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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Wilkes 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 --ValuePercent
Total households 4,063 100.0
    Family households (families) 2,680 66.0
        With own children under 18 years 1,011 24.9
    Married-couple family 1,676 41.3
        With own children under 18 years 558 13.7
    Male householder, no wife present, family 316 7.8
        With own children under 18 years 120 3.0
    Female householder, no husband present, family 688 16.9
        With own children under 18 years 333 8.2
    Nonfamily households 1,383 34.0
    Householder living alone 1,130 27.8
        65 years and over 665 16.4
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years 1,243 30.6
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 1,397 34.4
 
Average household size 2.49
Average family size 3.11
 
RELATIONSHIP
Population in households 10,122 100.0
    Householder 4,063 40.1
        Spouse 1,717 17.0
        Child 2,927 28.9
        Other relatives 999 9.9
    Nonrelatives 416 4.1
        Unmarried partner 189 1.9
 
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over 3,926 100.0
    Never married 1,171 29.8
    Now married, except separated 1,945 49.5
    Separated 129 3.3
    Widowed 167 4.3
    Divorced 514 13.1
 
Females 15 years and over 4,457 100.0
    Never married 1,145 25.7
    Now married, except separated 1,854 41.6
    Separated 138 3.1
    Widowed 748 16.8
    Divorced 572 12.8
 
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo 94 100.0
    Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 45 47.9
        Per 1,000 unmarried women 35
    Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 42
        Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 46
        Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 99
        Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 0
 
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 206 100.0
    Responsible for grandchildren 129 62.6
Years responsible for grandchildren
        Less than 1 year 6 2.9
        1 or 2 years 0 0.0
        3 or 4 years 0 0.0
        5 or more years 123 59.7
 
    Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs 129 62.6
        Who are female 44 21.4
        Who are married 61 29.6
 
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 2,245 100.0
        Nursery school, preschool 104 4.6
        Kindergarten 74 3.3
        Elementary school (grades 1-8) 1,016 45.3
        High school (grades 9-12) 569 25.3
        College or graduate school 482 21.5
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over 7,109 100.0
        Less than 9th grade 744 10.5
        9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,252 17.6
        High school graduate (includes equivalency) 2,834 39.9
        Some college, no degree 959 13.5
        Associate's degree 292 4.1
        Bachelor's degree 625 8.8
        Graduate or professional degree 403 5.7
 
Percent high school graduate or higher 71.9
Percent bachelor's degree or higher 14.5
 
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over 7,933 100.0
    Civilian veterans 775 9.8
 
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over 10,266 100.0
    Same house 9,316 90.7
    Different house in the U.S. 950 9.3
        Same county 533 5.2
        Different county 417 4.1
            Same state 276 2.7
            Different state 141 1.4
    Abroad 0 0.0
 
PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population 10,292 100.0
    Native 10,135 98.5
        Born in United States 10,086 98.0
            State of residence 8,191 79.6
            Different state 1,895 18.4
        Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s) 49 0.5
    Foreign born 157 1.5
 
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population 157 100.0
    Naturalized U.S. citizen 53 33.8
    Not a U.S. citizen 104 66.2
 
YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States 206 100.0
 
    Native 49 23.8
        Entered 2000 or later 0 0.0
        Entered before 2000 49 23.8
 
    Foreign born 157 76.2
        Entered 2000 or later 6 2.9
        Entered before 2000 151 73.3
 
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 157 100.0
    Europe 0 0.0
    Asia 0 0.0
    Africa 0 0.0
    Oceania 0 0.0
    Latin America 148 94.3
    Northern America 9 5.7
 
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over 9,655 100.0
    English only 9,344 96.8
    Language other than English 311 3.2
            Speak English less than "very well" 142 1.5
        Spanish 293 3.0
            Speak English less than "very well" 142 1.5
        Other Indo-European languages 18 0.2
            Speak English less than "very well" 0 0.0
        Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0 0.0
            Speak English less than "very well" 0 0.0
        Other languages 0 0.0
            Speak English less than "very well" 0 0.0
 
ANCESTRY
Total population 10,292 100.0
    American 1,316 12.8
    Arab 0 0.0
    Czech 0 0.0
    Danish 0 0.0
    Dutch 64 0.6
    English 1,000 9.7
    French (except Basque) 96 0.9
    French Canadian 25 0.2
    German 307 3.0
    Greek 0 0.0
    Hungarian 10 0.1
    Irish 631 6.1
    Italian 48 0.5
    Lithuanian 0 0.0
    Norwegian 12 0.1
    Polish 105 1.0
    Portuguese 10 0.1
    Russian 73 0.7
    Scotch-Irish 177 1.7
    Scottish 233 2.3
    Slovak 0 0.0
    Subsaharan African 55 0.5
    Swedish 10 0.1
    Swiss 0 0.0
    Ukrainian 26 0.3
    Welsh 89 0.9
    West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 0 0.0
Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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