Decatur County School District, GA (1301710) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Decatur County School District, GA (1301710)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Decatur 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	11,726	100.0
Family households (families)	7,842	66.9
With own children under 18 years	3,870	33.0
Married-couple family	5,188	44.2
With own children under 18 years	2,083	17.8
Male householder, no wife present, family	571	4.9
With own children under 18 years	362	3.1
Female householder, no husband present, family	2,083	17.8
With own children under 18 years	1,425	12.2
Nonfamily households	3,884	33.1
Householder living alone	3,413	29.1
65 years and over	916	7.8

Households with one or more people under 18 years	4,419	37.7
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,565	21.9

Average household size	2.34
Average family size	2.87

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	27,481	100.0
Householder	11,726	42.7
Spouse	5,258	19.1
Child	7,045	25.6
Other relatives	2,333	8.5
Nonrelatives	1,119	4.1
Unmarried partner	762	2.8

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	10,541	100.0
Never married	3,570	33.9
Now married, except separated	5,501	52.2
Separated	195	1.8
Widowed	146	1.4
Divorced	1,129	10.7

Females 15 years and over	11,736	100.0
Never married	2,902	24.7
Now married, except separated	5,510	46.9
Separated	415	3.5
Widowed	1,455	12.4
Divorced	1,454	12.4

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	376	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	263	69.9
Per 1,000 unmarried women	73
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	53
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	33
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	124
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	0

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	741	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	454	61.3
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	70	9.4
1 or 2 years	76	10.3
3 or 4 years	107	14.4
5 or more years	201	27.1

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	454	61.3
Who are female	286	38.6
Who are married	288	38.9

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	7,759	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	373	4.8
Kindergarten	358	4.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,605	46.5
High school (grades 9-12)	1,689	21.8
College or graduate school	1,734	22.3

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	18,069	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,402	7.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	3,101	17.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	6,394	35.4
Some college, no degree	3,332	18.4
Associate's degree	1,413	7.8
Bachelor's degree	1,416	7.8
Graduate or professional degree	1,011	5.6

Percent high school graduate or higher	75.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	13.4

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	20,845	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,680	8.1

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	28,224	100.0
Same house	24,171	85.6
Different house in the U.S.	4,031	14.3
Same county	2,190	7.8
Different county	1,841	6.5
Same state	1,361	4.8
Different state	480	1.7
Abroad	22	0.1

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	28,495	100.0
Native	27,856	97.8
Born in United States	27,783	97.5
State of residence	20,193	70.9
Different state	7,590	26.6
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	73	0.3
Foreign born	639	2.2

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	639	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	198	31.0
Not a U.S. citizen	441	69.0

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	712	100.0

Native	73	10.3
Entered 2000 or later	13	1.8
Entered before 2000	60	8.4

Foreign born	639	89.7
Entered 2000 or later	126	17.7
Entered before 2000	513	72.1

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	639	100.0
Europe	78	12.2
Asia	43	6.7
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	12	1.9
Latin America	492	77.0
Northern America	14	2.2

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	26,412	100.0
English only	25,788	97.6
Language other than English	624	2.4
Speak English less than "very well"	307	1.2
Spanish	544	2.1
Speak English less than "very well"	283	1.1
Other Indo-European languages	57	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	10	0.0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	6	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	6	0.0
Other languages	17	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	8	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	28,495	100.0
American	3,022	10.6
Arab	30	0.1
Czech	5	0.0
Danish	0	0.0
Dutch	147	0.5
English	1,809	6.3
French (except Basque)	295	1.0
French Canadian	0	0.0
German	973	3.4
Greek	0	0.0
Hungarian	7	0.0
Irish	1,713	6.0
Italian	315	1.1
Lithuanian	0	0.0
Norwegian	19	0.1
Polish	85	0.3
Portuguese	0	0.0
Russian	26	0.1
Scotch-Irish	283	1.0
Scottish	198	0.7
Slovak	24	0.1
Subsaharan African	133	0.5
Swedish	54	0.2
Swiss	24	0.1
Ukrainian	0	0.0
Welsh	15	0.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	93	0.3

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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