Decorah Community School District, IA (1908730) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Decorah Community School District, IA (1908730)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Decorah 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	4,124	100.0
Family households (families)	2,680	65.0
With own children under 18 years	1,105	26.8
Married-couple family	2,323	56.3
With own children under 18 years	874	21.2
Male householder, no wife present, family	106	2.6
With own children under 18 years	86	2.1
Female householder, no husband present, family	251	6.1
With own children under 18 years	145	3.5
Nonfamily households	1,444	35.0
Householder living alone	1,262	30.6
65 years and over	667	16.2

Households with one or more people under 18 years	1,186	28.8
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,357	32.9

Average household size	2.30
Average family size	2.87

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	9,468	100.0
Householder	4,124	43.6
Spouse	2,303	24.3
Child	2,422	25.6
Other relatives	280	3.0
Nonrelatives	339	3.6
Unmarried partner	147	1.6

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	4,460	100.0
Never married	1,676	37.6
Now married, except separated	2,360	52.9
Separated	65	1.5
Widowed	142	3.2
Divorced	217	4.9

Females 15 years and over	5,322	100.0
Never married	2,063	38.8
Now married, except separated	2,395	45.0
Separated	35	0.7
Widowed	528	9.9
Divorced	301	5.7

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	99	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	16	16.2
Per 1,000 unmarried women	8
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	31
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	53
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	26

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	121	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	44	36.4
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	19	15.7
1 or 2 years	7	5.8
3 or 4 years	18	14.9
5 or more years	0	0.0

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	44	36.4
Who are female	22	18.2
Who are married	44	36.4

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	4,409	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	171	3.9
Kindergarten	141	3.2
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	968	22.0
High school (grades 9-12)	645	14.6
College or graduate school	2,484	56.3

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	6,628	100.0
Less than 9th grade	403	6.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	246	3.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	2,085	31.5
Some college, no degree	1,119	16.9
Associate's degree	544	8.2
Bachelor's degree	1,366	20.6
Graduate or professional degree	865	13.1

Percent high school graduate or higher	90.2
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	33.7

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	9,348	100.0
Civilian veterans	871	9.3

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	11,496	100.0
Same house	8,872	77.2
Different house in the U.S.	2,603	22.6
Same county	1,447	12.6
Different county	1,156	10.1
Same state	431	3.7
Different state	725	6.3
Abroad	21	0.2

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	11,580	100.0
Native	11,249	97.1
Born in United States	11,205	96.8
State of residence	7,056	60.9
Different state	4,149	35.8
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	44	0.4
Foreign born	331	2.9

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	331	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	156	47.1
Not a U.S. citizen	175	52.9

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	375	100.0

Native	44	11.7
Entered 2000 or later	4	1.1
Entered before 2000	40	10.7

Foreign born	331	88.3
Entered 2000 or later	107	28.5
Entered before 2000	224	59.7

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	331	100.0
Europe	58	17.5
Asia	125	37.8
Africa	52	15.7
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	53	16.0
Northern America	43	13.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	11,069	100.0
English only	10,514	95.0
Language other than English	555	5.0
Speak English less than "very well"	152	1.4
Spanish	162	1.5
Speak English less than "very well"	17	0.2
Other Indo-European languages	260	2.3
Speak English less than "very well"	76	0.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	90	0.8
Speak English less than "very well"	59	0.5
Other languages	43	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	11,580	100.0
American	379	3.3
Arab	17	0.1
Czech	260	2.2
Danish	186	1.6
Dutch	170	1.5
English	1,192	10.3
French (except Basque)	239	2.1
French Canadian	79	0.7
German	4,984	43.0
Greek	0	0.0
Hungarian	0	0.0
Irish	1,907	16.5
Italian	67	0.6
Lithuanian	35	0.3
Norwegian	4,086	35.3
Polish	143	1.2
Portuguese	0	0.0
Russian	69	0.6
Scotch-Irish	134	1.2
Scottish	261	2.3
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	66	0.6
Swedish	536	4.6
Swiss	55	0.5
Ukrainian	0	0.0
Welsh	30	0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	0	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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