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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Ben Hill County School District, GA 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 --ValuePercent
Total households 6,676 100.0
    Family households (families) 4,615 69.1
        With own children under 18 years 2,369 35.5
    Married-couple family 3,081 46.2
        With own children under 18 years 1,329 19.9
    Male householder, no wife present, family 380 5.7
        With own children under 18 years 256 3.8
    Female householder, no husband present, family 1,154 17.3
        With own children under 18 years 784 11.7
    Nonfamily households 2,061 30.9
    Householder living alone 1,801 27.0
        65 years and over 707 10.6
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years 2,720 40.7
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 1,518 22.7
 
Average household size 2.54
Average family size 3.10
 
RELATIONSHIP
Population in households 16,947 100.0
    Householder 6,676 39.4
        Spouse 3,121 18.4
        Child 5,589 33.0
        Other relatives 1,000 5.9
    Nonrelatives 561 3.3
        Unmarried partner 308 1.8
 
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over 6,395 100.0
    Never married 1,972 30.8
    Now married, except separated 3,342 52.3
    Separated 215 3.4
    Widowed 233 3.6
    Divorced 633 9.9
 
Females 15 years and over 7,017 100.0
    Never married 1,662 23.7
    Now married, except separated 3,407 48.6
    Separated 291 4.1
    Widowed 911 13.0
    Divorced 746 10.6
 
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo 227 100.0
    Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 97 42.7
        Per 1,000 unmarried women 50
    Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 54
        Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 25
        Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 115
        Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 20
 
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 439 100.0
    Responsible for grandchildren 301 68.6
Years responsible for grandchildren
        Less than 1 year 65 14.8
        1 or 2 years 45 10.3
        3 or 4 years 0 0.0
        5 or more years 191 43.5
 
    Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs 301 68.6
        Who are female 166 37.8
        Who are married 212 48.3
 
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 4,598 100.0
        Nursery school, preschool 458 10.0
        Kindergarten 442 9.6
        Elementary school (grades 1-8) 2,055 44.7
        High school (grades 9-12) 923 20.1
        College or graduate school 720 15.7
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over 11,136 100.0
        Less than 9th grade 1,077 9.7
        9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,392 21.5
        High school graduate (includes equivalency) 4,031 36.2
        Some college, no degree 1,664 14.9
        Associate's degree 469 4.2
        Bachelor's degree 829 7.4
        Graduate or professional degree 674 6.1
 
Percent high school graduate or higher 68.8
Percent bachelor's degree or higher 13.5
 
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over 12,577 100.0
    Civilian veterans 1,177 9.4
 
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over 17,235 100.0
    Same house 14,786 85.8
    Different house in the U.S. 2,386 13.8
        Same county 1,343 7.8
        Different county 1,043 6.1
            Same state 682 4.0
            Different state 361 2.1
    Abroad 63 0.4
 
PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population 17,535 100.0
    Native 16,639 94.9
        Born in United States 16,630 94.8
            State of residence 13,271 75.7
            Different state 3,359 19.2
        Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s) 9 0.1
    Foreign born 896 5.1
 
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population 896 100.0
    Naturalized U.S. citizen 147 16.4
    Not a U.S. citizen 749 83.6
 
YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States 905 100.0
 
    Native 9 1.0
        Entered 2000 or later 0 0.0
        Entered before 2000 9 1.0
 
    Foreign born 896 99.0
        Entered 2000 or later 192 21.2
        Entered before 2000 704 77.8
 
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 896 100.0
    Europe 54 6.0
    Asia 56 6.3
    Africa 0 0.0
    Oceania 0 0.0
    Latin America 759 84.7
    Northern America 27 3.0
 
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over 16,095 100.0
    English only 14,879 92.4
    Language other than English 1,216 7.6
            Speak English less than "very well" 527 3.3
        Spanish 1,168 7.3
            Speak English less than "very well" 511 3.2
        Other Indo-European languages 48 0.3
            Speak English less than "very well" 16 0.1
        Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0 0.0
            Speak English less than "very well" 0 0.0
        Other languages 0 0.0
            Speak English less than "very well" 0 0.0
 
ANCESTRY
Total population 17,535 100.0
    American 2,195 12.5
    Arab 9 0.1
    Czech 0 0.0
    Danish 58 0.3
    Dutch 207 1.2
    English 2,317 13.2
    French (except Basque) 284 1.6
    French Canadian 5 0.0
    German 864 4.9
    Greek 0 0.0
    Hungarian 16 0.1
    Irish 1,305 7.4
    Italian 146 0.8
    Lithuanian 25 0.1
    Norwegian 57 0.3
    Polish 19 0.1
    Portuguese 0 0.0
    Russian 0 0.0
    Scotch-Irish 171 1.0
    Scottish 161 0.9
    Slovak 0 0.0
    Subsaharan African 96 0.5
    Swedish 27 0.2
    Swiss 0 0.0
    Ukrainian 0 0.0
    Welsh 9 0.1
    West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 71 0.4
Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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