Palm Beach County School District, FL (1201500) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Palm Beach County School District, FL (1201500)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Palm Beach 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	508,520	100.0
Family households (families)	315,491	62.0
With own children under 18 years	126,815	24.9
Married-couple family	240,279	47.3
With own children under 18 years	83,746	16.5
Male householder, no wife present, family	21,602	4.2
With own children under 18 years	10,929	2.1
Female householder, no husband present, family	53,610	10.5
With own children under 18 years	32,140	6.3
Nonfamily households	193,029	38.0
Householder living alone	158,867	31.2
65 years and over	75,099	14.8

Households with one or more people under 18 years	138,413	27.2
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	182,305	35.9

Average household size	2.46
Average family size	3.08

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	1,249,966	100.0
Householder	508,520	40.7
Spouse	240,144	19.2
Child	334,790	26.8
Other relatives	82,797	6.6
Nonrelatives	83,715	6.7
Unmarried partner	29,870	2.4

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	505,944	100.0
Never married	156,870	31.0
Now married, except separated	268,515	53.1
Separated	8,487	1.7
Widowed	19,722	3.9
Divorced	52,350	10.3

Females 15 years and over	540,110	100.0
Never married	126,093	23.3
Now married, except separated	255,316	47.3
Separated	11,921	2.2
Widowed	74,103	13.7
Divorced	72,677	13.5

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	14,738	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	5,400	36.6
Per 1,000 unmarried women	36
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	52
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	27
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	93
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	31

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	22,309	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	9,018	40.4
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	1,935	8.7
1 or 2 years	2,227	10.0
3 or 4 years	1,320	5.9
5 or more years	3,536	15.9

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	9,018	40.4
Who are female	5,611	25.2
Who are married	6,292	28.2

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	282,960	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	21,677	7.7
Kindergarten	14,108	5.0
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	119,011	42.1
High school (grades 9-12)	62,427	22.1
College or graduate school	65,737	23.2

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	901,693	100.0
Less than 9th grade	51,018	5.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	69,937	7.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	243,821	27.0
Some college, no degree	184,053	20.4
Associate's degree	70,512	7.8
Bachelor's degree	179,401	19.9
Graduate or professional degree	102,951	11.4

Percent high school graduate or higher	86.6
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	31.3

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	998,047	100.0
Civilian veterans	113,328	11.4

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	1,254,108	100.0
Same house	1,059,021	84.4
Different house in the U.S.	183,796	14.7
Same county	120,456	9.6
Different county	63,340	5.1
Same state	27,250	2.2
Different state	36,090	2.9
Abroad	11,291	0.9

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	1,268,601	100.0
Native	999,326	78.8
Born in United States	973,787	76.8
State of residence	356,130	28.1
Different state	617,657	48.7
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	25,539	2.0
Foreign born	269,275	21.2

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	269,275	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	114,329	42.5
Not a U.S. citizen	154,946	57.5

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	294,814	100.0

Native	25,539	8.7
Entered 2000 or later	5,255	1.8
Entered before 2000	20,284	6.9

Foreign born	269,275	91.3
Entered 2000 or later	82,655	28.0
Entered before 2000	186,620	63.3

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	269,260	100.0
Europe	38,722	14.4
Asia	24,675	9.2
Africa	4,880	1.8
Oceania	553	0.2
Latin America	189,229	70.3
Northern America	11,201	4.2

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	1,191,922	100.0
English only	884,865	74.2
Language other than English	307,057	25.8
Speak English less than "very well"	151,115	12.7
Spanish	181,074	15.2
Speak English less than "very well"	94,698	7.9
Other Indo-European languages	101,482	8.5
Speak English less than "very well"	45,985	3.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	15,657	1.3
Speak English less than "very well"	7,557	0.6
Other languages	8,844	0.7
Speak English less than "very well"	2,875	0.2

ANCESTRY
Total population	1,268,601	100.0
American	59,363	4.7
Arab	7,172	0.6
Czech	5,209	0.4
Danish	3,192	0.3
Dutch	13,537	1.1
English	97,556	7.7
French (except Basque)	33,093	2.6
French Canadian	8,088	0.6
German	143,300	11.3
Greek	9,240	0.7
Hungarian	12,674	1.0
Irish	135,882	10.7
Italian	123,515	9.7
Lithuanian	5,009	0.4
Norwegian	7,513	0.6
Polish	61,185	4.8
Portuguese	5,413	0.4
Russian	59,314	4.7
Scotch-Irish	15,574	1.2
Scottish	20,285	1.6
Slovak	2,262	0.2
Subsaharan African	9,369	0.7
Swedish	10,599	0.8
Swiss	2,776	0.2
Ukrainian	4,975	0.4
Welsh	5,829	0.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	81,802	6.4

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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