Laurel School District, DE (1000810) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Laurel School District, DE (1000810)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Laurel 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	5,381	100.0
Family households (families)	3,482	64.7
With own children under 18 years	1,503	27.9
Married-couple family	2,384	44.3
With own children under 18 years	844	15.7
Male householder, no wife present, family	233	4.3
With own children under 18 years	136	2.5
Female householder, no husband present, family	865	16.1
With own children under 18 years	523	9.7
Nonfamily households	1,899	35.3
Householder living alone	1,654	30.7
65 years and over	648	12.0

Households with one or more people under 18 years	1,720	32.0
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,549	28.8

Average household size	2.47
Average family size	3.12

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	13,306	100.0
Householder	5,381	40.4
Spouse	2,407	18.1
Child	3,921	29.5
Other relatives	1,054	7.9
Nonrelatives	543	4.1
Unmarried partner	348	2.6

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	5,106	100.0
Never married	1,657	32.5
Now married, except separated	2,580	50.5
Separated	70	1.4
Widowed	189	3.7
Divorced	610	11.9

Females 15 years and over	5,489	100.0
Never married	1,447	26.4
Now married, except separated	2,549	46.4
Separated	181	3.3
Widowed	686	12.5
Divorced	626	11.4

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	178	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	96	53.9
Per 1,000 unmarried women	58
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	57
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	95
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	34

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	385	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	224	58.2
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	70	18.2
1 or 2 years	38	9.9
3 or 4 years	47	12.2
5 or more years	69	17.9

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	224	58.2
Who are female	144	37.4
Who are married	196	50.9

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	2,900	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	218	7.5
Kindergarten	246	8.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,186	40.9
High school (grades 9-12)	745	25.7
College or graduate school	505	17.4

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	8,628	100.0
Less than 9th grade	475	5.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,034	12.0
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	3,442	39.9
Some college, no degree	1,514	17.5
Associate's degree	914	10.6
Bachelor's degree	818	9.5
Graduate or professional degree	431	5.0

Percent high school graduate or higher	82.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	14.5

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	9,913	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,203	12.1

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	13,159	100.0
Same house	11,672	88.7
Different house in the U.S.	1,477	11.2
Same county	808	6.1
Different county	669	5.1
Same state	57	0.4
Different state	612	4.7
Abroad	10	0.1

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	13,306	100.0
Native	12,872	96.7
Born in United States	12,817	96.3
State of residence	6,933	52.1
Different state	5,884	44.2
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	55	0.4
Foreign born	434	3.3

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	434	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	169	38.9
Not a U.S. citizen	265	61.1

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	489	100.0

Native	55	11.2
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	55	11.2

Foreign born	434	88.8
Entered 2000 or later	155	31.7
Entered before 2000	279	57.1

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	434	100.0
Europe	56	12.9
Asia	11	2.5
Africa	29	6.7
Oceania	27	6.2
Latin America	311	71.7
Northern America	0	0.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	12,180	100.0
English only	11,538	94.7
Language other than English	642	5.3
Speak English less than "very well"	339	2.8
Spanish	467	3.8
Speak English less than "very well"	261	2.1
Other Indo-European languages	159	1.3
Speak English less than "very well"	78	0.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	0	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0
Other languages	16	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	13,306	100.0
American	1,040	7.8
Arab	0	0.0
Czech	44	0.3
Danish	6	0.0
Dutch	285	2.1
English	2,054	15.4
French (except Basque)	214	1.6
French Canadian	12	0.1
German	1,952	14.7
Greek	13	0.1
Hungarian	0	0.0
Irish	2,404	18.1
Italian	471	3.5
Lithuanian	0	0.0
Norwegian	53	0.4
Polish	249	1.9
Portuguese	132	1.0
Russian	9	0.1
Scotch-Irish	259	1.9
Scottish	186	1.4
Slovak	10	0.1
Subsaharan African	10	0.1
Swedish	106	0.8
Swiss	7	0.1
Ukrainian	15	0.1
Welsh	31	0.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	119	0.9

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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