Palo Alto Unified School District, CA (0629610) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Palo Alto Unified School District, CA (0629610)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Palo Alto 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	27,215	100.0
Family households (families)	16,411	60.3
With own children under 18 years	8,080	29.7
Married-couple family	14,203	52.2
With own children under 18 years	6,956	25.6
Male householder, no wife present, family	657	2.4
With own children under 18 years	217	0.8
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,551	5.7
With own children under 18 years	907	3.3
Nonfamily households	10,804	39.7
Householder living alone	8,436	31.0
65 years and over	2,696	9.9

Households with one or more people under 18 years	8,297	30.5
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	7,147	26.3

Average household size	2.42
Average family size	3.08

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	65,901	100.0
Householder	27,215	41.3
Spouse	14,300	21.7
Child	17,943	27.2
Other relatives	1,818	2.8
Nonrelatives	4,625	7.0
Unmarried partner	1,312	2.0

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	31,734	100.0
Never married	13,922	43.9
Now married, except separated	15,412	48.6
Separated	220	0.7
Widowed	756	2.4
Divorced	1,424	4.5

Females 15 years and over	30,146	100.0
Never married	10,288	34.1
Now married, except separated	14,717	48.8
Separated	376	1.2
Widowed	2,132	7.1
Divorced	2,633	8.7

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	738	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	42	5.7
Per 1,000 unmarried women	4
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	39
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	52
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	39

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	603	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	137	22.7
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	5	0.8
1 or 2 years	56	9.3
3 or 4 years	11	1.8
5 or more years	65	10.8

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	137	22.7
Who are female	69	11.4
Who are married	118	19.6

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	28,208	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	1,520	5.4
Kindergarten	775	2.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	6,946	24.6
High school (grades 9-12)	3,069	10.9
College or graduate school	15,898	56.4

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	47,336	100.0
Less than 9th grade	459	1.0
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	502	1.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	2,715	5.7
Some college, no degree	4,194	8.9
Associate's degree	1,616	3.4
Bachelor's degree	14,445	30.5
Graduate or professional degree	23,405	49.4

Percent high school graduate or higher	98.0
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	80.0

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	59,486	100.0
Civilian veterans	3,547	6.0

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	73,707	100.0
Same house	55,146	74.8
Different house in the U.S.	16,500	22.4
Same county	9,010	12.2
Different county	7,490	10.2
Same state	4,051	5.5
Different state	3,439	4.7
Abroad	2,061	2.8

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	74,515	100.0
Native	52,884	71.0
Born in United States	51,974	69.7
State of residence	26,175	35.1
Different state	25,799	34.6
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	910	1.2
Foreign born	21,631	29.0

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	21,631	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	10,556	48.8
Not a U.S. citizen	11,075	51.2

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	22,541	100.0

Native	910	4.0
Entered 2000 or later	140	0.6
Entered before 2000	770	3.4

Foreign born	21,631	96.0
Entered 2000 or later	7,363	32.7
Entered before 2000	14,268	63.3

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	21,631	100.0
Europe	5,870	27.1
Asia	12,591	58.2
Africa	612	2.8
Oceania	204	0.9
Latin America	1,513	7.0
Northern America	841	3.9

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	70,409	100.0
English only	46,275	65.7
Language other than English	24,134	34.3
Speak English less than "very well"	6,687	9.5
Spanish	3,549	5.0
Speak English less than "very well"	805	1.1
Other Indo-European languages	8,178	11.6
Speak English less than "very well"	1,463	2.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	10,966	15.6
Speak English less than "very well"	4,040	5.7
Other languages	1,441	2.0
Speak English less than "very well"	379	0.5

ANCESTRY
Total population	74,515	100.0
American	1,119	1.5
Arab	790	1.1
Czech	608	0.8
Danish	553	0.7
Dutch	915	1.2
English	8,897	11.9
French (except Basque)	2,906	3.9
French Canadian	197	0.3
German	9,047	12.1
Greek	531	0.7
Hungarian	586	0.8
Irish	6,178	8.3
Italian	3,311	4.4
Lithuanian	295	0.4
Norwegian	1,441	1.9
Polish	2,095	2.8
Portuguese	624	0.8
Russian	2,701	3.6
Scotch-Irish	1,252	1.7
Scottish	2,050	2.8
Slovak	64	0.1
Subsaharan African	673	0.9
Swedish	1,670	2.2
Swiss	686	0.9
Ukrainian	693	0.9
Welsh	708	1.0
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	322	0.4

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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