West Des Moines Community School District, IA (1930930) DP2 Social Characteristics

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West Des Moines Community School District, IA (1930930)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for West Des Moines 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	29,087	100.0
Family households (families)	18,034	62.0
With own children under 18 years	8,576	29.5
Married-couple family	14,628	50.3
With own children under 18 years	6,639	22.8
Male householder, no wife present, family	887	3.0
With own children under 18 years	415	1.4
Female householder, no husband present, family	2,519	8.7
With own children under 18 years	1,522	5.2
Nonfamily households	11,053	38.0
Householder living alone	8,306	28.6
65 years and over	2,399	8.2

Households with one or more people under 18 years	9,035	31.1
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	5,766	19.8

Average household size	2.32
Average family size	2.91

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	67,575	100.0
Householder	29,087	43.0
Spouse	14,557	21.5
Child	18,112	26.8
Other relatives	1,749	2.6
Nonrelatives	4,070	6.0
Unmarried partner	2,059	3.0

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	26,527	100.0
Never married	8,405	31.7
Now married, except separated	15,232	57.4
Separated	204	0.8
Widowed	404	1.5
Divorced	2,282	8.6

Females 15 years and over	28,016	100.0
Never married	7,122	25.4
Now married, except separated	14,955	53.4
Separated	345	1.2
Widowed	2,102	7.5
Divorced	3,492	12.5

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	987	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	401	40.6
Per 1,000 unmarried women	48
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	57
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	21
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	101
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	22

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	366	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	220	60.1
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	56	15.3
1 or 2 years	25	6.8
3 or 4 years	36	9.8
5 or more years	103	28.1

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	220	60.1
Who are female	142	38.8
Who are married	185	50.5

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	17,475	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	1,358	7.8
Kindergarten	742	4.2
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	7,322	41.9
High school (grades 9-12)	3,695	21.1
College or graduate school	4,358	24.9

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	45,394	100.0
Less than 9th grade	610	1.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,384	3.0
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	8,687	19.1
Some college, no degree	8,756	19.3
Associate's degree	3,803	8.4
Bachelor's degree	15,210	33.5
Graduate or professional degree	6,944	15.3

Percent high school graduate or higher	95.6
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	48.8

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	52,047	100.0
Civilian veterans	4,680	9.0

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	66,974	100.0
Same house	54,020	80.7
Different house in the U.S.	12,488	18.6
Same county	7,526	11.2
Different county	4,962	7.4
Same state	3,044	4.5
Different state	1,918	2.9
Abroad	466	0.7

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	67,878	100.0
Native	62,612	92.2
Born in United States	62,116	91.5
State of residence	43,765	64.5
Different state	18,351	27.0
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	496	0.7
Foreign born	5,266	7.8

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	5,266	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	2,346	44.5
Not a U.S. citizen	2,920	55.5

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	5,762	100.0

Native	496	8.6
Entered 2000 or later	49	0.9
Entered before 2000	447	7.8

Foreign born	5,266	91.4
Entered 2000 or later	1,819	31.6
Entered before 2000	3,447	59.8

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	5,266	100.0
Europe	1,697	32.2
Asia	1,899	36.1
Africa	202	3.8
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	1,310	24.9
Northern America	158	3.0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	63,735	100.0
English only	57,371	90.0
Language other than English	6,364	10.0
Speak English less than "very well"	2,442	3.8
Spanish	2,479	3.9
Speak English less than "very well"	1,091	1.7
Other Indo-European languages	2,429	3.8
Speak English less than "very well"	990	1.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	1,214	1.9
Speak English less than "very well"	303	0.5
Other languages	242	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	58	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	67,878	100.0
American	2,662	3.9
Arab	173	0.3
Czech	836	1.2
Danish	1,137	1.7
Dutch	3,005	4.4
English	8,817	13.0
French (except Basque)	1,800	2.7
French Canadian	236	0.3
German	23,117	34.1
Greek	374	0.6
Hungarian	83	0.1
Irish	12,587	18.5
Italian	3,153	4.6
Lithuanian	141	0.2
Norwegian	3,836	5.7
Polish	1,695	2.5
Portuguese	10	0.0
Russian	833	1.2
Scotch-Irish	1,035	1.5
Scottish	1,131	1.7
Slovak	186	0.3
Subsaharan African	539	0.8
Swedish	2,428	3.6
Swiss	304	0.4
Ukrainian	215	0.3
Welsh	933	1.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	58	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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