Mason City Community School District, IA (1918780) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Mason City Community School District, IA (1918780)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Mason City 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	12,751	100.0
Family households (families)	7,375	57.8
With own children under 18 years	3,373	26.5
Married-couple family	5,750	45.1
With own children under 18 years	2,230	17.5
Male householder, no wife present, family	460	3.6
With own children under 18 years	341	2.7
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,165	9.1
With own children under 18 years	802	6.3
Nonfamily households	5,376	42.2
Householder living alone	4,390	34.4
65 years and over	1,724	13.5

Households with one or more people under 18 years	3,583	28.1
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	3,429	26.9

Average household size	2.18
Average family size	2.82

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	27,859	100.0
Householder	12,751	45.8
Spouse	5,745	20.6
Child	6,964	25.0
Other relatives	728	2.6
Nonrelatives	1,671	6.0
Unmarried partner	1,019	3.7

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	11,242	100.0
Never married	3,508	31.2
Now married, except separated	5,838	51.9
Separated	167	1.5
Widowed	318	2.8
Divorced	1,411	12.6

Females 15 years and over	12,465	100.0
Never married	3,187	25.6
Now married, except separated	5,949	47.7
Separated	157	1.3
Widowed	1,513	12.1
Divorced	1,659	13.3

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	423	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	293	69.3
Per 1,000 unmarried women	78
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	62
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	89
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	113
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	11

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	240	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	106	44.2
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	41	17.1
1 or 2 years	27	11.3
3 or 4 years	9	3.8
5 or more years	29	12.1

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	106	44.2
Who are female	78	32.5
Who are married	74	30.8

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	7,109	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	626	8.8
Kindergarten	258	3.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,706	38.1
High school (grades 9-12)	1,678	23.6
College or graduate school	1,841	25.9

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	19,562	100.0
Less than 9th grade	552	2.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,137	5.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	6,192	31.7
Some college, no degree	4,590	23.5
Associate's degree	2,845	14.5
Bachelor's degree	3,051	15.6
Graduate or professional degree	1,195	6.1

Percent high school graduate or higher	91.4
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	21.7

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	22,445	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,301	10.3

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	28,511	100.0
Same house	23,552	82.6
Different house in the U.S.	4,941	17.3
Same county	3,010	10.6
Different county	1,931	6.8
Same state	1,176	4.1
Different state	755	2.6
Abroad	18	0.1

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	28,767	100.0
Native	28,010	97.4
Born in United States	27,942	97.1
State of residence	21,875	76.0
Different state	6,067	21.1
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	68	0.2
Foreign born	757	2.6

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	757	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	332	43.9
Not a U.S. citizen	425	56.1

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	825	100.0

Native	68	8.2
Entered 2000 or later	30	3.6
Entered before 2000	38	4.6

Foreign born	757	91.8
Entered 2000 or later	288	34.9
Entered before 2000	469	56.8

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	757	100.0
Europe	240	31.7
Asia	202	26.7
Africa	127	16.8
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	188	24.8
Northern America	0	0.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	27,140	100.0
English only	25,540	94.1
Language other than English	1,600	5.9
Speak English less than "very well"	559	2.1
Spanish	915	3.4
Speak English less than "very well"	249	0.9
Other Indo-European languages	498	1.8
Speak English less than "very well"	131	0.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	93	0.3
Speak English less than "very well"	93	0.3
Other languages	94	0.3
Speak English less than "very well"	86	0.3

ANCESTRY
Total population	28,767	100.0
American	1,213	4.2
Arab	119	0.4
Czech	723	2.5
Danish	768	2.7
Dutch	810	2.8
English	3,195	11.1
French (except Basque)	876	3.0
French Canadian	59	0.2
German	11,404	39.6
Greek	240	0.8
Hungarian	27	0.1
Irish	4,328	15.0
Italian	428	1.5
Lithuanian	0	0.0
Norwegian	4,232	14.7
Polish	536	1.9
Portuguese	36	0.1
Russian	229	0.8
Scotch-Irish	327	1.1
Scottish	529	1.8
Slovak	31	0.1
Subsaharan African	122	0.4
Swedish	911	3.2
Swiss	94	0.3
Ukrainian	0	0.0
Welsh	214	0.7
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	0	0.0

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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