Meriwether County School District, GA (1303630) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Meriwether County School District, GA (1303630)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Meriwether 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	8,867	100.0
Family households (families)	6,196	69.9
With own children under 18 years	2,459	27.7
Married-couple family	4,276	48.2
With own children under 18 years	1,424	16.1
Male householder, no wife present, family	349	3.9
With own children under 18 years	154	1.7
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,571	17.7
With own children under 18 years	881	9.9
Nonfamily households	2,671	30.1
Householder living alone	2,178	24.6
65 years and over	853	9.6

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,958	33.4
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,333	26.3

Average household size	2.45
Average family size	2.92

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	21,736	100.0
Householder	8,867	40.8
Spouse	4,349	20.0
Child	5,849	26.9
Other relatives	1,714	7.9
Nonrelatives	957	4.4
Unmarried partner	533	2.5

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	8,403	100.0
Never married	2,717	32.3
Now married, except separated	4,510	53.7
Separated	73	0.9
Widowed	282	3.4
Divorced	821	9.8

Females 15 years and over	9,767	100.0
Never married	2,721	27.9
Now married, except separated	4,696	48.1
Separated	174	1.8
Widowed	1,069	10.9
Divorced	1,107	11.3

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	281	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	152	54.1
Per 1,000 unmarried women	50
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	51
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	49
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	103
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	10

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	767	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	329	42.9
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	66	8.6
1 or 2 years	24	3.1
3 or 4 years	113	14.7
5 or more years	126	16.4

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	329	42.9
Who are female	216	28.2
Who are married	237	30.9

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	5,965	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	509	8.5
Kindergarten	413	6.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,407	40.4
High school (grades 9-12)	1,549	26.0
College or graduate school	1,087	18.2

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	14,983	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,263	8.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	2,660	17.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	6,374	42.5
Some college, no degree	2,527	16.9
Associate's degree	529	3.5
Bachelor's degree	976	6.5
Graduate or professional degree	654	4.4

Percent high school graduate or higher	73.8
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	10.9

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	17,137	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,566	9.1

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	22,551	100.0
Same house	19,394	86.0
Different house in the U.S.	3,109	13.8
Same county	1,344	6.0
Different county	1,765	7.8
Same state	1,540	6.8
Different state	225	1.0
Abroad	48	0.2

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	22,858	100.0
Native	22,589	98.8
Born in United States	22,492	98.4
State of residence	18,870	82.6
Different state	3,622	15.8
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	97	0.4
Foreign born	269	1.2

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	269	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	85	31.6
Not a U.S. citizen	184	68.4

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	366	100.0

Native	97	26.5
Entered 2000 or later	7	1.9
Entered before 2000	90	24.6

Foreign born	269	73.5
Entered 2000 or later	27	7.4
Entered before 2000	242	66.1

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	269	100.0
Europe	6	2.2
Asia	58	21.6
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	155	57.6
Northern America	50	18.6

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	21,316	100.0
English only	20,887	98.0
Language other than English	429	2.0
Speak English less than "very well"	158	0.7
Spanish	294	1.4
Speak English less than "very well"	115	0.5
Other Indo-European languages	45	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	14	0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	90	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	29	0.1
Other languages	0	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	22,858	100.0
American	2,909	12.7
Arab	4	0.0
Czech	36	0.2
Danish	2	0.0
Dutch	181	0.8
English	2,806	12.3
French (except Basque)	83	0.4
French Canadian	0	0.0
German	1,261	5.5
Greek	0	0.0
Hungarian	23	0.1
Irish	2,194	9.6
Italian	409	1.8
Lithuanian	0	0.0
Norwegian	3	0.0
Polish	116	0.5
Portuguese	14	0.1
Russian	21	0.1
Scotch-Irish	567	2.5
Scottish	380	1.7
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	768	3.4
Swedish	65	0.3
Swiss	0	0.0
Ukrainian	0	0.0
Welsh	53	0.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	46	0.2

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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