Polk County School District, FL (1201590) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Polk County School District, FL (1201590)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Polk 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	224,299	100.0
Family households (families)	158,252	70.6
With own children under 18 years	65,511	29.2
Married-couple family	119,826	53.4
With own children under 18 years	43,616	19.4
Male householder, no wife present, family	10,261	4.6
With own children under 18 years	5,388	2.4
Female householder, no husband present, family	28,165	12.6
With own children under 18 years	16,507	7.4
Nonfamily households	66,047	29.4
Householder living alone	53,314	23.8
65 years and over	23,401	10.4

Households with one or more people under 18 years	74,389	33.2
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	69,191	30.8

Average household size	2.47
Average family size	2.91

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	553,459	100.0
Householder	224,299	40.5
Spouse	119,751	21.6
Child	148,893	26.9
Other relatives	33,572	6.1
Nonrelatives	26,944	4.9
Unmarried partner	13,499	2.4

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	221,073	100.0
Never married	61,182	27.7
Now married, except separated	128,163	58.0
Separated	3,881	1.8
Widowed	6,924	3.1
Divorced	20,923	9.5

Females 15 years and over	231,315	100.0
Never married	47,149	20.4
Now married, except separated	125,662	54.3
Separated	5,478	2.4
Widowed	24,957	10.8
Divorced	28,069	12.1

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	8,710	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	3,394	39.0
Per 1,000 unmarried women	58
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	68
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	45
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	130
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	21

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	14,088	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	6,563	46.6
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	1,940	13.8
1 or 2 years	1,260	8.9
3 or 4 years	895	6.4
5 or more years	2,468	17.5

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	6,563	46.6
Who are female	3,949	28.0
Who are married	4,907	34.8

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	129,129	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	8,580	6.6
Kindergarten	7,832	6.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	60,427	46.8
High school (grades 9-12)	28,358	22.0
College or graduate school	23,932	18.5

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	380,256	100.0
Less than 9th grade	23,352	6.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	45,131	11.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	140,241	36.9
Some college, no degree	73,835	19.4
Associate's degree	29,130	7.7
Bachelor's degree	46,887	12.3
Graduate or professional degree	21,680	5.7

Percent high school graduate or higher	82.0
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	18.0

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	428,203	100.0
Civilian veterans	54,560	12.7

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	558,329	100.0
Same house	448,799	80.4
Different house in the U.S.	105,432	18.9
Same county	67,077	12.0
Different county	38,355	6.9
Same state	19,513	3.5
Different state	18,842	3.4
Abroad	4,098	0.7

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	566,657	100.0
Native	509,600	89.9
Born in United States	491,435	86.7
State of residence	238,475	42.1
Different state	252,960	44.6
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	18,165	3.2
Foreign born	57,057	10.1

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	57,057	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	21,577	37.8
Not a U.S. citizen	35,480	62.2

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	75,222	100.0

Native	18,165	24.1
Entered 2000 or later	6,183	8.2
Entered before 2000	11,982	15.9

Foreign born	57,057	75.9
Entered 2000 or later	19,732	26.2
Entered before 2000	37,325	49.6

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	57,057	100.0
Europe	6,452	11.3
Asia	6,147	10.8
Africa	1,167	2.0
Oceania	272	0.5
Latin America	40,092	70.3
Northern America	2,927	5.1

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	526,917	100.0
English only	437,494	83.0
Language other than English	89,423	17.0
Speak English less than "very well"	43,021	8.2
Spanish	69,548	13.2
Speak English less than "very well"	35,171	6.7
Other Indo-European languages	12,662	2.4
Speak English less than "very well"	5,023	1.0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	5,023	1.0
Speak English less than "very well"	2,264	0.4
Other languages	2,190	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	563	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	566,657	100.0
American	70,243	12.4
Arab	2,273	0.4
Czech	1,432	0.3
Danish	1,574	0.3
Dutch	9,233	1.6
English	64,422	11.4
French (except Basque)	15,744	2.8
French Canadian	4,100	0.7
German	73,313	12.9
Greek	1,785	0.3
Hungarian	2,201	0.4
Irish	64,328	11.4
Italian	24,541	4.3
Lithuanian	770	0.1
Norwegian	3,210	0.6
Polish	12,828	2.3
Portuguese	1,444	0.3
Russian	2,225	0.4
Scotch-Irish	11,737	2.1
Scottish	10,840	1.9
Slovak	1,120	0.2
Subsaharan African	3,030	0.5
Swedish	5,287	0.9
Swiss	1,103	0.2
Ukrainian	875	0.2
Welsh	2,972	0.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	8,846	1.6

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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