Valdosta City School District, GA (1305310) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Valdosta City School District, GA (1305310)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Valdosta City 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	20,280	100.0
Family households (families)	11,876	58.6
With own children under 18 years	5,558	27.4
Married-couple family	7,191	35.5
With own children under 18 years	2,910	14.3
Male householder, no wife present, family	763	3.8
With own children under 18 years	324	1.6
Female householder, no husband present, family	3,922	19.3
With own children under 18 years	2,324	11.5
Nonfamily households	8,404	41.4
Householder living alone	5,762	28.4
65 years and over	1,509	7.4

Households with one or more people under 18 years	6,655	32.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	3,531	17.4

Average household size	2.35
Average family size	2.93

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	47,579	100.0
Householder	20,280	42.6
Spouse	7,174	15.1
Child	12,298	25.8
Other relatives	3,415	7.2
Nonrelatives	4,412	9.3
Unmarried partner	1,074	2.3

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	18,394	100.0
Never married	8,307	45.2
Now married, except separated	7,862	42.7
Separated	373	2.0
Widowed	367	2.0
Divorced	1,485	8.1

Females 15 years and over	21,851	100.0
Never married	9,289	42.5
Now married, except separated	7,158	32.8
Separated	763	3.5
Widowed	1,901	8.7
Divorced	2,740	12.5

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	962	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	662	68.8
Per 1,000 unmarried women	62
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	61
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	32
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	98
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	14

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	1,457	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	919	63.1
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	331	22.7
1 or 2 years	83	5.7
3 or 4 years	295	20.2
5 or more years	210	14.4

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	919	63.1
Who are female	668	45.8
Who are married	614	42.1

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	18,106	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	792	4.4
Kindergarten	933	5.2
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	4,338	24.0
High school (grades 9-12)	2,401	13.3
College or graduate school	9,642	53.3

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	25,371	100.0
Less than 9th grade	1,627	6.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	3,278	12.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	7,530	29.7
Some college, no degree	4,967	19.6
Associate's degree	1,630	6.4
Bachelor's degree	3,740	14.7
Graduate or professional degree	2,599	10.2

Percent high school graduate or higher	80.7
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	25.0

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	37,238	100.0
Civilian veterans	3,820	10.3

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	49,110	100.0
Same house	34,415	70.1
Different house in the U.S.	14,416	29.4
Same county	8,343	17.0
Different county	6,073	12.4
Same state	3,942	8.0
Different state	2,131	4.3
Abroad	279	0.6

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	49,872	100.0
Native	48,244	96.7
Born in United States	47,571	95.4
State of residence	32,660	65.5
Different state	14,911	29.9
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	673	1.3
Foreign born	1,628	3.3

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	1,628	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	621	38.1
Not a U.S. citizen	1,007	61.9

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	2,301	100.0

Native	673	29.2
Entered 2000 or later	168	7.3
Entered before 2000	505	21.9

Foreign born	1,628	70.8
Entered 2000 or later	421	18.3
Entered before 2000	1,207	52.5

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	1,628	100.0
Europe	349	21.4
Asia	552	33.9
Africa	94	5.8
Oceania	21	1.3
Latin America	587	36.1
Northern America	25	1.5

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	46,133	100.0
English only	43,749	94.8
Language other than English	2,384	5.2
Speak English less than "very well"	899	1.9
Spanish	1,243	2.7
Speak English less than "very well"	421	0.9
Other Indo-European languages	750	1.6
Speak English less than "very well"	227	0.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	363	0.8
Speak English less than "very well"	245	0.5
Other languages	28	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	6	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	49,872	100.0
American	2,464	4.9
Arab	140	0.3
Czech	43	0.1
Danish	7	0.0
Dutch	290	0.6
English	4,048	8.1
French (except Basque)	789	1.6
French Canadian	165	0.3
German	3,738	7.5
Greek	283	0.6
Hungarian	108	0.2
Irish	4,343	8.7
Italian	990	2.0
Lithuanian	48	0.1
Norwegian	117	0.2
Polish	382	0.8
Portuguese	94	0.2
Russian	264	0.5
Scotch-Irish	856	1.7
Scottish	1,009	2.0
Slovak	21	0.0
Subsaharan African	309	0.6
Swedish	220	0.4
Swiss	0	0.0
Ukrainian	37	0.1
Welsh	133	0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	327	0.7

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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