West Contra Costa Unified School District, CA (0632550) DP2 Social Characteristics

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West Contra Costa Unified School District, CA (0632550)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for West Contra Costa 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	82,768	100.0
Family households (families)	57,231	69.1
With own children under 18 years	27,441	33.2
Married-couple family	39,597	47.8
With own children under 18 years	18,444	22.3
Male householder, no wife present, family	5,359	6.5
With own children under 18 years	2,322	2.8
Female householder, no husband present, family	12,275	14.8
With own children under 18 years	6,675	8.1
Nonfamily households	25,537	30.9
Householder living alone	20,536	24.8
65 years and over	6,748	8.2

Households with one or more people under 18 years	31,243	37.7
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	20,326	24.6

Average household size	2.82
Average family size	3.39

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	233,776	100.0
Householder	82,768	35.4
Spouse	39,493	16.9
Child	73,245	31.3
Other relatives	24,229	10.4
Nonrelatives	14,041	6.0
Unmarried partner	5,234	2.2

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	91,589	100.0
Never married	32,743	35.7
Now married, except separated	46,441	50.7
Separated	2,032	2.2
Widowed	2,311	2.5
Divorced	8,062	8.8

Females 15 years and over	98,473	100.0
Never married	31,229	31.7
Now married, except separated	43,741	44.4
Separated	3,154	3.2
Widowed	9,297	9.4
Divorced	11,052	11.2

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	3,499	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	1,207	34.5
Per 1,000 unmarried women	37
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	57
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	38
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	87
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	39

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	5,958	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	2,084	35.0
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	512	8.6
1 or 2 years	487	8.2
3 or 4 years	263	4.4
5 or more years	822	13.8

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	2,084	35.0
Who are female	1,382	23.2
Who are married	1,225	20.6

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	62,117	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	3,539	5.7
Kindergarten	3,154	5.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	25,297	40.7
High school (grades 9-12)	14,270	23.0
College or graduate school	15,857	25.5

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	159,378	100.0
Less than 9th grade	14,478	9.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	13,267	8.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	36,758	23.1
Some college, no degree	33,173	20.8
Associate's degree	11,788	7.4
Bachelor's degree	33,083	20.8
Graduate or professional degree	16,831	10.6

Percent high school graduate or higher	82.6
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	31.3

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	179,916	100.0
Civilian veterans	12,531	7.0

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	234,875	100.0
Same house	197,331	84.0
Different house in the U.S.	35,106	14.9
Same county	22,401	9.5
Different county	12,705	5.4
Same state	10,912	4.6
Different state	1,793	0.8
Abroad	2,438	1.0

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	237,738	100.0
Native	160,636	67.6
Born in United States	157,724	66.3
State of residence	117,430	49.4
Different state	40,294	16.9
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	2,912	1.2
Foreign born	77,102	32.4

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	77,102	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	38,540	50.0
Not a U.S. citizen	38,562	50.0

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	80,014	100.0

Native	2,912	3.6
Entered 2000 or later	598	0.7
Entered before 2000	2,314	2.9

Foreign born	77,102	96.4
Entered 2000 or later	16,559	20.7
Entered before 2000	60,543	75.7

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	77,102	100.0
Europe	3,420	4.4
Asia	32,775	42.5
Africa	2,393	3.1
Oceania	626	0.8
Latin America	37,354	48.4
Northern America	534	0.7

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	221,668	100.0
English only	120,656	54.4
Language other than English	101,012	45.6
Speak English less than "very well"	46,880	21.1
Spanish	56,543	25.5
Speak English less than "very well"	29,545	13.3
Other Indo-European languages	10,856	4.9
Speak English less than "very well"	3,472	1.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	30,707	13.9
Speak English less than "very well"	13,246	6.0
Other languages	2,906	1.3
Speak English less than "very well"	617	0.3

ANCESTRY
Total population	237,738	100.0
American	2,688	1.1
Arab	1,592	0.7
Czech	435	0.2
Danish	775	0.3
Dutch	1,627	0.7
English	10,303	4.3
French (except Basque)	3,776	1.6
French Canadian	373	0.2
German	14,973	6.3
Greek	316	0.1
Hungarian	841	0.4
Irish	10,962	4.6
Italian	7,202	3.0
Lithuanian	453	0.2
Norwegian	1,510	0.6
Polish	1,904	0.8
Portuguese	2,747	1.2
Russian	1,941	0.8
Scotch-Irish	1,977	0.8
Scottish	2,557	1.1
Slovak	80	0.0
Subsaharan African	8,740	3.7
Swedish	1,976	0.8
Swiss	660	0.3
Ukrainian	407	0.2
Welsh	995	0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	419	0.2

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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