Cobb County School District, GA (1301290) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Cobb County School District, GA (1301290)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Cobb 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 --	Value	Percent
Total households	224,856	100.0
Family households (families)	156,608	69.6
With own children under 18 years	79,285	35.3
Married-couple family	120,819	53.7
With own children under 18 years	58,868	26.2
Male householder, no wife present, family	9,625	4.3
With own children under 18 years	4,430	2.0
Female householder, no husband present, family	26,164	11.6
With own children under 18 years	15,987	7.1
Nonfamily households	68,248	30.4
Householder living alone	55,432	24.7
65 years and over	11,641	5.2

Households with one or more people under 18 years	85,880	38.2
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	35,720	15.9

Average household size	2.76
Average family size	3.33

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	621,310	100.0
Householder	224,856	36.2
Spouse	120,686	19.4
Child	200,355	32.2
Other relatives	43,688	7.0
Nonrelatives	31,725	5.1
Unmarried partner	9,615	1.5

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	236,832	100.0
Never married	75,785	32.0
Now married, except separated	133,173	56.2
Separated	3,297	1.4
Widowed	4,017	1.7
Divorced	20,560	8.7

Females 15 years and over	247,941	100.0
Never married	67,510	27.2
Now married, except separated	128,635	51.9
Separated	4,607	1.9
Widowed	17,010	6.9
Divorced	30,179	12.2

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	9,791	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	2,221	22.7
Per 1,000 unmarried women	27
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	58
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	17
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	109
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	28

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	11,785	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	3,730	31.7
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	788	6.7
1 or 2 years	1,033	8.8
3 or 4 years	398	3.4
5 or more years	1,511	12.8

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	3,730	31.7
Who are female	2,271	19.3
Who are married	2,560	21.7

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	177,598	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	14,005	7.9
Kindergarten	9,412	5.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	72,401	40.8
High school (grades 9-12)	37,566	21.2
College or graduate school	44,214	24.9

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	402,908	100.0
Less than 9th grade	15,222	3.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	22,012	5.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	84,089	20.9
Some college, no degree	79,436	19.7
Associate's degree	25,408	6.3
Bachelor's degree	119,250	29.6
Graduate or professional degree	57,491	14.3

Percent high school graduate or higher	90.8
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	43.9

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	455,255	100.0
Civilian veterans	46,909	10.3

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	614,827	100.0
Same house	504,634	82.1
Different house in the U.S.	106,051	17.2
Same county	52,002	8.5
Different county	54,049	8.8
Same state	29,864	4.9
Different state	24,185	3.9
Abroad	4,142	0.7

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	625,421	100.0
Native	538,500	86.1
Born in United States	530,582	84.8
State of residence	236,533	37.8
Different state	294,049	47.0
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	7,918	1.3
Foreign born	86,921	13.9

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	86,921	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	30,739	35.4
Not a U.S. citizen	56,182	64.6

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	94,839	100.0

Native	7,918	8.3
Entered 2000 or later	982	1.0
Entered before 2000	6,936	7.3

Foreign born	86,921	91.7
Entered 2000 or later	30,732	32.4
Entered before 2000	56,189	59.2

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	86,921	100.0
Europe	10,489	12.1
Asia	22,123	25.5
Africa	9,320	10.7
Oceania	320	0.4
Latin America	42,984	49.5
Northern America	1,685	1.9

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	576,086	100.0
English only	473,001	82.1
Language other than English	103,085	17.9
Speak English less than "very well"	41,996	7.3
Spanish	51,183	8.9
Speak English less than "very well"	26,483	4.6
Other Indo-European languages	28,706	5.0
Speak English less than "very well"	8,301	1.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	15,413	2.7
Speak English less than "very well"	6,071	1.1
Other languages	7,783	1.4
Speak English less than "very well"	1,141	0.2

ANCESTRY
Total population	625,421	100.0
American	59,645	9.5
Arab	3,777	0.6
Czech	1,779	0.3
Danish	1,528	0.2
Dutch	6,448	1.0
English	68,590	11.0
French (except Basque)	14,745	2.4
French Canadian	2,702	0.4
German	70,207	11.2
Greek	2,257	0.4
Hungarian	2,250	0.4
Irish	60,926	9.7
Italian	25,296	4.0
Lithuanian	1,123	0.2
Norwegian	3,725	0.6
Polish	12,991	2.1
Portuguese	1,379	0.2
Russian	6,556	1.0
Scotch-Irish	15,278	2.4
Scottish	17,255	2.8
Slovak	994	0.2
Subsaharan African	16,842	2.7
Swedish	4,717	0.8
Swiss	1,387	0.2
Ukrainian	2,420	0.4
Welsh	4,073	0.7
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	8,530	1.4

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