Polk County School District, GA (1304200) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Polk County School District, GA (1304200)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Polk 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	14,951	100.0
Family households (families)	10,524	70.4
With own children under 18 years	4,556	30.5
Married-couple family	7,366	49.3
With own children under 18 years	3,075	20.6
Male householder, no wife present, family	605	4.0
With own children under 18 years	303	2.0
Female householder, no husband present, family	2,553	17.1
With own children under 18 years	1,178	7.9
Nonfamily households	4,427	29.6
Householder living alone	3,781	25.3
65 years and over	1,386	9.3

Households with one or more people under 18 years	5,550	37.1
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	3,831	25.6

Average household size	2.73
Average family size	3.27

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	40,749	100.0
Householder	14,951	36.7
Spouse	7,365	18.1
Child	12,978	31.8
Other relatives	3,585	8.8
Nonrelatives	1,870	4.6
Unmarried partner	577	1.4

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	16,009	100.0
Never married	4,514	28.2
Now married, except separated	8,374	52.3
Separated	431	2.7
Widowed	459	2.9
Divorced	2,231	13.9

Females 15 years and over	16,027	100.0
Never married	3,409	21.3
Now married, except separated	7,390	46.1
Separated	522	3.3
Widowed	1,836	11.5
Divorced	2,870	17.9

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	603	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	242	40.1
Per 1,000 unmarried women	52
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	65
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	29
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	103
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	39

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	1,410	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	654	46.4
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	152	10.8
1 or 2 years	113	8.0
3 or 4 years	99	7.0
5 or more years	290	20.6

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	654	46.4
Who are female	476	33.8
Who are married	359	25.5

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	9,465	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	826	8.7
Kindergarten	653	6.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	4,305	45.5
High school (grades 9-12)	2,141	22.6
College or graduate school	1,540	16.3

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	26,654	100.0
Less than 9th grade	3,185	11.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	4,350	16.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	9,854	37.0
Some college, no degree	5,029	18.9
Associate's degree	1,184	4.4
Bachelor's degree	1,791	6.7
Graduate or professional degree	1,261	4.7

Percent high school graduate or higher	71.7
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	11.5

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	30,257	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,651	8.8

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	40,595	100.0
Same house	33,790	83.2
Different house in the U.S.	6,780	16.7
Same county	4,682	11.5
Different county	2,098	5.2
Same state	1,512	3.7
Different state	586	1.4
Abroad	25	0.1

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	41,414	100.0
Native	38,388	92.7
Born in United States	38,186	92.2
State of residence	31,927	77.1
Different state	6,259	15.1
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	202	0.5
Foreign born	3,026	7.3

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	3,026	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	486	16.1
Not a U.S. citizen	2,540	83.9

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	3,228	100.0

Native	202	6.3
Entered 2000 or later	7	0.2
Entered before 2000	195	6.0

Foreign born	3,026	93.7
Entered 2000 or later	1,142	35.4
Entered before 2000	1,884	58.4

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	3,026	100.0
Europe	144	4.8
Asia	136	4.5
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	2,709	89.5
Northern America	37	1.2

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	37,865	100.0
English only	33,995	89.8
Language other than English	3,870	10.2
Speak English less than "very well"	2,526	6.7
Spanish	3,428	9.1
Speak English less than "very well"	2,377	6.3
Other Indo-European languages	247	0.7
Speak English less than "very well"	81	0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	182	0.5
Speak English less than "very well"	68	0.2
Other languages	13	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	41,414	100.0
American	5,918	14.3
Arab	0	0.0
Czech	10	0.0
Danish	88	0.2
Dutch	549	1.3
English	6,750	16.3
French (except Basque)	635	1.5
French Canadian	23	0.1
German	2,186	5.3
Greek	179	0.4
Hungarian	0	0.0
Irish	5,567	13.4
Italian	382	0.9
Lithuanian	0	0.0
Norwegian	63	0.2
Polish	224	0.5
Portuguese	0	0.0
Russian	63	0.2
Scotch-Irish	561	1.4
Scottish	877	2.1
Slovak	17	0.0
Subsaharan African	213	0.5
Swedish	70	0.2
Swiss	17	0.0
Ukrainian	4	0.0
Welsh	120	0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	0	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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