Mesa County Valley School District 51, CO (0804350) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Mesa County Valley School District 51, CO (0804350)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Mesa County Valley School District 51, CO 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	53,618	100.0
Family households (families)	35,981	67.1
With own children under 18 years	16,056	29.9
Married-couple family	28,597	53.3
With own children under 18 years	11,562	21.6
Male householder, no wife present, family	2,178	4.1
With own children under 18 years	1,177	2.2
Female householder, no husband present, family	5,206	9.7
With own children under 18 years	3,317	6.2
Nonfamily households	17,637	32.9
Householder living alone	13,939	26.0
65 years and over	5,367	10.0

Households with one or more people under 18 years	17,317	32.3
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	13,996	26.1

Average household size	2.46
Average family size	2.96

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	131,954	100.0
Householder	53,618	40.6
Spouse	28,657	21.7
Child	35,914	27.2
Other relatives	5,935	4.5
Nonrelatives	7,830	5.9
Unmarried partner	2,993	2.3

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	52,180	100.0
Never married	14,561	27.9
Now married, except separated	29,700	56.9
Separated	514	1.0
Widowed	1,242	2.4
Divorced	6,163	11.8

Females 15 years and over	55,792	100.0
Never married	11,132	20.0
Now married, except separated	30,636	54.9
Separated	979	1.8
Widowed	5,480	9.8
Divorced	7,565	13.6

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	1,990	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	439	22.1
Per 1,000 unmarried women	31
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	62
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	55
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	112
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	17

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	1,937	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	907	46.8
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	264	13.6
1 or 2 years	190	9.8
3 or 4 years	79	4.1
5 or more years	374	19.3

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	907	46.8
Who are female	533	27.5
Who are married	650	33.6

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	32,081	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	2,094	6.5
Kindergarten	1,798	5.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	13,551	42.2
High school (grades 9-12)	7,206	22.5
College or graduate school	7,432	23.2

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	89,938	100.0
Less than 9th grade	3,348	3.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	6,819	7.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	28,212	31.4
Some college, no degree	21,540	23.9
Associate's degree	7,664	8.5
Bachelor's degree	14,796	16.5
Graduate or professional degree	7,559	8.4

Percent high school graduate or higher	88.7
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	24.9

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	102,359	100.0
Civilian veterans	14,212	13.9

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	132,943	100.0
Same house	102,823	77.3
Different house in the U.S.	29,800	22.4
Same county	19,756	14.9
Different county	10,044	7.6
Same state	4,573	3.4
Different state	5,471	4.1
Abroad	320	0.2

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	134,554	100.0
Native	129,182	96.0
Born in United States	128,105	95.2
State of residence	65,856	48.9
Different state	62,249	46.3
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	1,077	0.8
Foreign born	5,372	4.0

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	5,372	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	1,834	34.1
Not a U.S. citizen	3,538	65.9

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	6,449	100.0

Native	1,077	16.7
Entered 2000 or later	100	1.6
Entered before 2000	977	15.1

Foreign born	5,372	83.3
Entered 2000 or later	1,889	29.3
Entered before 2000	3,483	54.0

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	5,372	100.0
Europe	911	17.0
Asia	691	12.9
Africa	48	0.9
Oceania	44	0.8
Latin America	3,363	62.6
Northern America	315	5.9

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	125,186	100.0
English only	114,251	91.3
Language other than English	10,935	8.7
Speak English less than "very well"	3,928	3.1
Spanish	8,932	7.1
Speak English less than "very well"	3,450	2.8
Other Indo-European languages	1,165	0.9
Speak English less than "very well"	269	0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	548	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	176	0.1
Other languages	290	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	33	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	134,554	100.0
American	9,463	7.0
Arab	222	0.2
Czech	785	0.6
Danish	1,425	1.1
Dutch	3,196	2.4
English	19,866	14.8
French (except Basque)	5,042	3.7
French Canadian	1,053	0.8
German	32,989	24.5
Greek	442	0.3
Hungarian	481	0.4
Irish	19,724	14.7
Italian	6,857	5.1
Lithuanian	148	0.1
Norwegian	2,827	2.1
Polish	2,426	1.8
Portuguese	262	0.2
Russian	859	0.6
Scotch-Irish	3,461	2.6
Scottish	4,408	3.3
Slovak	255	0.2
Subsaharan African	127	0.1
Swedish	4,261	3.2
Swiss	405	0.3
Ukrainian	263	0.2
Welsh	1,610	1.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	78	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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