Lamar County School District, GA (1303210) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Lamar County School District, GA (1303210)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Lamar 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	6,299	100.0
Family households (families)	4,481	71.1
With own children under 18 years	1,792	28.4
Married-couple family	3,184	50.5
With own children under 18 years	1,244	19.7
Male householder, no wife present, family	277	4.4
With own children under 18 years	141	2.2
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,020	16.2
With own children under 18 years	407	6.5
Nonfamily households	1,818	28.9
Householder living alone	1,580	25.1
65 years and over	604	9.6

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,161	34.3
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,689	26.8

Average household size	2.61
Average family size	3.12

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	16,458	100.0
Householder	6,299	38.3
Spouse	3,181	19.3
Child	4,708	28.6
Other relatives	1,617	9.8
Nonrelatives	653	4.0
Unmarried partner	320	1.9

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	6,419	100.0
Never married	1,877	29.2
Now married, except separated	3,463	53.9
Separated	175	2.7
Widowed	137	2.1
Divorced	767	11.9

Females 15 years and over	7,348	100.0
Never married	1,955	26.6
Now married, except separated	3,488	47.5
Separated	169	2.3
Widowed	883	12.0
Divorced	853	11.6

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	114	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	52	45.6
Per 1,000 unmarried women	22
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	25
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	7
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	66
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	0

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	519	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	326	62.8
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	42	8.1
1 or 2 years	38	7.3
3 or 4 years	100	19.3
5 or more years	146	28.1

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	326	62.8
Who are female	194	37.4
Who are married	266	51.3

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	4,466	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	208	4.7
Kindergarten	247	5.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,821	40.8
High school (grades 9-12)	904	20.2
College or graduate school	1,286	28.8

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	10,982	100.0
Less than 9th grade	929	8.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,926	17.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	4,489	40.9
Some college, no degree	2,019	18.4
Associate's degree	558	5.1
Bachelor's degree	722	6.6
Graduate or professional degree	339	3.1

Percent high school graduate or higher	74.0
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	9.7

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	13,030	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,510	11.6

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	16,893	100.0
Same house	13,618	80.6
Different house in the U.S.	3,193	18.9
Same county	1,360	8.1
Different county	1,833	10.9
Same state	1,706	10.1
Different state	127	0.8
Abroad	82	0.5

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	17,010	100.0
Native	16,839	99.0
Born in United States	16,762	98.5
State of residence	13,767	80.9
Different state	2,995	17.6
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	77	0.5
Foreign born	171	1.0

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	171	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	9	5.3
Not a U.S. citizen	162	94.7

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	248	100.0

Native	77	31.0
Entered 2000 or later	0	0.0
Entered before 2000	77	31.0

Foreign born	171	69.0
Entered 2000 or later	112	45.2
Entered before 2000	59	23.8

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	171	100.0
Europe	15	8.8
Asia	0	0.0
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	141	82.5
Northern America	15	8.8

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	16,019	100.0
English only	15,702	98.0
Language other than English	317	2.0
Speak English less than "very well"	140	0.9
Spanish	195	1.2
Speak English less than "very well"	112	0.7
Other Indo-European languages	105	0.7
Speak English less than "very well"	28	0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	0	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0
Other languages	17	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	17,010	100.0
American	3,361	19.8
Arab	44	0.3
Czech	59	0.3
Danish	0	0.0
Dutch	176	1.0
English	1,859	10.9
French (except Basque)	370	2.2
French Canadian	61	0.4
German	956	5.6
Greek	2	0.0
Hungarian	2	0.0
Irish	1,621	9.5
Italian	387	2.3
Lithuanian	0	0.0
Norwegian	46	0.3
Polish	116	0.7
Portuguese	0	0.0
Russian	23	0.1
Scotch-Irish	534	3.1
Scottish	329	1.9
Slovak	42	0.2
Subsaharan African	97	0.6
Swedish	30	0.2
Swiss	14	0.1
Ukrainian	4	0.0
Welsh	167	1.0
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	0	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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