Highlands County School District, FL (1200840) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Highlands County School District, FL (1200840)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Highlands 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	40,493	100.0
Family households (families)	26,923	66.5
With own children under 18 years	8,353	20.6
Married-couple family	21,597	53.3
With own children under 18 years	5,640	13.9
Male householder, no wife present, family	1,821	4.5
With own children under 18 years	1,007	2.5
Female householder, no husband present, family	3,505	8.7
With own children under 18 years	1,706	4.2
Nonfamily households	13,570	33.5
Householder living alone	11,582	28.6
65 years and over	6,979	17.2

Households with one or more people under 18 years	9,491	23.4
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	20,002	49.4

Average household size	2.38
Average family size	2.91

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	96,491	100.0
Householder	40,493	42.0
Spouse	21,635	22.4
Child	23,522	24.4
Other relatives	6,135	6.4
Nonrelatives	4,706	4.9
Unmarried partner	2,049	2.1

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	40,571	100.0
Never married	9,832	24.2
Now married, except separated	24,278	59.8
Separated	556	1.4
Widowed	1,785	4.4
Divorced	4,120	10.2

Females 15 years and over	42,133	100.0
Never married	7,124	16.9
Now married, except separated	22,251	52.8
Separated	963	2.3
Widowed	6,521	15.5
Divorced	5,274	12.5

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	1,201	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	582	48.5
Per 1,000 unmarried women	70
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	73
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	18
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	170
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	19

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	1,812	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	1,024	56.5
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	312	17.2
1 or 2 years	248	13.7
3 or 4 years	90	5.0
5 or more years	374	20.6

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	1,024	56.5
Who are female	634	35.0
Who are married	647	35.7

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	17,162	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	1,004	5.9
Kindergarten	784	4.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	8,212	47.8
High school (grades 9-12)	4,332	25.2
College or graduate school	2,830	16.5

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	72,753	100.0
Less than 9th grade	6,469	8.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	10,137	13.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	26,811	36.9
Some college, no degree	15,072	20.7
Associate's degree	4,211	5.8
Bachelor's degree	6,619	9.1
Graduate or professional degree	3,434	4.7

Percent high school graduate or higher	77.2
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	13.8

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	79,317	100.0
Civilian veterans	14,002	17.7

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	96,482	100.0
Same house	81,209	84.2
Different house in the U.S.	14,812	15.4
Same county	9,084	9.4
Different county	5,728	5.9
Same state	3,179	3.3
Different state	2,549	2.6
Abroad	461	0.5

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	97,738	100.0
Native	86,498	88.5
Born in United States	83,420	85.4
State of residence	31,936	32.7
Different state	51,484	52.7
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	3,078	3.1
Foreign born	11,240	11.5

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	11,240	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	4,119	36.6
Not a U.S. citizen	7,121	63.4

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	14,318	100.0

Native	3,078	21.5
Entered 2000 or later	650	4.5
Entered before 2000	2,428	17.0

Foreign born	11,240	78.5
Entered 2000 or later	3,619	25.3
Entered before 2000	7,621	53.2

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	11,240	100.0
Europe	898	8.0
Asia	1,001	8.9
Africa	43	0.4
Oceania	62	0.6
Latin America	8,360	74.4
Northern America	876	7.8

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	92,632	100.0
English only	76,067	82.1
Language other than English	16,565	17.9
Speak English less than "very well"	7,668	8.3
Spanish	13,765	14.9
Speak English less than "very well"	6,845	7.4
Other Indo-European languages	1,853	2.0
Speak English less than "very well"	523	0.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	871	0.9
Speak English less than "very well"	266	0.3
Other languages	76	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	34	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	97,738	100.0
American	11,876	12.2
Arab	74	0.1
Czech	452	0.5
Danish	284	0.3
Dutch	2,464	2.5
English	12,602	12.9
French (except Basque)	3,530	3.6
French Canadian	544	0.6
German	16,209	16.6
Greek	344	0.4
Hungarian	553	0.6
Irish	12,442	12.7
Italian	4,003	4.1
Lithuanian	130	0.1
Norwegian	671	0.7
Polish	2,339	2.4
Portuguese	171	0.2
Russian	215	0.2
Scotch-Irish	1,586	1.6
Scottish	2,202	2.3
Slovak	221	0.2
Subsaharan African	350	0.4
Swedish	1,595	1.6
Swiss	213	0.2
Ukrainian	169	0.2
Welsh	784	0.8
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	1,602	1.6

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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