21.9
Now married, except separated	39,133	51.2
Separated	2,290	3.0
Widowed	7,813	10.2
Divorced	10,518	13.8

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	2,847	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	1,036	36.4
Per 1,000 unmarried women	53
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	73
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	36
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	126
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	38

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	4,101	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	1,251	30.5
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	371	9.0
1 or 2 years	283	6.9
3 or 4 years	233	5.7
5 or more years	364	8.9

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	1,251	30.5
Who are female	751	18.3
Who are married	989	24.1

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	44,065	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	2,272	5.2
Kindergarten	2,666	6.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	21,001	47.7
High school (grades 9-12)	10,086	22.9
College or graduate school	8,040	18.2

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	126,285	100.0
Less than 9th grade	10,288	8.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	11,381	9.0
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	30,073	23.8
Some college, no degree	31,249	24.7
Associate's degree	8,421	6.7
Bachelor's degree	22,850	18.1
Graduate or professional degree	12,023	9.5

Percent high school graduate or higher	82.8
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	27.6

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	140,215	100.0
Civilian veterans	16,680	11.9

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	183,598	100.0
Same house	149,932	81.7
Different house in the U.S.	32,193	17.5
Same county	21,728	11.8
Different county	10,465	5.7
Same state	6,833	3.7
Different state	3,632	2.0
Abroad	1,473	0.8

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	186,462	100.0
Native	146,633	78.6
Born in United States	145,604	78.1
State of residence	90,827	48.7
Different state	54,777	29.4
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	1,029	0.6
Foreign born	39,829	21.4

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	39,829	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	16,194	40.7
Not a U.S. citizen	23,635	59.3

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	40,858	100.0

Native	1,029	2.5
Entered 2000 or later	167	0.4
Entered before 2000	862	2.1

Foreign born	39,829	97.5
Entered 2000 or later	9,137	22.4
Entered before 2000	30,692	75.1

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	39,829	100.0
Europe	3,875	9.7
Asia	3,547	8.9
Africa	440	1.1
Oceania	209	0.5
Latin America	29,421	73.9
Northern America	2,337	5.9

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	173,692	100.0
English only	110,731	63.8
Language other than English	62,961	36.2
Speak English less than "very well"	29,174	16.8
Spanish	56,160	32.3
Speak English less than "very well"	26,945	15.5
Other Indo-European languages	3,487	2.0
Speak English less than "very well"	904	0.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	2,537	1.5
Speak English less than "very well"	1,093	0.6
Other languages	777	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	232	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	186,462	100.0
American	5,108	2.7
Arab	672	0.4
Czech	606	0.3
Danish	1,144	0.6
Dutch	2,593	1.4
English	18,485	9.9
French (except Basque)	3,981	2.1
French Canadian	957	0.5
German	21,082	11.3
Greek	618	0.3
Hungarian	1,290	0.7
Irish	18,763	10.1
Italian	8,086	4.3
Lithuanian	394	0.2
Norwegian	2,970	1.6
Polish	3,723	2.0
Portuguese	610	0.3
Russian	3,283	1.8
Scotch-Irish	3,244	1.7
Scottish	3,938	2.1
Slovak	249	0.1
Subsaharan African	632	0.3
Swedish	3,722	2.0
Swiss	563	0.3
Ukrainian	282	0.2
Welsh	1,531	0.8
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	46	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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