Lake Forest School District, DE (1000790) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Lake Forest School District, DE (1000790)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Lake Forest School District, DE 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	8,762	100.0
Family households (families)	6,241	71.2
With own children under 18 years	2,630	30.0
Married-couple family	4,675	53.4
With own children under 18 years	1,744	19.9
Male householder, no wife present, family	418	4.8
With own children under 18 years	174	2.0
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,148	13.1
With own children under 18 years	712	8.1
Nonfamily households	2,521	28.8
Householder living alone	2,014	23.0
65 years and over	771	8.8

Households with one or more people under 18 years	3,131	35.7
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,193	25.0

Average household size	2.64
Average family size	3.10

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	23,146	100.0
Householder	8,762	37.9
Spouse	4,687	20.2
Child	6,728	29.1
Other relatives	1,701	7.3
Nonrelatives	1,268	5.5
Unmarried partner	658	2.8

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	9,171	100.0
Never married	2,658	29.0
Now married, except separated	5,011	54.6
Separated	188	2.0
Widowed	339	3.7
Divorced	975	10.6

Females 15 years and over	9,478	100.0
Never married	2,194	23.1
Now married, except separated	5,014	52.9
Separated	143	1.5
Widowed	815	8.6
Divorced	1,312	13.8

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	214	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	87	40.7
Per 1,000 unmarried women	30
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	36
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	17
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	87
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	5

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	791	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	435	55.0
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	109	13.8
1 or 2 years	97	12.3
3 or 4 years	140	17.7
5 or more years	89	11.3

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	435	55.0
Who are female	232	29.3
Who are married	322	40.7

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	5,775	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	289	5.0
Kindergarten	389	6.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,488	43.1
High school (grades 9-12)	1,296	22.4
College or graduate school	1,313	22.7

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	15,537	100.0
Less than 9th grade	526	3.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,926	12.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	6,603	42.5
Some college, no degree	3,202	20.6
Associate's degree	1,076	6.9
Bachelor's degree	1,550	10.0
Graduate or professional degree	654	4.2

Percent high school graduate or higher	84.2
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	14.2

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	17,279	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,808	16.3

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	22,942	100.0
Same house	20,516	89.4
Different house in the U.S.	2,352	10.3
Same county	1,231	5.4
Different county	1,121	4.9
Same state	283	1.2
Different state	838	3.7
Abroad	74	0.3

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	23,146	100.0
Native	22,539	97.4
Born in United States	22,156	95.7
State of residence	12,227	52.8
Different state	9,929	42.9
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	383	1.7
Foreign born	607	2.6

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	607	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	335	55.2
Not a U.S. citizen	272	44.8

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	990	100.0

Native	383	38.7
Entered 2000 or later	89	9.0
Entered before 2000	294	29.7

Foreign born	607	61.3
Entered 2000 or later	115	11.6
Entered before 2000	492	49.7

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	607	100.0
Europe	174	28.7
Asia	158	26.0
Africa	64	10.5
Oceania	13	2.1
Latin America	165	27.2
Northern America	33	5.4

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	21,724	100.0
English only	20,634	95.0
Language other than English	1,090	5.0
Speak English less than "very well"	376	1.7
Spanish	680	3.1
Speak English less than "very well"	252	1.2
Other Indo-European languages	182	0.8
Speak English less than "very well"	38	0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	113	0.5
Speak English less than "very well"	23	0.1
Other languages	115	0.5
Speak English less than "very well"	63	0.3

ANCESTRY
Total population	23,146	100.0
American	2,306	10.0
Arab	9	0.0
Czech	17	0.1
Danish	55	0.2
Dutch	517	2.2
English	2,957	12.8
French (except Basque)	915	4.0
French Canadian	265	1.1
German	4,060	17.5
Greek	139	0.6
Hungarian	198	0.9
Irish	3,549	15.3
Italian	1,686	7.3
Lithuanian	18	0.1
Norwegian	55	0.2
Polish	663	2.9
Portuguese	29	0.1
Russian	85	0.4
Scotch-Irish	546	2.4
Scottish	468	2.0
Slovak	74	0.3
Subsaharan African	136	0.6
Swedish	304	1.3
Swiss	134	0.6
Ukrainian	75	0.3
Welsh	190	0.8
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	182	0.8

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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