District of Columbia Public Schools, DC (1100030) DP2 Social Characteristics

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District of Columbia Public Schools, DC (1100030)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for District of Columbia Public Schools, DC 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	250,723	100.0
Family households (families)	110,035	43.9
With own children under 18 years	45,878	18.3
Married-couple family	56,144	22.4
With own children under 18 years	19,345	7.7
Male householder, no wife present, family	9,377	3.7
With own children under 18 years	3,716	1.5
Female householder, no husband present, family	44,514	17.8
With own children under 18 years	22,817	9.1
Nonfamily households	140,688	56.1
Householder living alone	117,435	46.8
65 years and over	25,493	10.2

Households with one or more people under 18 years	55,490	22.1
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	51,944	20.7

Average household size	2.21
Average family size	3.27

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	553,169	100.0
Householder	250,723	45.3
Spouse	56,018	10.1
Child	139,192	25.2
Other relatives	54,434	9.8
Nonrelatives	52,802	9.5
Unmarried partner	13,905	2.5

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	229,164	100.0
Never married	129,517	56.5
Now married, except separated	66,985	29.2
Separated	7,711	3.4
Widowed	5,443	2.4
Divorced	19,508	8.5

Females 15 years and over	264,539	100.0
Never married	138,382	52.3
Now married, except separated	64,031	24.2
Separated	8,391	3.2
Widowed	24,759	9.4
Divorced	28,976	11.0

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	8,174	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	4,355	53.3
Per 1,000 unmarried women	34
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	48
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	33
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	64
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	33

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	12,338	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	5,693	46.1
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	734	5.9
1 or 2 years	1,182	9.6
3 or 4 years	879	7.1
5 or more years	2,898	23.5

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	5,693	46.1
Who are female	4,517	36.6
Who are married	2,506	20.3

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	152,037	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	9,011	5.9
Kindergarten	6,082	4.0
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	48,007	31.6
High school (grades 9-12)	27,219	17.9
College or graduate school	61,718	40.6

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	404,543	100.0
Less than 9th grade	22,482	5.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	36,182	8.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	83,834	20.7
Some college, no degree	58,228	14.4
Associate's degree	13,109	3.2
Bachelor's degree	83,995	20.8
Graduate or professional degree	106,713	26.4

Percent high school graduate or higher	85.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	47.1

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	471,582	100.0
Civilian veterans	34,551	7.3

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	580,260	100.0
Same house	470,630	81.1
Different house in the U.S.	101,930	17.6
Same county	56,228	9.7
Different county	45,702	7.9
Same state	0	0.0
Different state	45,702	7.9
Abroad	7,700	1.3

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	588,433	100.0
Native	514,763	87.5
Born in United States	507,165	86.2
State of residence	236,369	40.2
Different state	270,796	46.0
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	7,598	1.3
Foreign born	73,670	12.5

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	73,670	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	25,364	34.4
Not a U.S. citizen	48,306	65.6

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	81,268	100.0

Native	7,598	9.3
Entered 2000 or later	1,102	1.4
Entered before 2000	6,496	8.0

Foreign born	73,670	90.7
Entered 2000 or later	26,282	32.3
Entered before 2000	47,388	58.3

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	73,670	100.0
Europe	12,671	17.2
Asia	12,965	17.6
Africa	10,243	13.9
Oceania	634	0.9
Latin America	35,489	48.2
Northern America	1,668	2.3

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	552,624	100.0
English only	474,092	85.8
Language other than English	78,532	14.2
Speak English less than "very well"	26,389	4.8
Spanish	40,741	7.4
Speak English less than "very well"	17,058	3.1
Other Indo-European languages	21,343	3.9
Speak English less than "very well"	3,970	0.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	8,538	1.5
Speak English less than "very well"	3,040	0.6
Other languages	7,910	1.4
Speak English less than "very well"	2,321	0.4

ANCESTRY
Total population	588,433	100.0
American	9,466	1.6
Arab	3,357	0.6
Czech	1,390	0.2
Danish	1,430	0.2
Dutch	3,565	0.6
English	30,545	5.2
French (except Basque)	9,105	1.5
French Canadian	1,746	0.3
German	37,768	6.4
Greek	1,865	0.3
Hungarian	2,103	0.4
Irish	38,209	6.5
Italian	16,720	2.8
Lithuanian	1,237	0.2
Norwegian	3,617	0.6
Polish	11,297	1.9
Portuguese	1,357	0.2
Russian	9,129	1.6
Scotch-Irish	6,193	1.1
Scottish	7,221	1.2
Slovak	988	0.2
Subsaharan African	15,373	2.6
Swedish	3,554	0.6
Swiss	1,613	0.3
Ukrainian	1,840	0.3
Welsh	2,429	0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	8,083	1.4

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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