Ames Community School District, IA (1903540) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Ames Community School District, IA (1903540)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Ames Community School District, IA 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	19,909	100.0
Family households (families)	8,526	42.8
With own children under 18 years	3,288	16.5
Married-couple family	7,012	35.2
With own children under 18 years	2,558	12.8
Male householder, no wife present, family	388	1.9
With own children under 18 years	214	1.1
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,126	5.7
With own children under 18 years	516	2.6
Nonfamily households	11,383	57.2
Householder living alone	6,220	31.2
65 years and over	1,027	5.2

Households with one or more people under 18 years	3,454	17.3
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,643	13.3

Average household size	2.31
Average family size	2.87

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	46,008	100.0
Householder	19,909	43.3
Spouse	7,149	15.5
Child	7,857	17.1
Other relatives	958	2.1
Nonrelatives	10,135	22.0
Unmarried partner	1,282	2.8

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	24,995	100.0
Never married	16,606	66.4
Now married, except separated	7,222	28.9
Separated	131	0.5
Widowed	197	0.8
Divorced	839	3.4

Females 15 years and over	22,284	100.0
Never married	12,393	55.6
Now married, except separated	7,611	34.2
Separated	129	0.6
Widowed	855	3.8
Divorced	1,296	5.8

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	661	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	80	12.1
Per 1,000 unmarried women	6
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	38
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	20
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	50
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	15

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	170	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	51	30.0
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	0	0.0
1 or 2 years	22	12.9
3 or 4 years	0	0.0
5 or more years	29	17.1

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	51	30.0
Who are female	28	16.5
Who are married	44	25.9

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	28,981	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	705	2.4
Kindergarten	251	0.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,417	8.3
High school (grades 9-12)	1,462	5.0
College or graduate school	24,146	83.3

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	21,087	100.0
Less than 9th grade	174	0.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	648	3.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	3,094	14.7
Some college, no degree	3,607	17.1
Associate's degree	1,385	6.6
Bachelor's degree	6,486	30.8
Graduate or professional degree	5,693	27.0

Percent high school graduate or higher	96.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	57.8

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	46,313	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,400	5.2

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	52,440	100.0
Same house	29,367	56.0
Different house in the U.S.	22,174	42.3
Same county	12,344	23.5
Different county	9,830	18.7
Same state	6,037	11.5
Different state	3,793	7.2
Abroad	899	1.7

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	53,049	100.0
Native	47,663	89.8
Born in United States	47,414	89.4
State of residence	30,308	57.1
Different state	17,106	32.2
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	249	0.5
Foreign born	5,386	10.2

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	5,386	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	1,112	20.6
Not a U.S. citizen	4,274	79.4

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	5,635	100.0

Native	249	4.4
Entered 2000 or later	57	1.0
Entered before 2000	192	3.4

Foreign born	5,386	95.6
Entered 2000 or later	3,394	60.2
Entered before 2000	1,992	35.4

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	5,386	100.0
Europe	677	12.6
Asia	3,489	64.8
Africa	649	12.0
Oceania	28	0.5
Latin America	462	8.6
Northern America	81	1.5

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	50,458	100.0
English only	44,895	89.0
Language other than English	5,563	11.0
Speak English less than "very well"	1,947	3.9
Spanish	946	1.9
Speak English less than "very well"	321	0.6
Other Indo-European languages	1,294	2.6
Speak English less than "very well"	270	0.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	2,881	5.7
Speak English less than "very well"	1,281	2.5
Other languages	442	0.9
Speak English less than "very well"	75	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	53,049	100.0
American	1,327	2.5
Arab	293	0.6
Czech	1,011	1.9
Danish	1,545	2.9
Dutch	1,851	3.5
English	5,514	10.4
French (except Basque)	1,421	2.7
French Canadian	82	0.2
German	19,642	37.0
Greek	129	0.2
Hungarian	111	0.2
Irish	7,224	13.6
Italian	1,406	2.7
Lithuanian	9	0.0
Norwegian	4,156	7.8
Polish	1,291	2.4
Portuguese	102	0.2
Russian	508	1.0
Scotch-Irish	804	1.5
Scottish	1,420	2.7
Slovak	37	0.1
Subsaharan African	928	1.7
Swedish	2,716	5.1
Swiss	429	0.8
Ukrainian	142	0.3
Welsh	423	0.8
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	0	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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