DeKalb County School District, GA (1301740) DP2 Social Characteristics

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DeKalb County School District, GA (1301740)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for DeKalb 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	247,153	100.0
Family households (families)	147,424	59.6
With own children under 18 years	71,846	29.1
Married-couple family	90,990	36.8
With own children under 18 years	40,270	16.3
Male householder, no wife present, family	12,609	5.1
With own children under 18 years	5,288	2.1
Female householder, no husband present, family	43,825	17.7
With own children under 18 years	26,288	10.6
Nonfamily households	99,729	40.4
Householder living alone	81,417	32.9
65 years and over	14,235	5.8

Households with one or more people under 18 years	81,614	33.0
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	38,281	15.5

Average household size	2.68
Average family size	3.47

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	663,074	100.0
Householder	247,153	37.3
Spouse	90,691	13.7
Child	204,857	30.9
Other relatives	68,196	10.3
Nonrelatives	52,177	7.9
Unmarried partner	13,265	2.0

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	257,021	100.0
Never married	115,412	44.9
Now married, except separated	107,330	41.8
Separated	6,670	2.6
Widowed	5,010	1.9
Divorced	22,599	8.8

Females 15 years and over	279,233	100.0
Never married	109,503	39.2
Now married, except separated	99,295	35.6
Separated	8,994	3.2
Widowed	21,609	7.7
Divorced	39,832	14.3

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	11,275	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	5,441	48.3
Per 1,000 unmarried women	45
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	59
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	29
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	96
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	30

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	16,928	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	6,940	41.0
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	1,622	9.6
1 or 2 years	1,720	10.2
3 or 4 years	1,349	8.0
5 or more years	2,249	13.3

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	6,940	41.0
Who are female	4,843	28.6
Who are married	4,138	24.4

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	180,545	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	13,011	7.2
Kindergarten	9,381	5.2
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	71,444	39.6
High school (grades 9-12)	35,775	19.8
College or graduate school	50,934	28.2

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	445,055	100.0
Less than 9th grade	25,673	5.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	32,578	7.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	106,883	24.0
Some college, no degree	89,243	20.1
Associate's degree	29,539	6.6
Bachelor's degree	99,907	22.4
Graduate or professional degree	61,232	13.8

Percent high school graduate or higher	86.9
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	36.2

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	508,813	100.0
Civilian veterans	42,336	8.3

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	666,835	100.0
Same house	519,666	77.9
Different house in the U.S.	140,942	21.1
Same county	72,998	10.9
Different county	67,944	10.2
Same state	42,034	6.3
Different state	25,910	3.9
Abroad	6,227	0.9

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	677,128	100.0
Native	561,327	82.9
Born in United States	554,146	81.8
State of residence	302,229	44.6
Different state	251,917	37.2
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	7,181	1.1
Foreign born	115,801	17.1

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	115,801	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	33,906	29.3
Not a U.S. citizen	81,895	70.7

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	122,982	100.0

Native	7,181	5.8
Entered 2000 or later	1,885	1.5
Entered before 2000	5,296	4.3

Foreign born	115,801	94.2
Entered 2000 or later	52,991	43.1
Entered before 2000	62,810	51.1

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	115,801	100.0
Europe	7,772	6.7
Asia	24,744	21.4
Africa	18,167	15.7
Oceania	369	0.3
Latin America	63,363	54.7
Northern America	1,386	1.2

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	625,037	100.0
English only	506,872	81.1
Language other than English	118,165	18.9
Speak English less than "very well"	62,727	10.0
Spanish	61,709	9.9
Speak English less than "very well"	39,960	6.4
Other Indo-European languages	23,435	3.7
Speak English less than "very well"	7,294	1.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	17,903	2.9
Speak English less than "very well"	9,701	1.6
Other languages	15,118	2.4
Speak English less than "very well"	5,772	0.9

ANCESTRY
Total population	677,128	100.0
American	24,334	3.6
Arab	2,790	0.4
Czech	574	0.1
Danish	743	0.1
Dutch	3,795	0.6
English	39,474	5.8
French (except Basque)	8,010	1.2
French Canadian	1,298	0.2
German	32,819	4.8
Greek	1,762	0.3
Hungarian	1,211	0.2
Irish	32,254	4.8
Italian	10,961	1.6
Lithuanian	736	0.1
Norwegian	2,041	0.3
Polish	5,939	0.9
Portuguese	707	0.1
Russian	5,971	0.9
Scotch-Irish	11,554	1.7
Scottish	9,100	1.3
Slovak	461	0.1
Subsaharan African	28,203	4.2
Swedish	2,408	0.4
Swiss	786	0.1
Ukrainian	896	0.1
Welsh	2,412	0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	18,171	2.7

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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