DeSoto County School District, FL (1200420) DP2 Social Characteristics

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DeSoto County School District, FL (1200420)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for DeSoto County School District, FL 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	10,959	100.0
Family households (families)	7,728	70.5
With own children under 18 years	3,479	31.7
Married-couple family	5,548	50.6
With own children under 18 years	2,059	18.8
Male householder, no wife present, family	799	7.3
With own children under 18 years	451	4.1
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,381	12.6
With own children under 18 years	969	8.8
Nonfamily households	3,231	29.5
Householder living alone	2,372	21.6
65 years and over	1,330	12.1

Households with one or more people under 18 years	3,799	34.7
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	3,976	36.3

Average household size	2.98
Average family size	3.40

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	32,666	100.0
Householder	10,959	33.5
Spouse	5,463	16.7
Child	9,147	28.0
Other relatives	3,911	12.0
Nonrelatives	3,186	9.8
Unmarried partner	1,010	3.1

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	16,814	100.0
Never married	6,947	41.3
Now married, except separated	7,197	42.8
Separated	449	2.7
Widowed	766	4.6
Divorced	1,455	8.7

Females 15 years and over	11,850	100.0
Never married	2,671	22.5
Now married, except separated	5,689	48.0
Separated	578	4.9
Widowed	1,315	11.1
Divorced	1,597	13.5

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	475	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	132	27.8
Per 1,000 unmarried women	41
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	78
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	12
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	175
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	17

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	676	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	269	39.8
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	107	15.8
1 or 2 years	79	11.7
3 or 4 years	0	0.0
5 or more years	83	12.3

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	269	39.8
Who are female	142	21.0
Who are married	179	26.5

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	6,809	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	362	5.3
Kindergarten	433	6.4
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,325	48.8
High school (grades 9-12)	1,845	27.1
College or graduate school	844	12.4

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	23,277	100.0
Less than 9th grade	4,686	20.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	4,041	17.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	7,785	33.4
Some college, no degree	3,566	15.3
Associate's degree	996	4.3
Bachelor's degree	1,221	5.2
Graduate or professional degree	982	4.2

Percent high school graduate or higher	62.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	9.5

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	27,189	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,913	10.7

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	34,410	100.0
Same house	29,112	84.6
Different house in the U.S.	4,956	14.4
Same county	2,658	7.7
Different county	2,298	6.7
Same state	1,619	4.7
Different state	679	2.0
Abroad	342	1.0

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	34,890	100.0
Native	26,628	76.3
Born in United States	26,080	74.7
State of residence	13,962	40.0
Different state	12,118	34.7
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	548	1.6
Foreign born	8,262	23.7

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	8,262	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	1,442	17.5
Not a U.S. citizen	6,820	82.5

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	8,810	100.0

Native	548	6.2
Entered 2000 or later	47	0.5
Entered before 2000	501	5.7

Foreign born	8,262	93.8
Entered 2000 or later	2,708	30.7
Entered before 2000	5,554	63.0

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	8,262	100.0
Europe	284	3.4
Asia	128	1.5
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	9	0.1
Latin America	7,543	91.3
Northern America	298	3.6

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	32,704	100.0
English only	22,068	67.5
Language other than English	10,636	32.5
Speak English less than "very well"	7,216	22.1
Spanish	10,014	30.6
Speak English less than "very well"	6,933	21.2
Other Indo-European languages	601	1.8
Speak English less than "very well"	283	0.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	11	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0
Other languages	10	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	34,890	100.0
American	3,852	11.0
Arab	124	0.4
Czech	52	0.1
Danish	35	0.1
Dutch	578	1.7
English	2,626	7.5
French (except Basque)	944	2.7
French Canadian	165	0.5
German	3,573	10.2
Greek	20	0.1
Hungarian	173	0.5
Irish	3,401	9.7
Italian	766	2.2
Lithuanian	27	0.1
Norwegian	154	0.4
Polish	392	1.1
Portuguese	20	0.1
Russian	76	0.2
Scotch-Irish	488	1.4
Scottish	703	2.0
Slovak	33	0.1
Subsaharan African	150	0.4
Swedish	205	0.6
Swiss	100	0.3
Ukrainian	35	0.1
Welsh	229	0.7
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	480	1.4

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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