Smyrna School District, DE (1001620) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Smyrna School District, DE (1001620)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Smyrna 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	9,989	100.0
Family households (families)	7,393	74.0
With own children under 18 years	3,473	34.8
Married-couple family	5,734	57.4
With own children under 18 years	2,524	25.3
Male householder, no wife present, family	375	3.8
With own children under 18 years	237	2.4
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,284	12.9
With own children under 18 years	712	7.1
Nonfamily households	2,596	26.0
Householder living alone	2,157	21.6
65 years and over	923	9.2

Households with one or more people under 18 years	3,895	39.0
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,283	22.9

Average household size	2.74
Average family size	3.20

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	27,324	100.0
Householder	9,989	36.6
Spouse	5,663	20.7
Child	9,043	33.1
Other relatives	1,563	5.7
Nonrelatives	1,066	3.9
Unmarried partner	606	2.2

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	12,736	100.0
Never married	4,368	34.3
Now married, except separated	6,281	49.3
Separated	126	1.0
Widowed	355	2.8
Divorced	1,606	12.6

Females 15 years and over	11,315	100.0
Never married	2,863	25.3
Now married, except separated	5,857	51.8
Separated	119	1.1
Widowed	994	8.8
Divorced	1,482	13.1

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	413	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	137	33.2
Per 1,000 unmarried women	38
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	56
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	32
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	109
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	23

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	732	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	315	43.0
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	44	6.0
1 or 2 years	113	15.4
3 or 4 years	86	11.7
5 or more years	72	9.8

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	315	43.0
Who are female	205	28.0
Who are married	213	29.1

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	7,804	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	431	5.5
Kindergarten	412	5.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,609	46.2
High school (grades 9-12)	1,688	21.6
College or graduate school	1,664	21.3

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	19,949	100.0
Less than 9th grade	815	4.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	2,474	12.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	8,145	40.8
Some college, no degree	4,207	21.1
Associate's degree	1,602	8.0
Bachelor's degree	1,773	8.9
Graduate or professional degree	933	4.7

Percent high school graduate or higher	83.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	13.6

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	22,638	100.0
Civilian veterans	3,011	13.3

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	29,994	100.0
Same house	25,946	86.5
Different house in the U.S.	4,023	13.4
Same county	2,017	6.7
Different county	2,006	6.7
Same state	1,112	3.7
Different state	894	3.0
Abroad	25	0.1

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	30,355	100.0
Native	29,428	96.9
Born in United States	28,864	95.1
State of residence	17,116	56.4
Different state	11,748	38.7
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	564	1.9
Foreign born	927	3.1

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	927	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	367	39.6
Not a U.S. citizen	560	60.4

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	1,491	100.0

Native	564	37.8
Entered 2000 or later	202	13.5
Entered before 2000	362	24.3

Foreign born	927	62.2
Entered 2000 or later	265	17.8
Entered before 2000	662	44.4

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	927	100.0
Europe	160	17.3
Asia	319	34.4
Africa	127	13.7
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	243	26.2
Northern America	78	8.4

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	28,515	100.0
English only	26,675	93.5
Language other than English	1,840	6.5
Speak English less than "very well"	565	2.0
Spanish	966	3.4
Speak English less than "very well"	355	1.2
Other Indo-European languages	574	2.0
Speak English less than "very well"	153	0.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	112	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	16	0.1
Other languages	188	0.7
Speak English less than "very well"	41	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	30,355	100.0
American	1,414	4.7
Arab	61	0.2
Czech	225	0.7
Danish	41	0.1
Dutch	585	1.9
English	3,554	11.7
French (except Basque)	1,064	3.5
French Canadian	106	0.3
German	6,695	22.1
Greek	101	0.3
Hungarian	121	0.4
Irish	5,902	19.4
Italian	2,540	8.4
Lithuanian	42	0.1
Norwegian	80	0.3
Polish	1,489	4.9
Portuguese	160	0.5
Russian	158	0.5
Scotch-Irish	541	1.8
Scottish	412	1.4
Slovak	28	0.1
Subsaharan African	260	0.9
Swedish	342	1.1
Swiss	18	0.1
Ukrainian	160	0.5
Welsh	366	1.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	72	0.2

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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