Palmdale Elementary School District, CA (0629580) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Palmdale Elementary School District, CA (0629580)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Palmdale Elementary 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	32,187	100.0
Family households (families)	26,558	82.5
With own children under 18 years	16,660	51.8
Married-couple family	17,703	55.0
With own children under 18 years	10,787	33.5
Male householder, no wife present, family	2,280	7.1
With own children under 18 years	1,305	4.1
Female householder, no husband present, family	6,575	20.4
With own children under 18 years	4,568	14.2
Nonfamily households	5,629	17.5
Householder living alone	4,326	13.4
65 years and over	1,283	4.0

Households with one or more people under 18 years	18,502	57.5
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	5,122	15.9

Average household size	3.74
Average family size	4.03

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	120,489	100.0
Householder	32,187	26.7
Spouse	17,822	14.8
Child	49,592	41.2
Other relatives	13,052	10.8
Nonrelatives	7,836	6.5
Unmarried partner	2,605	2.2

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	41,097	100.0
Never married	16,208	39.4
Now married, except separated	20,902	50.9
Separated	813	2.0
Widowed	600	1.5
Divorced	2,574	6.3

Females 15 years and over	43,614	100.0
Never married	15,008	34.4
Now married, except separated	19,832	45.5
Separated	1,862	4.3
Widowed	2,697	6.2
Divorced	4,215	9.7

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	2,202	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	1,086	49.3
Per 1,000 unmarried women	64
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	67
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	50
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	115
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	31

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	4,820	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	1,289	26.7
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	334	6.9
1 or 2 years	414	8.6
3 or 4 years	210	4.4
5 or more years	331	6.9

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	1,289	26.7
Who are female	789	16.4
Who are married	974	20.2

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	42,120	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	1,766	4.2
Kindergarten	2,451	5.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	19,704	46.8
High school (grades 9-12)	10,795	25.6
College or graduate school	7,404	17.6

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	64,592	100.0
Less than 9th grade	8,936	13.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	10,678	16.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	18,963	29.4
Some college, no degree	14,545	22.5
Associate's degree	4,366	6.8
Bachelor's degree	4,870	7.5
Graduate or professional degree	2,234	3.5

Percent high school graduate or higher	69.6
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	11.0

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	76,620	100.0
Civilian veterans	5,181	6.8

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	118,227	100.0
Same house	98,976	83.7
Different house in the U.S.	18,829	15.9
Same county	17,222	14.6
Different county	1,607	1.4
Same state	818	0.7
Different state	789	0.7
Abroad	422	0.4

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	120,530	100.0
Native	88,533	73.5
Born in United States	87,781	72.8
State of residence	71,366	59.2
Different state	16,415	13.6
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	752	0.6
Foreign born	31,997	26.5

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	31,997	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	12,163	38.0
Not a U.S. citizen	19,834	62.0

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	32,749	100.0

Native	752	2.3
Entered 2000 or later	60	0.2
Entered before 2000	692	2.1

Foreign born	31,997	97.7
Entered 2000 or later	4,648	14.2
Entered before 2000	27,349	83.5

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	31,997	100.0
Europe	620	1.9
Asia	3,401	10.6
Africa	677	2.1
Oceania	32	0.1
Latin America	27,153	84.9
Northern America	114	0.4

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	109,169	100.0
English only	54,022	49.5
Language other than English	55,147	50.5
Speak English less than "very well"	25,079	23.0
Spanish	50,535	46.3
Speak English less than "very well"	22,756	20.8
Other Indo-European languages	1,144	1.0
Speak English less than "very well"	471	0.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	2,677	2.5
Speak English less than "very well"	1,331	1.2
Other languages	791	0.7
Speak English less than "very well"	521	0.5

ANCESTRY
Total population	120,530	100.0
American	2,649	2.2
Arab	663	0.6
Czech	203	0.2
Danish	437	0.4
Dutch	1,251	1.0
English	4,347	3.6
French (except Basque)	1,333	1.1
French Canadian	164	0.1
German	7,050	5.8
Greek	175	0.1
Hungarian	357	0.3
Irish	5,702	4.7
Italian	3,328	2.8
Lithuanian	0	0.0
Norwegian	912	0.8
Polish	1,091	0.9
Portuguese	145	0.1
Russian	527	0.4
Scotch-Irish	799	0.7
Scottish	946	0.8
Slovak	24	0.0
Subsaharan African	2,995	2.5
Swedish	1,026	0.9
Swiss	47	0.0
Ukrainian	87	0.1
Welsh	331	0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	429	0.4

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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